A retrospective of Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, a manga artist known for his character designs for the anime Mobile Suit Gundam, entitled "Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, the Artist," will be held at the Aomori Museum of Art (Aomori City) from April 19th to June 29th. It has been announced that Yasuhiko and Anno Hideaki, known for the Evangelion series, will appear at a talk show to be held on May 24th. Yasuhiko and Anno were scheduled to hold a talk entitled "Special Talk: Yasuhiko Yoshikazu x Anno Hideaki" at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art (Chuo Ward, Kobe City) in August last year, but it was cancelled due to Anno's injury.
On April 19th, an opening talk entitled "Exploring the 'Origin' of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko" will be held, with Yasuhiko and To-o Nippo editorial committee member Mitsumasa Saito on stage. On April 20th, there will be a special screening of "Wanpaku Daiseki Kumkum" and a talk show with Yasuhiko and voice actress Yoko Asagami (Shunsui Ichiryusai).
On May 24th, there will be special screenings of "Mobile Suit Gundam," "Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow," and "Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space," as well as a talk show with Yasuhiko and Anno. Yasuhiko and author Takachiho Haruka will appear at a talk show for a special screening of "Crusher Joe" to be held on May 25th.
More than 1,000 valuable materials will be on display at this retrospective that traces the trajectory of Yasuhiko's creative activities from his childhood to the present. Unique to the Aomori exhibition, valuable materials related to the student movement, such as the journals published by Yasuhiko and others, and Hirosaki town magazines that Yasuhiko cut will be on display. The exhibition will also be held in Kobe and Shimane, and will be held from July 12th to August 31st at the Tomakomai City Museum of Art (Tomakomai City, Hokkaido) and from September 13th to November 3rd at the Kushiro City Museum of Art (Kushiro City, Hokkaido).
