Held at Matsuzakaya Nagoya store from March 3 (Tuesday / holiday) “Cats ♥ Ai 21th Anniversary Original Art Exhibition-And to City Hunter-”

From March 2023 (Tuesday / holiday) to April 3 (Wednesday), 21, "Cats ♥ Eye 4th Anniversary Original Art Exhibition-And to City Hunter-" will be held in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture (Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store Main Building 5F Large held at the event hall).

Approximately 350 pieces, including illustrations of the three sisters drawn by Tsukasa Hojo for this exhibition, valuable color manuscripts, manga manuscripts, all pages of the final episode, and color manuscripts of "City Hunter". We will exhibit the original drawings of dots.

Also, to commemorate the opening in Nagoya, the raw manuscript of "City Hunter -Double Edge-" will be exhibited for the first time in the world. In addition to the new prints and goods of "Cats ♥ Ai" and "City Hunter", there will also be venue limited products.In addition to preparing multiple photo spots at the venue, most areas can be photographed. This is an exhibition where you can fully enjoy the genealogy and footprints of Hojo Tsukasa's evolution, starting with "Cats ♥ Eye" and leading to "City Hunter".

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The power and volume of the masterpiece!An exhibition of about 350 original drawings, centered on the manga manuscripts that were serialized.

Covers the world view of "Cats ♥ Ai" without leaving anything! 70 color originals and 200 black and white manuscripts bring back the excitement!

You can also see the cover of the comic, the color page when it was published in the magazine, the work used in the pub, and the illustrations released after the serialization.
The black-and-white manuscript is a masterpiece of about 3 items, focusing on categories such as "200 sisters", "everyday scenery", "phantom thief", which are the charm of "Cats ♥ Eye", and famous scenes that became the point of the story.All color originals and black and white manuscripts are not reproductions, but original manuscripts are exhibited.It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to touch the precious "genuine".

A variety of exhibits with 70 original drawings of "City Hunter"

Tsukasa Hojo's other representative work "City Hunter" is set in Shinjuku and features an unparalleled female lover but a brilliant sweeper.The exhibition of about 70 original drawings of City Hunter is one of the largest number of exhibitions in the past.

Tsukasa Hojo himself remakes the one-shot "Space Angel" 1979 years ago, which was born from the 40 Tezuka Prize entry!A panel display of all XNUMX pages!

Self-remake of "Space Angel", which can be said to be one of the roots of Tsukasa Hojo's creation.The composition and story are the same as at the time, and all of them have been newly drawn over the time of 40 years.It is a very rare opportunity to see the "evolution" from the earliest days to the present.

The raw manuscript of the read-out work "City Hunter -Double Edge-", all pages are exhibited for the first time!

The one-shot work that became the prototype of "City Hunter" was originally inspired by the character of Masato Kamiya, the "mouse" that appeared in "Cats Eye", and Ryo Saeba, the main character of "City Hunter", was born. bottom.The raw manuscript of "City Hunter -Double Edge-", one of the two read-out works of this exhibition, will be exhibited for the first time.

The lineup of new prints and goods has been released!Prints are limited to the venue!

A total of more than 100 items are available, including featured products using illustrations drawn by Tsukasa Hojo for the original exhibition.To commemorate the opening of the exhibition in Nagoya, we have decided to release new popular print works and goods, so we will introduce the contents.

[New prints]

In addition to a total of 12 prints, 2 of "Cats ♥ Eye" and 2 of "City Hunter", we will release XNUMX new prints of "Cats ♥ Eye" and XNUMX of "City Hunter".All of them are autographed by Hojo and will be sold in limited quantities.Also, at the Nagoya venue, as a limited-time product that can only be purchased here, the framed prints are all venue-limited specifications.

Cats eye

The long-awaited print of the newly drawn illustration for this exhibition has been decided!The Nagoya venue limited edition is blue velvet, and the EC limited edition is red velvet, both with a cat's eye card printed on a metal plate.Another illustration (from the back of Tsukasa Hojo ILLUSTRATIONS 1991 poster) of the three sisters (lower right) is a venue limited edition with a double mat specification with beautiful red lines.

Autographed print by Tsukasa Hojo Number of editions: 200 domestic editions, 180 international editions

* What is the double mat specification?
Double matting is the process of stacking two mats for framing, giving the work depth and a luxurious finish.

city ​​Hunter

Autographed print by Tsukasa Hojo Number of editions: 200 domestic editions, 180 international editions

The long-awaited new work, 1988 designs will be released!The Nagoya venue limited edition will be a double mat specification.The first (right) is from the cover of Weekly Shonen Jump 30 No. 1991, and the second (left) is from the cover of Weekly Shonen Jump 15 No. XNUMX.The Nagoya venue limited edition will be a double mat specification.

All the prints sold at the Nagoya venue, including the prints that are already on sale, will be framed with venue-limited specifications. All prints will also be sold on the EDITION88 EC site.
(The framed mat is different from the product sold at the Nagoya venue.) For details,EDITION88Please check the page of

[New goods]

● Life-size “Cafe Cat's Eye” signboard
Size: Width 450 x Height 870 x Depth 500 (mm) We will sell (planned) a limited number of signboards of the coffee shop "Cafe Cat's Eye" that appears in the story.

●Luxury art print
We will release XNUMX new designs from the collaboration illustration of “Cats ♥ Eye” and “City Hunter”.

● Tote bag
We will release 2 designs from "City Hunter".

●Glasses wiping
We will release 3 new designs from "City Hunter".

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Event Outline

Event name: Cats ♥ Eye 40th Anniversary Original Art Exhibition-And to City Hunter-
Period: March 2023, 3 [Tuesday / Holiday] - April 21 [Wednesday]
Hours: 10:00-18:00 *Last admission to the exhibition is 17:30
Venue: Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store Main Building 7F Large Exhibition Hall
Venue website:https://www.matsuzakaya.co.jp/nagoya/

Admission tickets are sold at the venue only on the day.
Admission fee: 1,500 yen including tax for adults and university students, 1,000 yen including tax for high school students and younger

① Admission benefits
One 40th anniversary original Cats card (4 types) will be randomly attached!
With double-sided color printing, the front has a Cats card design, and the back has an illustration drawn by Tsukasa Hojo to commemorate the original exhibition.
* Admission benefits will be given at the venue.No benefits will be given to those who enter for free.

② Catalog
A4 size, 80 pages full color specification
・ Catalogs can be purchased at the exhibition venue for 2200 yen including tax.
・ The admission ticket with catalog is set at a discount of about 200 yen.

[Event overview and notes]
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