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Shojo Manga Exhibition in London from Friday
posted on by Andrew Osmond
A new exhibition, called Shojo Manga: The World of Japanese Girls' Comics will run in Kings Cross, London from Friday March 18 to Sunday June 12. The normal opening hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (It is closed on Monday, and opens from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on bank holiday Mondays.)
The exhibition has a web page here, where tickets can be purchased. A standard adult ticket is £7 and a standard child ticket is £4, with concession and family tickets also available. There is also the option of making a voluntary gift aid donation.
The venue is the House of Illustration at 2 Granary Street, near King's Cross Station (directions).
From the web page:
The first major exhibition to explore Japanese shōjo (girls') manga in the UKDiscover the world of Shōjo Manga (girls' comics in Japanese) in the UK's first major touring exhibition of the genre, from its 'golden era' to the present day.
Japan's shōjo manga culture dates back to the post-war years but only evolved into its broad-ranging and hugely-popular form of today as a result of the innovative work of a small group of artists in the 1970s. This exhibition explores the work of pioneering 1970s artists Akiko Hatsu and Keiko Takemiya, and contemporary artist Yukiko Kai, through elaborate Genga'(Dash) prints. In association with the Kyoto International Manga Museum and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.
Via UK Anime News.
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