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"Tsukuba Manga Artists Exhibition" Titas Planning October 2005, 10 - October 3, 2005

Date: October 2005rd (Monday) – October 10th (Friday), 3 14:9 – 00:18
Venue: Tsukuba University Art Gallery T+ 
      (University of Tsukuba, School of Art and Design, Building A, 2nd floor, Room 6A212)
Organizer: University of Tsukuba Art Gallery T+

Exhibitors: ebicream, Shunzo Sekizaki, Naotake Saito, Keiko Suenobu, Kenji Sonishi, Hiroshi Takahama, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Rin Inumaru, Shimoku Kio

This is T+'s first special exhibition introducing nine artists who graduated from Tsukuba University through rare, exclusive artwork and original drawings, as well as interviews conducted by T+.
The gallery recorded its highest attendance since its opening, at 2433 visitors.
There was also a talk session entitled "An Introduction to Tsukuba Manga" with participating artists Hiroshi Takahama and Naotake Saito.

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The direct mail and posters were designed by Naomi Nakao, a third-year student majoring in art and design.

Writer name Graduated major and representative works
shrimpcream Graduated from the School of Art and Design, Department of Comprehensive Design
・Master's Program in Design, Graduate School of Art
Graduated from the General Design Department
"Hippotan" (CG work, illustration)
Shunzo Sekizaki Graduated from the School of Art and Design, Department of Western Painting
Graduate School of Arts, Master's Program, Fine Arts Department
Graduated from Western Film Department
"Oh, the detective agency."
Saito Naotake Graduated from the Visual Communication Design course in the School of Art and Design.
"Full Moon and Wolf"
Keiko Suenobu Graduated from the College of Art and Design, Department of Fine Arts, Sculpture Course
"life"
Kenji Sonishi Graduated from the Visual Communication Design course in the School of Art and Design.
"Animal turtle"
Hiroshi Takahama Graduated from the School of Art and Design, Integrated Design Course
"Foam Day"
Yoshitake Shinsuke Graduated from the School of Art and Design, Integrated Design Course
Graduate School of Arts and Design
Graduated from the General Design Department
"And there's no lid" (illustration)
Inumaru Rin Graduated from the Visual Communication Design course in the School of Art and Design.
Graduate School of Arts and Design
Visual Communication Design
"Ojarumaru" (original anime concept)
Shimoku Kio Graduated from the Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Japanese Painting
"Genshiken"
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Talk session "Tsukuba Manga Introduction" Titas Planning, October 2005, 10

Date: Wednesday, October 2005, 10, 12:15-00:17
Venue: 52B11, Faculty of Physical Education and Arts
Organizer: University of Tsukuba Art Gallery T+

A talk session entitled "Introduction to Tsukuba Manga" was held as a linked event to the "Tsukuba Manga Artists Exhibition."
The lecturers were Hiroshi Takahama and Naotake Saito, both of whom participated in the "Tsukuba Manga Artists Exhibition." They shared their valuable stories about their work from their student days to the present, comparisons between major and subculture magazines, and the actual production process.
The lecture was a great success, with 130 attendees.

Instructor Profile

Hiroshi Takahama
Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1977. Graduated from the Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba in 2001. In the same year, she made her debut with "Saigo no Onnatachi" (graduation project), which was published in the monthly magazine Garo. Her comics include "Yellow Backs" (Seirindou), "Mariko Parade" (Ohta Publishing), and "Awabi" (Yugaku Shorin).
Saito Naotake
Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1978. Graduated from the Visual Communication Design course at the College of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba in 2001. Debuted in 2004 with "Full Moon and Wolf" (Shounen Sunday Honorable Mention).

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Mr. Naotake Saito (left) and Mr. Hiroshi Takahama (center) during the talk session

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