The biggest Chinese animation & comic art exhibition that has ever been 
launched in Japan is about to go on tour to Osaka, Kobe and Nara starting from 
June 11th, according to Nanfang Media Group, a major media group based in 
Guangdong, China. Being a media partner of the exhibition, Nanfang produced a 
video to give audiences a sneak peek at five of the exhibited artworks:  

Video link: https://cdn4.prnasia.com/002071/mnr/201906/nanfang/video.mp4

The exhibition will feature 136 original artworks created by the top-notch 
comic artists and animators in China. It will include classic masterpieces 
famous for their use of ink, paper cut and simple lines, as well as original 
pieces from A Geng, Benjamin and a large number of artists that are currently 
popular in China. These artworks are in a wide range of styles that might 
change your perception of Chinese animation.

According to the organizer, the exhibition will also include exchange forums 
and animation screenings, aiming to boost communication between animators and 
comic artists in Japan and China while celebrating the upcoming G20 in Osaka. 
Thus far, animation directors, comic publishers and representatives from China 
and Japan including Jin Cheng and MATUTANI TAKAYU have confirmed attendance to 
the event, and will jointly discuss on future cooperation between two countries.

Exhibition dates

Osaka: 
2019/6/20-7/3 
TWIN21 
Opening ceremony: 2019/6/22 

Kobe: 
2019/6/11-6/16 
Japan Art Forum 

Nara: 
2019/7/9-7/15 
Nara Prefectural Cultural Hall

Source: Nanfang Media Group