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TOKYOPOP and Kinokuniya USA have announced a special art exhibit tour celebrating the manga Lullaby of the Dawnwhich has surpassed 1.7 million copies sold globally. The exhibit, titled Scenes from Lullaby of the Dawnwill visit eight Kinokuniya store locations across five U.S. states during July and August.
Exhibit Schedule:
- Katy, TX:
July 3-13(finished during Anime Matsuri) - Los Angeles, ca: July 3-13 (during Anime Expo)
- Austin, TX: July 18-27
- Santa Anita, ca: July 18-27
- Atlanta, Ga: August 1-10
- San Francisco, ca: August 1-10
- New York, NY: August 21-31 (during Anime NYC)
- Seattle, WA: August 21-31
Originally published in Japan by ShuCream, Lullaby of the Dawn follows the story of Elva, a cursed warrior priest known as a “kannagi,” and Alto, a young man devoted to changing his master’s dark fate. The series is published in English by TOKYOPOP under its LoveLove imprint and won first place in the Best Comic category of the 2022 Chill Chill BL Awards.
Tokyopop’s Director of Marketing and Sales, Owais Farooqui, Commented: “We’re very proud to partner with Kinokuniya USA to present this special exhibit for manga fans. Several dates also coincide with some of North America’s biggest summer anime conventions, and we invite fans to add it as a must-see highlight on their con schedules.”
Shigekazu Watanabe of Kinokuniya USA also commented: “Kinokuniya celebrates Japanese pop culture and manga, and we are a premier retail destination for fans, readers and collectors looking for the latest titles or that special unique item. We are excited to present SCENES FROM LULLABY OF THE DAWN with TOKYOPOP and mark an important sales milestone for the series.”
For more on Lullaby of the Dawnyou can visit TOKYOPOP’s official website or Kinokuniya’s participating store locations. You can see some of the artwork that will be featured in the exhibit below.
Source: Press Release
© Ichika Yuno, Kinokuniya
