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The Playful World of Manga and Anime


The unprecedented exhibition, "The Playful World of Manga and Anime," curated by Fausto Godoy, is the latest offering from the Oscar Niemeyer Museum, in Room 10. The show brings together more than 100 paintings, drawings, and sculptures, with works belonging to the MON collection. It's an immersion into the universe of this expression of contemporary Japanese art that has reached and conquered a large part of the world. The exhibition also proposes a dialogue with ancient traditions, such as the Ningyo dolls, which were previously exhibited at the venue.



  • Artist
  • Curatorship

    Fausto Godoy
    Marco Baena

  • Abertura

    28 de novembro de 2025, 21h

  • Exhibition period

    From 29 de novembro de 2025

  • Long term

  • Location

    Room 10

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MON presents unprecedented exhibition of manga and anime with works from its collection

The Oscar Niemeyer Museum is presenting an unprecedented exhibition: “The Playful World of Manga and Anime,” curated by Fausto Godoy, donor of the Asian collection to MON. The exhibition brings together more than 100 paintings, drawings, and sculptures in Room 10. The opening will be on November 28th at 6:30 PM.

It's a dive into the universe of this expression of contemporary Japanese art that has reached and conquered a large part of the world. Anime and manga have had intertwined trajectories since the beginning of the 20th century, when Japanese animation emerged inspired by Western styles and the artistic expressions of Japan.

The exhibition also proposes a dialogue with ancient traditions, such as the Ningyo dolls, which were previously on display at the venue. In Japan, these are objects full of age-old meanings, gifts intended to wish longevity, health, and fertility to children.

According to the Secretary of State for Culture, Luciana Casagrande Pereira, "the exhibition reveals a vibrant facet of contemporary Japanese art and shows the public how the MON's Asian collection continues to offer new interpretations, new stories, and new ways of engaging with other cultures."

“Since the magnificent Asian collection, with more than three thousand pieces, was donated to the Oscar Niemeyer Museum, several exhibitions have already been held with these works, allowing the public to learn more about this heritage of immense historical and artistic value that belongs to Paraná,” says the CEO of MON, Juliana Vosnika.

“By presenting the exhibition ‘The Playful World of Manga and Anime’, MON confirms that this is yet another of the countless facets of this amazing collection, which reveals the Asian continent in its geographical expanse, ethnic and religious plurality, and artistic exuberance throughout thousands of years of history,” he comments.

The curator explains that the exhibition “The Playful World of Manga and Anime” revisits the theme of the children's universe and projects it to young people and beyond. “Manga, comic books, or graphic novels often depict urban daily life,” he says. “In Japan, people of all ages read manga, across a wide range of genres,” comments Fausto Godoy.

Many of these manga gave rise to anime, a distinctive art form that emerged in the 1960s with the works of mangaka (manga creator) Osamu Tezuka and became popular in the following decades. In many cases, they are the celluloid, and now video, version of manga, since a large portion of anime originate from them. Many of these anime have become well-known in Brazil and have become iconic.

Godoy explains that many of these original drawings and celluloid prints were collected by him at antique fairs in Tokyo, after being discarded by their producers. “Acquiring them became a ‘mission’ for me, as they record the soul and culture of Japan at its most authentic: the coexistence of contemporary life and ancestral values, and, simultaneously, the blending with other cultures,” says the curator.

Exhibition Content

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    Exhibition Attributes

    Estímulo físico

    Restrição de movimento

    Estímulo Sonoro

    Local com ruído

    Estímulo Sonoro

    Som inesperado

    Estímulo Sonoro

    Local silencioso

    Estímulo Visual

    Luz oscilante

    Estímulo Visual

    Luz natural

    Estímulo Visual

    Luz reduzida

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    Exhibition period

    Until 7 de janeiro de 2027

    Location

    Room 10


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    R$ 36 full-price | R$ 18 half-price
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