Special exhibition "Tokiwa-so and Osamu Tezuka: The Time of Jungle Emperor" opens on April 7! Fujiko FujioⒶ comments on the exhibition!

The special exhibition "Tokiwa-so and Osamu Tezuka: The Time of Jungle Emperor" will be held at the Tokiwa-so Manga Museum (3-9-22 Minami-Nagasaki, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) starting tomorrow, April 7.

A press conference and press preview were held today. The press conference and press preview were attended by Toshima Ward Mayor Takano, Takayuki Matsutani, president of Tezuka Productions, and Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ, a former resident of Tokiwa-so and manga artist.

The exhibition focused on "Tezuka Osamu and Tokiwa-so," and included "Cactus Boy" and other works that have rarely been shown to the public, the handwritten manuscript of the final episode of "Jungle Emperor," which Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ helped write, and Tezuka Osamu's representative works, "Astro Boy," "Ribbon," "Astro Boy," "Ribbon," and "Ribbon," which were all written by Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ. The exhibition also features rare handwritten manuscripts of works drawn during the Tokiwa-so period, including "Astro Boy," "Knight of the Ribbon," and "The Bird of Fire.
In addition, there will be a special exhibition of the 97 volumes of the separate comic book supplement "Astro Boy," which was serialized in the monthly magazine "Shonen" (Kobunsha) for 17 years from 1952, including a total of 97 volumes.

The following comments were made by Mayor Takano, President Matsutani of Tezuka Productions, and Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ at the press conference (in Japanese only).

Mayor Takano
The exhibition "Tokiwa-so and Osamu Tezuka: The Time of Jungle Emperor," featuring Osamu Tezuka, the originator of the "God of Manga" Tokiwa-so, will be held from tomorrow, April 7. will be held from tomorrow, April 7. We will continue to do our utmost to make Tokiwaso, an important cultural asset of Toshima City, a beloved facility that will be passed on to the next generation as a base for disseminating manga and anime culture.

President and Representative Director of Tezuka Productions, Inc.
If Osamu Tezuka were alive today, I am sure he would be very pleased with this exhibition. I hope that everyone will be able to remember Tezuka Osamu as they look at the manuscripts from that time.

Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ, teacher
Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ said, "I helped with the background of the snowstorm in the final episode of Jungle Emperor. I am happy that the manuscript was not redrawn by Mr. Tezuka and remains in the museum today, as if I had been recognized. The manuscript is now on display, so please take a look."

[Exhibition Information
Special Exhibition "Tokiwasou and Osamu Tezuka: The Time of Jungle Emperor
Dates: April 7, 2021 (Wed) - August 9, 2021 (Mon)
Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis through the museum's website.
Place: Tokiwaso Manga Museum (3-9-22 Minami-Nagasaki, Toshima-ku, Tokyo)
Hours: 10:00 - 18:00 (admission until 17:30)
Closed: Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday is a national holiday)
Fee: Special admission fee (with goods): Adults 500 yen, Elementary/Junior high school students 100 yen, Free for preschool children and those with disabilities and up to one caregiver (with valid ID)
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Organized by: Toshima City
Supported by: Toshima Future Culture Foundation
Cooperation: Tokiwaso Collaborative Project Council
Planning and Production: Tezuka Productions
Contact: Tokiwasou Manga Museum (Tel: 03-6912-7706)

<Exhibition Overview
Mr. Osamu Tezuka lived at "Tokiwaso" for just under two years, from early 1953 to October 1954. The only manga artist who lived at Tokiwa-so at the same time was Hiroo Terada, and no one could have imagined that he would later become known as "Ryozan-domari" of manga artists. For this reason, Mr. Tezuka refers to his time at Tokiwaso as the "prehistory of Tokiwaso.
In this exhibition, we will introduce Tezuka's works and episodes from this pre-Tokiwaso period, using handwritten manuscripts and other materials. We will also introduce the process by which Tezuka moved from Kansai to Tokyo, his interaction with the manga artists of Tokiwaso after he moved out of Tokiwaso, and other topics such as the "history of Tokiwa-so and Osamu Tezuka" will be introduced with his handwritten manuscripts.