Doboku and Manga Exhibition
阪神高速道路に設置されていた道路案内標識（実物展示）
京都市の大正2年製／現行のマンホール鉄蓋（実物展示）
This exhibition reinterprets the worlds of manga and anime from the perspective of doboku (civil engineering), as well as imparting the fascination of civil engineering itself.
Exhibits include hypothetical construction blueprints and models of giant structures that are featured in Science Fiction manga and anime, accompanied by explanatory panels written by specialists about the civil engineering works that are nonchalantly drawn in the background of manga. You can also see valuable resources including signposts and road signs used on actual highways, and Kyoto city manholes made in 1913.
During the exhibition period the Manga Museum café will be offering a special civil engineering themed menu. Why not visit the astounding world of civil engineering through manga and anime?
| Period |
March 3 - May 20, 2016 ◇10am - 6pm (Admission to the museum is until 5:30pm) ◇Closed: Wednesdays *Except for 5/4 |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2F Gallery 6 |
| Fee |
Free |
Organization: Kyoto International Manga Museum,
Japan Society of Civil Engineers Kansai Chapter.
Cooperation: Maeda Corporation Fantasy Marketing Department.
Support: "Civil Engineering Day" event Kansai district liaison committee.
Content
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Manga and approximately 15 related publications including the civil engineering themed Dobo-Jo! (Matsumoto Koyume / Kodansha Comics Plus) and Saikyou densetsu kurosawa (Fukumoto Nobuyuki / Shogakukan).
N.B.: Publications will be available to touch and read (with some exceptions). -
9 panels introducing examples of fantasy structures from manga designed using civil engineering techniques.
E.g.:
- Aircraft hanger blueprints and model from Mazinger Z.
- Jaburo military complex and Acguy Dome models from Mobile Suite Gundam.
- Yamato ship dock schematic diagram from Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
- Special limited screening of Maeda Construction Fantasy Marketing Department by Kyoto based group The Europe Project.
- 12 panels written by a civil engineer explaining engineering works featured in the background scenery of Golgo 13 (Saito Takao / Shogakukan).
- Exhibits of signposts and road signs from actual highways, and Kyoto city manholes made in 1913, etc.
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2199製作委員会
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「前田建設ファンタジー営業部」
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ファンタジー営業部
Related Event
Talk Event "Doboku Café"
Ohyama Ken an instigator of the recent civil engineering boom and author of the photobooks Kojo moe (Factory love), Danchi no miken (Apartment complex visual study), and Junction, will be joined by Takahashi Yoshikazu, the Chairman of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Kansai Chapter, to talk about the unexpected relationship between civil engineering and manga.
| Date | April 10, 2016, 2pm-4pm |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1F, Multi-purpose hall |
| Presenters |
Ohyama Ken (Photographer, writer) Takahashi Yoshikazu (Kyoto University Associate Professor, Chairman of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Kansai Chapter) |
| Fee |
Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
| Capacity | 100 people (on a first come basis) |
| How to participate |
No pre-registration required * Numbered tickets will be distributed in the museum from 10 am. |
Other
A special civil engineering themed menu will be on offer in our affiliated Museum Café MM.
Helmet Rice Omelet
1,000 yen
Under Construction! Cement Pudding
400 yen
Crunchy Gravel Cocoa
400 yen
Please note that the schedule, performers, and contents are subject to change.
