The latest exhibition at the Edit & Art Gallery of the Kadokawa Musashino Museum is”Prescriptions of Essay Manga for My Heart” (わたしをすくう エッセイマンガの処方箋展), a large-scale exhibition exploring the history and impact of essay manga in Japan. The exhibition runs from September 18th 2026 to January 11th 2027 at the Edit & Art Gallery in Tokorozawa Sakura Town, Saitama. It features approximately 400 original artworks and related materials by 27 manga artists, including Sakura Momoko, Keiko Kera, Takagi Naoko, Akiko Higashimura and Mamekichi Mameko. Like most popular exhibitions at Kadcul, advance ticket purchase is recommended, especially on weekends and public holidays.
Prescriptions of Essay Manga for My Heart
Essay manga has become one of Japan’s most popular and diverse manga genres, covering everything from daily life and family experiences to health, friendships and personal struggles. This exhibition examines how the genre developed from early autobiographical manga into today’s widely read comic essays found in books, blogs and social media.
Visitors can follow the evolution of essay manga through four themed sections, from the origins of autobiographical manga in the 1970s to the expansion of web-based comic essays in recent years. Alongside original artwork, the exhibition introduces fifty recommended essay manga works organised by theme, offering visitors a chance to discover stories that inspire, comfort and encourage readers.
A unique feature of the Tokorozawa exhibition is its integration with the museum’s famous Edit Town bookshelves and Manga & Light Novel Library. Special book displays linked to the themes of the exhibition create an experience that combines both art and literature.
Concurrent exhibition: a not to miss immersive exhibition.
Information
Exhibition: Prescriptions of Essay Manga for My Heart, Japanese title: わたしをすくう エッセイマンガの処方箋展
Date: from Friday September 18th 2026 to Monday January 11th 2027.
Time: 10 am to 6 pm, closed some Tuesdays. Also, closed on New Years Eve and New Years Day.
Cost: A Kadokawa Culture Museum (KCM) ticket costs 1400 yen for adults, 1200 yen for Junior High School students, 1000 yen for Elementary School kids. Free for children under six years old. A one day passport ticket also includes access to this exhibition – prices start from 4000 yen per person.
Venue: Edit and Art Gallery, Kadokawa Culture Museum. The Edit and Art Gallery is on the fourth floor of Kadcul, located in what is called “Edit Town”. The “Aramata Treasure House” is also on the same floor and also two lecture rooms. For a complete floor to floor guide please do see the Kadokawa Museum post. View on Google Maps.
Access
About an eight to ten minute walk from Higashi Tokorozawa station. Look out for the Anime Manhole covers on your way! Parking available – it costs 200 yen for 30 minutes, but capped at 600 yen on weekdays and 1800 yen on weekends.
¹Kadokawa Musashino Museum is also known as the Kadokawa Culture Museum or Kadcul for short.
Other current OR upcoming exhibitions at Kadokawa include
Previous Exhibitions
The very first exhibition at the Edit and Art Gallery was from June 12th 2020 to early 2021. It was a Japan first exhibition by Ken and Julia Yonetani. Due to its popularity they extended the event from one month to half a year! Other displays included Boys Love, Lucky Star” and two consecutive cat photo exhibitions by Mitsuaki Iwago. In summer and autumn of 2023 the ‘Mysterious Mystery’ exhibition proved very popular. From winter to autumn 2024; Tatsuo Takayama exhibitions. From Autumn to winter 2024 / 2025 there was another bookshelf theater exhibitions. To name but a few. From spring to winter 2025 there was a “Showa 100” exhibition. “It might be bad, but its still painting” until March 2026. Empowered by Taguchi Art Collection from March 2026. Exploring Contemporary Art from mid March to mid-September 2026.
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