About the publication of Dash: Original Manga Drawings in another form―20 Year Trajectory of Genga’ (Dash)―

2024/04/11

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The Genga’(Dash) project was started by Takemiya Keiko (manga artist), Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center and Kyoto International Manga Museum. The purpose of the project is to create an elaborate reproduction of original manga drawings, which can easily be faded and damaged, by a computerized fine color adjustment and printing. In 2011, to celebrate the project’s 10 year anniversary, a catalog called The World of Girls’ Comics ―Genga’ (Dash)’s Ten Year Trajectory― was published with works of 14 artists on it. This time, we published the second catalog Dash: Original Manga Drawings in another form―20 Year Trajectory of Genga’ (Dash)― to introduce works of another 14 artists who participated in the project since then, including some seinen (young adult) manga artists. It was the first time that we tried to make Genga’ (Dash) of seinen manga artists’ works.
As of April 2024, approximately 900 Genga’ (Dash) pieces by 28 manga artists have been produced and archived for the project. This catalog is a summary of the 20-year trajectory of the project. You can enjoy some of the artists’ works that have been made as Genga’ (Dash) on the color pages.
This catalog is available at the museum shop. Please take a look at them when you visit the manga museum.

Information

【Title】Dash: Original Manga Drawings in another form―20 Year Trajectory of Genga’ (Dash)―
【Publisher】 Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center/Kyoto International Manga Museum
【Date of issue】April 13, 2024
【Specifications】 A4 size, 88 pages, written in Japanese and English
【Price】 2,530JPY (Tax included)
【Supervisor】Takemiya Keiko
【Sales location】 The museum shop of Kyoto International Manga Museum (1F)
※The first catalog The World of Girls’ Comics ―Genga’ (Dash)’s Ten Year Trajectory― is also available at the same museum shop. （1650JPY/ Tax inckluded） Please check it out as well as the new catalog.

Book Points

-Introduced artists on the catalog:

Fujii Chiaki, Hanamura Eiko, Higashimura Mitsuo, Tamura Setsuko, Chiba Tetsuya, Nishitani Yoshiko, Tadatsu Yoko, Asuka Sachiko, Sasaya Nanaeko, Ohya Chiky, Hatsu Akiko, Hirata Hiroshi, Nagayasu Takumi, Murakami Motoka

-Extracts of talk-shows

“Special talk-show of Hanamura Eiko, Chiba Tetsuya and Takemiya Keiko” (held on September 22, 2013)
“Talk-show of Murakami Motoka and Takemiya Keiko” (held on January 31, 2016)
“Online talk-show of Tadatsu Yoko and Takemiya Keiko” (recorded on February 21, 2021, and uploaded on the manga museum’s YouTube channel)
“Online talk-show of Asuka Sachiko and Takemiya Keiko” (held on March 14, 2021)

-Record of protecting original manga drawings

There is a summary of the project written by the project leader Takemiya Keiko about the history of the project. Also you can see a list of the exhibitions in which Genga’ (Dash) was showcased in Japan and abroad during the 20 years in the catalog.

July 2024