Advance tickets for "Animage and Ghibli Exhibition" go on sale November 12! Ghibli began with a single magazine...

Animage and Ghibli Exhibition" will be held at Matsuya Ginza from January 3, 2023.

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This year, the much-talked-about Ghibli Park opened. Producer Toshio Suzuki said of the park's director, Goro Miyazaki, "Goro is carrying on the spirit of Ghibli," and Studio Ghibli has taken a new step forward. An exhibition looking back at the origins of Studio Ghibli, "Animage and Ghibli," will be held at Matsuya Ginza from January 3, 2023 (Tuesday).


The exhibition opened at Matsuya Ginza in April 2021 as its first venue, but closed after only 10 days due to the declaration of a state of emergency. After traveling to six venues nationwide, the exhibition will be held again at Matsuya Ginza with upgraded exhibition and product sales content in response to customer expectations.


The entire exhibition has been reviewed, the number of works introduced has been increased, and a different structure from the previous exhibition is under consideration. New products will be available for sale, and those who missed the last exhibition as well as those who have visited before will also be able to enjoy the exhibition.

A collaboration café, which was very popular last time, is also scheduled to be held during the exhibition period.


■New Visuals for the Exhibition
The new exhibition visual features an illustration of Neko Bus and the catchphrase "I'll be fine.


The cat bus was drawn by Ms. Kanyada, a Thai woman who was the model for Toshio Suzuki's book "Kanyada in the South. Ms. Kanyada also photographed the first official photo book of the Ghibli Museum, "Ghibli Museum Story" (Discover Twenty-One), which was published by the Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum.


The visuals were combined with a new "Animage and Ghibli Exhibition" logo written by Toshio Suzuki himself.


The logo is intended to inspire people to see the upgraded exhibition at the start of the year 2023.


Ticket Information
Admission to the exhibition is by date and time only. Admission to the exhibition is by date and time only, and is subject to sell out due to limited quantities available on each date and time.
Tickets are available at: #AssoView! Sold at: #.


<Advance Tickets
Saturday, November 12, 2022, 10:00 - on sale
General ¥1,300 / High school students ¥800 / Junior high school students ¥600 / Elementary school students ¥400


<Same-day ticket
On sale from 0:00, January 3 (Tue.), 2023 until the start time of admission each day
Adults ¥1,500 / High school students ¥1,000 / Junior high school students ¥800 / Elementary school students ¥600
After 1/3 (Tue.), all tickets will be charged on the day of admission.


Information】 【General Information】[Festival Information
Animage and Ghibli Exhibition: Ghibli began with a single magazine

Exhibition HP:#
Exhibition Twitter: @animage_ghibli

Dates: January 3 (Tue) - 23 (Mon), 2023
Venue: Matsuya Ginza 8th Floor Event Square
Opening hours: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Open until 7:30 p.m. on January 9 (Mon.), 15 (Sun.), and 22 (Sun.).
*The last day of the exhibition closes at 5:00 p.m., and admission is until 30 minutes before closing.


Planning and production: Neutral Corporation Inc.
Planning cooperation: Studio Ghibli Inc. and the Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum of Art
Cooperation: Tokuma Shoten Co., Maxell Corporation, Nonprofit Organization for Animation and Special Effects Archive

Animage and the Ghibli exhibition



A magazine that connects creators and viewers:
This exhibition focuses on the magazine "Animage" (Tokuma Shoten) from its first issue in 1978 to the 1980s.
More than 40 years ago, there was a time when animation took a great leap forward. Young anime fans were enamored with "Space Battleship Yamato," "Mobile Suit Gundam," and other works. Animage" was the magazine that conveyed the real words of the creators of these works.
The catchphrase between the creators and viewers connected by the magazine led to the rise of animation in Japan, which has continued to the present day.


This is the magazine where Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki met:
Animage, which has discovered many animation creators, met two talents, Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki.
The movie "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" was born from the serialization of "Animage. The first film "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" was produced by Studio Ghibli, a new venue for the creation of works that they were satisfied with. Then came "Grave of the Fireflies" and "My Neighbor Totoro," both directed by Takahata and Miyazaki.
Animage" was a magazine, but it also delivered the works of these two directors and their words to the viewer.


This is another story of the birth of Studio Ghibli:
There was once a time when magazine production and animated film production were very close. This exhibition looks back on the role that the magazine "Animage" played in the birth and development of many animated films, through a rich display of magazine pages and valuable production materials.
In doing so, it shows that the same spirit of the people who created "Animage" also founded Studio Ghibli, which continues to deliver works to the present day.

About Animage...


Launched on May 26, 1978, "Animage" (Tokuma Shoten) was Japan's first full-fledged commercial anime magazine and monthly publication. As a pioneer in animation magazines, it has responded to the needs of fans by taking a close-up look at the inside of the industry, the artists, and those involved in production, who until then were never in the limelight as the people behind the works, and by publishing on-the-scene photos and interviews that give a behind-the-scenes look at the production process.
The magazine, which helped to establish Studio Ghibli with the animated film adaptation of "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind," will celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2023, and continues to serve as a bridge between animation and its fans.

©Studio Ghibli ©Kanyada

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