“Sailor moon”, “Naruto”, “The Neon Genesis Evangelion”, “Dragon ball”, “Draemon”, “Sgt. Frog” and “Bleach”……There are infant characters in those comics but there is a possibility that such comics will be banned in Tokyo.

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Many people enjoy a huge number of comics freely, and see autographs and original drawings of famous cartoon artists in the museum. It must be a heaven for all manga fans, isn’t it?

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Tetsujin 28 gou is originally a comic by YOKOYAMA Mitsuteru, a famous comic artist in Japan. It started in 1956 and was serialized for over a decade. Tetsujin 28 gou is also known as “Gigantor”.
It is still so popular that it was made into a movie and a game recently.

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Dogo onsen is known as model of MIYASAKI Hayao movie “Spirited Away”. The classic architecture built in Meiji era, have a presence.

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A big poster which shows all Kamen Riders is grabbing Japanese fans attention recently. This poster is posted at Shinjuku Station walk-through. The big poster printed in the black and red appeals strongly. Collectively “Showa Rider”, “Heisei Rider” and the enemies, there are 30 characters in all.

The poster goes on display for the promotion of new Kamen Rider movie “Kamen Rider decade: All Riders vs Big Shocker“(Released on Aug.8.2009). By the spokesperson, these only 5 posters are produced.
You can meet all successive Kamen Riders. This poster is a must-watch for every Kamen Rider fan.

[via 941::blog ]

It went down well at Twitter.:o)

The event about yokai is held in Kyoto, Japan.;”YOKAI PARADISE NIPPON”. Yokai is Japanese ghosts, monsters, demons and so forth. It displays Edo period Yokai illustrations and modern day Yokai manga.
If you like manga such as MOROBOSHI Daijiro or “Mokke”, you have to go this event.
Kyoto International Manga Museum is well known for its huge collection of manga.The museum compiles manga from classics to new works. This museum is a must-see for every manga fans.

admission fee: Adults: 1,000yen

URL: http://www.kyotomm.jp/HP/international/english/2009/07/yokai2009_e.html
Address : Karasuma-Oike, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0846 Japan

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