＼✨ Featured Artist ① ✨／ Meet Moto Hagio, one of the three artists featured in this exhibition. Moto Hagio was born in 1949 in Fukuoka Prefecture, and debuted in 1969 with Lulu and Mimi. She has continued to produce manga characterized by vast fictional worlds, including the serial The Poe Clan (1972 to 1976), featuring the main character Edgar, a “vampirnella” (vampire-like immortal being), and The Heart of Thomas (1974), acclaimed for its delicate portrayal of adolescent psychology. She has also produced numerous science fiction titles, such as They Were Eleven! (1975) and The Silver Triangle (1980). In 1997, Hagio received the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, Award for Excellence, for A Cruel God Reigns. In 2006, she won the Nihon SF Taisho (Japan Science Fiction Grand Prize) for Otherworld Barbara. In 2012, she became the first shojo (girls’) manga artist to receive the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and in 2019 she was named a Person of Cultural Merit. Internationally recognized for her achievements, she was inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame in 2022. The exhibition traces her creative journey from her debut years to the present through original drawings and archival materials. 📅 Opening on October 28 (Wed.)! Stay tuned✨∞ ■ Shojo Manga Infinity: Moto Hagio, Ryoko Yamagishi, and Waki Yamato Period：October 28 (Wed), 2026 – February 8 (Mon), 2027 [First term] October 28 (Wed), 2026 ‒ December 14 (Mon), 2026 [Second term] December 16 (Wed), 2026 ‒ February 8 (Mon), 2027 *The color works will be rotated during the exhibition. Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo / Special Exhibition Gallery 2E 🔗nact.jp/english/exhibition_s… Moto Hagio — The Poe Clan Shogakukan, Weekly Shōjo Comic, February 29 1976, No. 10, Bonus Valentineʼs Day Card © Moto Hagio / Shogakukan #国立新美術館 #thenationalartcentertokyo #少女漫画インフィニティ #萩尾望都 #山岸凉子 #大和和紀 @shojomangaten