"Girls' Manga Infinity: Moto Hagio × Ryoko Yamagishi × Waki Yamato Three-Person Exhibition" (The National Art Center, Tokyo) Opening Report: Unraveling the Rich Culture Created by Girls' Manga Through the Three Artists' Representative Works
An exhibition of Moto Hagio, Ryoko Yamagishi, and Waki Yamato opens at The National Art Center, Tokyo, showcasing the richness and innovation of girls' manga culture.Summary
The exhibition "Girls' Manga Infinity: Moto Hagio × Ryoko Yamagishi × Waki Yamato Three-Person Exhibition" has opened at The National Art Center, Tokyo in Roppongi, running until February 8, 2027. The exhibition reviews the work of three manga artists who debuted in the late 1960s and greatly expanded the expressive possibilities of girls' manga in the 1970s. Moto Hagio is known for works such as "The Poe Clan," "The Heart of Thomas," and "They Were Eleven," and in 2012 became the first girls' manga artist to receive the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and was named a Person of Cultural Merit in 2019. Ryoko Yamagishi is known for "Arabesque" and "Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi" (Prince Shotoku), among many works spanning myth, fantasy, horror, and psychological thriller. Waki Yamato is widely known for "Haikara-san ga Toru" and her manga adaptation of "The Tale of Genji," "Asaki Yumemishi." Curator Rei Yoshimura stated that as the first large-scale girls' manga exhibition at a national art museum, the exhibition aims to introduce the diversity cultivated by girls' manga—a culture unique even by global standards—its influence on manga culture as a whole, and its innovativeness.
(Source：美術手帖)