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Giant Robots - The Core of Japanese Mecha Anime
Yokosuka Museum of Art
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Sixty years have passed since the first giant robot animation, “Tetsujin28”, was broadcast. Animations featuring fiction robots (mecha anime) are now part of Japanese popular culture. Fictional ‘life-size’ robots, such as the ‘moving Gundam’ that appeared in Yokohama, exist in major Japanese cities and are now part of the everyday landscape.
From the pioneering robot animation of “Tetsujin28” (1963), followed by the huge success of “Mazinger Z” (1972), and under the influence of “Mobile Suit Gundam” (1979), which breathed new life into the robot animation trend, numerous mecha anime series have been produced. Fascinating robots have been designed up to the present day.
The evolution and expansion of these unique designs, which cannot be seen in animation from other countries, have fascinated fans with the ingenuity of the design and settings used to give visual ‘reality’ to the absurd robot of fantasy.
This exhibition examines the history of robot design and visual expression in mecha anime from “Tetsujin28” to recent years, focusing on the ‘mechanism’ and ‘size’ of the settings that played an important role in creating ‘reality’.
From the pioneering robot animation of “Tetsujin28” (1963), followed by the huge success of “Mazinger Z” (1972), and under the influence of “Mobile Suit Gundam” (1979), which breathed new life into the robot animation trend, numerous mecha anime series have been produced. Fascinating robots have been designed up to the present day.
The evolution and expansion of these unique designs, which cannot be seen in animation from other countries, have fascinated fans with the ingenuity of the design and settings used to give visual ‘reality’ to the absurd robot of fantasy.
This exhibition examines the history of robot design and visual expression in mecha anime from “Tetsujin28” to recent years, focusing on the ‘mechanism’ and ‘size’ of the settings that played an important role in creating ‘reality’.
Schedule | Feb 10 (Sat) 2024-Apr 7 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1300; University and High School Students, Seniors 65 & Over ¥1100; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. Free on February 18. | ||||
| Website | https://www.yokosuka-moa.jp/en/archive/exhibition/2024/20240210-810.html | ||||
| Venue | Yokosuka Museum of Art | ||||
| Location | 4-1 Kamoi, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa 239-0813 | ||||
| Access | From Maborikaigan Station on the Keikyu line, take the Keikyu bus and get off at La Vista Kannonzaki Terrace / Yokosuka Bijutsukanmae. The venue is 2 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 046-822-4000 | ||||
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