Special Exhibition:
Saibara Rieko Exhibition
25 year anniversary of a manga artist's career
Saibara Reiko is a manga artists working in mainstream gag manga that are based on real-life observations. The most consistent criticism her works receive is that they have a "lust for candor" and are "undecorated". They express her personality as it is, using what is fundamentally an exceedingly rough design, she herself purports is "unskilled". However, it is this very nature which allows her work to convey the themes she wants while appealing directly to her readers. This exhibition commemorates the 25th year anniversary of her work as a manga artist and will exhibit valuable original artworks, as well as other materials such as reference photographs etc.
| Exhibition Period |
Saturday, March 20, 2010 - Sunday, May 9, 2010 10am to 6pm (admission until 5:30pm) Regularly Scheduled Closures on Wednesday *On March the 31st(Wed.) will be open for spring school holiday. |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2 floor gallery 1,2＆3 |
| Admission fee |
Adults:1,000yen, High and Junior High school students:500yen, Elementary school students:200yen. *This fee includes the museum general entrance fee (Adults: 500yen, High and Junior High school students: 100yen)*Vistiors who purchase a special exhibition ticket will receive a commemorative sticker for this exhibition. |
Exhibition Details
A Flood of Colors ... Original Artwork Road
Intense colors are characteristic of Saibara's artwork. But the printed books are somewhat from the originals. You can see for yourself the radiance of the colors she uses.
Personal Experiences Report Room
Saibara's works are themed around all kinds of personal experiences. She has drawn manga about her travels, and tried out many different jobs for the experience, even working as a hostess... Manga like this which are based on such devoted data collection is fascinating for many readers. This room introduces Saibara's report manga, with photos from her journeys and personal experiences.
Children's Time
Saibara's works are lyrical like picture books and she projects some of her own childhood experiences into her art. She depicts things that can only be seen by children, times of childhood that are like treasures, as well as times that are a little cruel in reality as the environment children are born into can force them to grow up before there time. This corner introduces these types of Saibara's works alongside photos from her childhood.
Blue Skies, the Seaside and Mountains
Saibara was born and raised in a fishing town called Uraga, in Kochi prefecture. It is not a rich area, but it has blue skies, seaside and mountains. Sometimes sceneries from Saibara's home town appear in her manga. This space creates the feeling of having stepped into one of her works.
There is also an Artist's Work Corner and Saibara Pop Room, etc...
Some original Saibara Rieko exhibition related goods will be available for purchase.
Related Event Workshop "Daily Family"
A Workshop to create manga that depict everyday life happenings and emotions as in Maihichi ka-san (Daily Mother), a work drawn by Saibara Rieko.
| Date and Time |
Saturday, March 20,2010 - Sunday, May 9, 2010 11am to 5pm (admission until 4:30pm) |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum 1 floor Atrium hall |
| Participation fee | Free (however, admission fee to the museum is required) |
| Participation |
Pre-registration is not required. *Saibara Rieko will not be participating. |
Saibara Rieko's Profile
Born in Kochi prefecture in 1964, and a graduate of Musashino Art University; she debuted as a manga artist while still a university student in 1988 with the story Chikuro yochien (Chikuro Kindergarten) in the magazine Weekly Young Sunday. Recently, her title Mainichi ka-san (Daily Mother) has been serialized in the daily newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, and some of her works such as Ike-chan to boku (Ike-chan and Me) have attracted much attention as very moving and popular picture books.
