April 29, 2025 (Tuesday) - June 1, 2025 (Sunday)

Yumenetsu x Minoru Toyoda "Draw This and Die" Pop-up Exhibition

TV anime adaptation confirmed! A collaborative exhibition between the much-talked-about manga "Draw This and Die" and the Yumenoshima Tropical Botanical Gardens!

Summary of the manga "Draw This and Die"

The main character is a high school student who loves manga, Yasumi Ai. Together with friends and rivals, she forms a manga study group, and while struggling, she learns the joy of drawing manga. Set on Izu Ojima, a remote island 120km south of Tokyo, modeled after Izu Oshima, this is a manga production x youth story that depicts the creators' thoughts and joys about manga!
Read a preview here

Won the Grand Prize at the 2023 Manga Awards.
In March 2025, he won the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award.
In the same month, it was announced that it would be made into a TV anime.
The latest volume 7 of the book will be released on April 11th!

Introduction

This exhibition will feature eight original illustrations depicting the characters from "Draw This and Die" visiting Yumenetsu (Yumenoshima Tropical Botanical Garden).
Back in 2003, author Toyoda Minoru's debut work,Love Roma"There was a scene in which the main characters visit Yumenetsu. After more than 20 years, Yumenetsu reappears in the sixth volume of "Draw This and Die"! This was the catalyst for the collaboration.
This time, the members of the Manga Study Group strolled around Yumenetsu. The Yumenetsu they gazed upon was filled with light, and the tropical plants were vividly and vividly drawn. Perhaps they were overlapping it with the great nature of Izu-Ojima, where they live.
In addition to displaying reproductions of original drawings from the past arcs in which Yumenoshima appears in the original work, the corresponding scenes from "Love Roma" will also be revived in full color. Enjoy exploring the botanical gardens with the unique characters.

Overview of the event

Period ▶ April 29, 2025 (Tuesday/Holiday) - June 1, 2025 (Sunday)

Closed on May 7th (Wed), 12th (Mon), 19th (Mon), 26th (Mon)

Opening hours: 9:30-17:00 (last entry at 16:00)

Location ▶ Yumenoshima Tropical Botanical Garden (Access) Shop side space "Yumenetu x Pop-up Gallery"

Admission fee: Free (Admission feeseparately)

Original Goods

Original goods will be on sale in conjunction with the exhibition.

Merchandise information will be updated from time to time!

Toyoda Minoru Profile

Born in Izu Oshima, Tokyo in 1971.
He made his debut in 2002 with "Love Roma," which won the grand prize in the Shiki Prize, a new manga artist award from Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine. Other notable works include "FLIP-FLAP," "Can I Make 100 Friends?", "Takeo-chan's Monster Record," "Recently, Aka-san," "Sally the Ghost," and "Kongouji-san is Troublesome."
Since 2021, he has been serializing "Draw This and Die" in Shogakukan's "Gessan."

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