Gundam! The Dunbine! Motorhead! Report on an exhibition of original box art by legendary painter Yoshiyuki Takani, where you can enjoy the original works up close and personal!

Yoshiyuki Takani, a painter who has created numerous plastic model box arts and military arts from the Showa period to 2022, is currently holding an exhibition of his original works from August 11 (Thursday, national holiday) to August 21 (Sunday), 2022.

From the late 1950s to the 1960s, he created plastic model box art of battleships, tanks, and fighter planes, and from the 1960s to the 1950s, he wrote covers for magazines such as "Shonen Sunday".
In 1982, he made his breakthrough with the plastic model box art for the anime "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross," and since then, Yoshiyuki Takani has become known in the world of anime-related plastic models, including box art for the "Mobile Suit Gundam" series, "Saint Dunbine," "Five Star Story," and others.

Many people may have been particularly struck by his box art for the "Mobile Suit Gundam: Char of the Counterattack" and "Saint Dunbine" series. I am one of them, and the box art of "1/100 scale Nu Gundam" in particular still leaves a strong impression on me.

The "Yoshiyuki Takani Original Art Exhibition 2022 Summer" is currently being held at the art gallery "Hilltopia Art Square" on the B1F of the Hilton Tokyo from August 11 (Thu.) to August 21 (Sun.), where visitors can enjoy 30 original drawings by Mr. Takani.