In 2004, visionary director Masaaki Yuasa unleashed his first feature film, Mind Game—a wild, genre-defying masterpiece of animation. Now, two decades later, we're honoring its 20th Anniversary with an extraordinary exhibition, showcasing a rare selection of original animation drawings and stunning background paintings. Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a piece of animation history!
EVENT DETAILS / LOCATION
Exhibition on display April 5 to April 13
Exhibit location: 210 East Main St. Alhambra CA 91801
The art be viewable online starting April 6 at 12:01 AM
FREE admission, No RSVP, all age welcome
For access to an early online pre-sale of the exhibition on April 4, sign up on our PATREON
*all artwork will include a certificate of authenticity.
OPENING RECEPTION
April 5, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
FREE Admission. No RSVP needed. All ages welcome
Original production sakuga drawings will be on display and available for sale
ABOUT STUDIO4°C STUDIO4°C is a creative studio consistently creating high quality film and video work. Its distinctive outputs traverse genre and are highly acclaimed worldwide. STUDIO4°C has been creating cutting edge visual works for various media from short films, music clips to commercials. For their distinctive animation style and quality, STUDIO4°C has received many awards from Japan and around the world. Taken from the fact that water is at its densest at 4°C, the companies name represents its creative manifesto: "Always create works that are dense with substance and quality."
Major works are theatrical movies such as MEMORIES (1995), Spriggan (1998), MIND GAME (2004), Tekkonkinkreet (2006), Genius Party (2007), BERSERK The Golden Age Arc Trilogy (2012), Harmony (2015), MUTAFUKAZ (2017), Children of the Sea (2020). There are also many co-production titles with international companies such as The Animatrix, Batman: Gotham Knight, game HALO Legends, TV series THUNDERCATS.
ABOUT MIND GAME Mind Game is a 2004 Japanese adult-animatedexperimentalcomedy-drama film based on Robin Nishi's manga of the same name. It was planned, produced and primarily animated by Studio 4°C, and adapted and directed by Masaaki Yuasa in his directorial debut, with chief animation direction and model sheets by Yūichirō Sueyoshi, art direction by Tōru Hishiyama and groundwork and further animation direction by Masahiko Kubo.
It is unusual among features other than anthology films in using a series of disparate visual styles to tell one continuous story. As Yuasa commented in a Japan Times interview, "Instead of telling it serious and straight, I went for a look that was a bit wild and patchy. I think that Japanese animation fans today don't necessarily demand something that's so polished. You can throw different styles at them and they can still usually enjoy it."
The film received a cult audience and was well received, winning multiple awards worldwide, and has been praised by directors Satoshi Kon and Bill Plympton.
