Kenji Miyazawa Ihatov Museum Special Exhibition "'Night on the Galactic Railroad Fourth Draft Edition' Reproduction Original Exhibition"

~ Hiroshi Masumura's new challenge ~

First half: July 15 (Saturday) to late October (planned)
Second term: late October (planned) to December 27 (Wednesday)

Cooperation: Furoneko Co., Ltd., Shinbun Akahata

Kenji Miyazawa's "Night on the Galactic Railroad" is an unfinished work that has undergone many revisions. Among them, the manuscript presumed to have been touched by Kenji at the end is called the "fourth manuscript."
Hiroshi Masumura has turned many of Kenji's works into cartoons using cat characters. "Night on the Galactic Railroad" was made into a manga twice in 1983 and 1985, and 30 years later, in 2016, a new serialization of "Night on the Galactic Railroad 4th Edition" began. rice field. It is a masterpiece consisting of 4 volumes and about 600 pages. In this exhibition, we will use reproductions of the original drawings from this third manga adaptation, "Night on the Galactic Railroad, 4th Draft Edition," focusing on the points where Masumura's new challenges stand out, and enjoy its charm. I will do my best to get it. Please take a look at the world of the new Masumura version "Night on the Galactic Railroad".

* In the second half, while changing some of the exhibition contents, we plan to introduce the contents of the latest publications (Volume 3, published in May 2023, Volume 4, scheduled to be published this fall) along with reproduced original drawings.