My Margaret Exhibition (
The exhibit featured art from several manga series published in Margaret, such as The Rose of Versailles and Boys Over Flowers. Series from its sister magazine, Bessatsu Margaret, were also showcased, including Itazura na Kiss and Love Com.[1] Also featured were a variety of special features, such as a statue depicting characters from The Rose of Versailles and a "Kaleidoscope Theater."[3]
Many items related to Boys Over Flowers were available for purchase at the venues, including the Saturn necklace.[4]
Exhibits
Venue | City | Prefecture | Start | End |
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Marunouchi Hall & Conference | Chiyoda | Tokyo | April 26, 2013 | May 6, 2013 |
Shiinoki Cultural Complex | Kanazawa | Ishikawa | November 9, 2013 | November 10, 2013[5] |
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower | Minato | Tokyo | September 20, 2014 | October 19, 2014[6] |
Kitakyushu Manga Museum | Kitakyushu | Fukuoka | March 14, 2015 | May 17, 2015 |
Hankyu Department Store | Osaka | Osaka | July 15, 2015 | July 27, 2015 |
Niigata Manga Animation Museum | Niigata | Niigata | August 1, 2015 | September 23, 2015 |
Urasoe Art Museum | Urasoe | Okinawa | October 3, 2015 | November 22, 2015 |
Mitsukoshi | Sapporo | Hokkaido | December 27, 2015 | January 11, 2016 |
Meitetsu Miza | Kanazawa | Ishikawa | February 24, 2016 | March 7, 2016 |
Matsuzakaya Museum | Nagoya | Aichi | April 29, 2016 | May 28, 2016 |
Sendai Mediatheque | Sendai | Miyagi | June 18, 2016 | June 21, 2016 |
Background

Original poster
My Margaret initially began as Margaret 50th Anniversary Exhibition (
Features
The exhibit showcased over three-hundred original drawings from the manga series' published in Margaret and Bessatsu Margaret. Attack No. 1, Aim for the Ace!, Itazura na Kiss, The Rose of Versailles, Hot Road, Boys Over Flowers, Kimi ni Todoke, and Blue Spring Ride were among the featured works.[6] After the exhibit ended, Yoko Kamio's illustrations were returned to her.[7]
My Margaret also had several special attractions, such as a life-size statue of Oscar and André from The Rose of Versailles, a "Kaleidoscope Theater" titled "100 kiss...Love & Kiss Forever," and a "Margaret Post" to send letters to the manga artists.[3]
Merchandise

Various Hana Yori Dango items
Various merchandise of past and present titles from Margaret and Bessatsu Margaret were sold at the events. Periodically, new items were added for a specific exhibit.[4] A special book, LOVE and... was sold exclusively at the exhibit and featured examples of love throughout Margaret, including Boys Over Flowers.[8]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://natalie.mu/comic/news/89656 (Japanese)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://natalie.mu/comic/news/190132 (Japanese)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://my-margaret.jp/special/ (Japanese)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://my-margaret.jp/goods/ (Japanese)
- ↑ http://natalie.mu/comic/news/101482 (Japanese)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 http://natalie.mu/comic/news/114280 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://twitter.com/yokokamioo/status/794577130973577216 (Japanese)
- ↑ http://my-margaret.jp/special/loveand/ (Japanese)
See also
External links
- Official My Margaret website (archive)
My Margaret (@info_mymargaret) on Twitter
- My Margaret article on Natalie (Japanese)
- Margaret official 50th Anniversary website (archive)