[Shueisha Co., Ltd.] Keiichi Tanaami’s “Omoshiro Book” is released by Shueisha Manga Art Heritage.
*Shueisha Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 15, 2024
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Keiichi Tanaami’s “Omoshiro Book” is released by Shueisha Manga Art Heritage. *Publishing an art book designed by Keiichi Tanaami, who passed away at the age of 88. The exhibition will be held at Azabudai Hills from Tuesday, September 17, 2024. *
Keiichi Tanaami “Interesting Book” (2024, Shueisha Manga Art Heritage) “Shueisha’s Interesting Book for Boys and Girls” is a magazine first published by Shueisha in 1949. Soji Yamakawa’s “Shonen Osha” was the signature title. Keiichi Tanaami, who was a junior high school student at the time of publication, would wait for the delivery truck at the bookstore every month on the release date, buy the book before it hit the shelves, smell it, and say, “Oh, it smells so good,” as he took it home and fell asleep holding it in his arms. .
Keiichi Tanaami “Omoshiro Book” cover
After 75 years since its first issue, we will be publishing
“Interesting Book” with artwork and art direction by Keiichi Tanaami. Tanaami, who is internationally acclaimed as an artist, is a member of the “PLAYBOY
He was the art director at the time of the first issue of “Japan Version,” and has designed various magazines and books for Shueisha, including “Myojo.” Tanaami was involved not only in the design but also in the planning, and compiled this book by collecting things that he thought were interesting.
Keiichi Tanaami “Omoshiro Book” cover door
The size is B4. This is a full-sized reprint of Soji Yamakawa’s “Shonen Osha” and Shigeru Sugiura’s “Sarutobi Sasuke,” serialized in the “Omoshiro Book” published in B5 size. Also posted is a new manga by Fujio Akatsuka and Katsuta Yoshi, starring all the main characters from Akatsuka’s manga. We have also included English text in an effort to convey the fun of the book to overseas readers.
From Soji Yamakawa’s “The Shonen King”
From Soji Yamakawa’s “The Shonen King”
From “Sarutobi Sasuke” by Shigeru Sugiura
From “Sarutobi Sasuke” by Shigeru Sugiura
From Fujio Akatsuka Katsuta Yoshi’s “Moretsu Secret Genius Oso Baka Akkobon Matsutaro-kun-chan”
Contains collaborative works by Soji Yamakawa, Shigeru Sugiura, Fujio Akatsuka, and Keiichi Tanaami, including new works. Using highly pigmented UV ink, we express magical and vivid colors.
From “TANAAMI KEIICHI x YAMAKAWA SOJI”
From “goldfish dreaming” by Mariko Asabuki
From “Con Anima” by Teiko Maebashi
From “TANAAMI!! AKATSUKA!!”
From Akira Sakata x Shinji Ishii’s “Great Explosion”
From “ete hinarumono” by Natsuko Shoji
From an interview with Keiichi Tanaami “To those of you who don’t know about war”
From Yojiro Imasaka’s “Traveling Tanaami Tent -New York-”
The contents covered include not only art and manga, but also fashion, music, literature, travel, cooking, and fortune-telling, as well as collaborations with creators of various generations.
Soji Yamakawa “Shonen Champion”
Shigeru Sugiura “Sarutobi Sasuke”
Mariko Asabuki “goldfish dreaming”
Fujio Akatsuka and Katsuta Yoshi “Moretsu Secret Genius Oso Baka Akkobon Matsutaro-kun-chan”
Yojiro Imasaka “Traveling Tanaami Tent -New York-”
Teiko Maebashi “Con Anima”
Akira Sakata x Shinji Ishii “Big Explosion”
Natsuko Shoji “ete hinarumono”
Ryuji Kagami “TTT /The Tanaami Tarot”
“TTT / The Tanaami Tarot” appendix version
“TTT / The Tanaami Tarot” appendix version
“TTT / The Tanaami” was released in conjunction with the retrospective exhibition “Keiichi Tanaami / Adventure of Memory” at the National Art Center, Tokyo.
Contains an appendix version of “Tarot”. You can do tarot fortune telling with 22 major arcana cards.
From “Portrait of Keiichi Tanaami/Revisited”
From “Portrait of Keiichi Tanaami/Revisited”
“Portrait of Keiichi Tanaami/Revisited” is a unique work that is based on the artist book “Portrait of Keiichi Tanaami”, which was self-published in 1966, and combines images from different pages printed in special colors using a letterpress flatbed press. .
An “interesting” book written by Keiichi Tanaami in his final years. Feel and smell the overwhelming energy as you turn the pages.
*This book will be published as a commemorative book to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Shueisha’s founding.
* Keiichi Tanaami “Interesting Book” *
*B4 version 202 pages*
*Price 2,970 yen*
* Shueisha Manga Art Heritage *
*Special shop for the National Art Center, Tokyo “Keiichi Tanaami: Adventures in Memory” exhibition (Roppongi), Shueisha Manga Art Heritage
It will be sold at the Keiichi Tanaami special exhibition corner at Tokyo Gallery (Azabudai Hills) and Tsutaya Bookstore (Daikanyama, Ginza, Kyoto, Kyoto Okazaki).
*A ticket to the Keiichi Tanaami retrospective exhibition is required to enter the special shop at the National Art Center, Tokyo. *Not sold at general bookstores nationwide.
Shueisha Manga Art Heritage Tokyo Gallery (Azabudai Hills) will be holding Keiichi Tanaami’s “Omoshiro Book WORLD” exhibition to coincide with the release.
Venue: Shueisha Manga Art Heritage Tokyo Gallery
Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A B1, 5-8-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 https://mangaart.jp/ja
Date: September 17th (Tuesday) – November 10th (Sunday), 2024 Opening hours: 11:00 – 20:00
Closed days 9/24 (Tue) 9/30 (Mon) 10/8 (Tue) 10/15 (Tue) 10/21 (Mon) 10/28 (Mon) 11/5 (Tue)
Admission Free
Shueisha Manga Art Heritage