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Suginami Animation Museum Opens Doors Saturday Date: 3/4/2005 |
| The 500 square meter Suginami Animation Museum opens it's doors to the Japanese public on the fifth. Special guests got a sneak peek on the 3rd. Based on the Suginami Animation Pavilion first established in 2003, the current extrapolation has increased in sized by five times. Suginami Ward contains much of Japan's anime industry, claiming both the "Suginami Animation Takumi Cram School" and 70 of the nation's 430 anime companies. The museum will represent Japanese Animation dating all the way back to 1917. From the opening, it will include 86 exhibits from anime such as Astroboy and Sazae-san, hosting a data base archives room and a projection room. The first major exhibition theme will be that of Mobile Suit Gundam, indeed Sunrise is also located within Suginami. Mangka an Animator Shinichi Suzuki has been appointed the superintendent of the museum. |
| Source: Anime News Service |
