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Takashi Fukutani Exhibition at London's Orbital Comics

Date: 2017 July 15 16:17

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Fans of 1980's manga in London will want to head over to Orbital Comics from Tuesday 1st to Monday 14th August 2017 to catch an exhibit of original 80's Manga artwork. They'll be showing selected manga originals from the 1980’s slice of life manga series Dokudami Tenement for the first time in the UK.

This is to celebrate the release of the first volume of Dokudami Tenement in English from Black Hook Press. They'll also have a special limited edition Aizoban print for sale during the length of the exhibition.

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Press release as follows:

Takashi Fukutani Exhibition

Black Hook Press / Gallery Hakusen are proud to be able to show in the U.K. for the first time selected manga originals from the 1980’s slice of life manga series ‘Dokudami Tenement‘.

Dokudami Tenement by Takashi Fukutani

Dokudami Tenement tells the fortunes of a group of single room dwellers who live on the margins of Tokyo society. The series ran in Weekly Manga Times from May 18th, 1979 until April 2nd, 1993, the work was hugely popular and subsequently collected into 35 volumes by the Japanese publisher Hobunsha.

The exhibition will also tie in with the U.K release of the first volume of Dokudami Tenement in English. The limited edition Aizoban print will be for sale at the Orbital gallery during the length of the exhibition and at Safari Festival on the 12th August.

Source: Orbital Comics
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