This is a retrospective exhibition exploring the creative activities of YASUHIKO Yoshikazu (1947 – present), who has been successfully working as a character designer and animation director of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM, a director of several anime including NEO HEROIC FANTASIA ARION, and an author of historical manga such as NAMUJI and INUI and TATSUMI－THE RECORD of TRANSBAIKAL－. Born in Engaru, Hokkaido, as a third-generation settler, he participated in the students’ movement during his university years, and then, after moving to Tokyo, joined anime production　and made a decision to work as a manga artist. YASUHIKO’s turbulent early life highlights the society and culture of postwar Japan.
The present exhibition introduces YASUHIKO’s almost 50-year-long career through numerous exhibits, including valuable documents related to the anime production, some publicly displayed for the first time, stunning color illustrations, and manga manuscripts from his debut until the most recent works. The exhibition follows the creative path of YASUHIKO Yoshikazu, a “drawing human” blessed with a talent, who possesses an overwhelming artistic skill, grand-scale storytelling, and sharp insight into time and history.

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Duration	November 18 (Tuesday), 2025 – February 1(Sunday), 2026 ＊Notice of Exhibition Change
Admission	General: 1000 yen (800 yen); University Students: 800 yen (640 yen); High-School Students/Seniors 60 and Older: 500 yen (400 yen); Elementary/Junior-High-School Students: 100 yen (80 yen) *Numbers inside parentheses ( ) are admission fees for groups of ten or more and for Shibuya residents. *Elementary and junior-high-school students are admitted free of charge on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays. *Shibuya residents are admitted free of charge on Fridays. *Persons with disabilities and up to one attendant are admitted free of charge. *Admission fees can only be paid in cash or with the Shibuya Ward cashless payment app "HachiPay".
Closed	Monday (except for November 24, and January 12, 2025),November 25(Tue.), December 13 (Tue.), December 29 (Mon.), 2025 - January 3 (Sat.), January 13 (Tue.), 2026
Organized by The Shoto Museum of Art The Mainichi Newspapers