Akira Toriyama Dragon Ball Exhibit

This spring and summer if you are going to be in Japan this is something you might want to check out.  To coincide with the release of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods movie, publisher Shueisha, Toei Animation and the movies production committee is organizing a Dragon Ball exhibit.  The exhibit is entitled “Akira Toriyama: The World of Dragon Ball” and will have 300 items featuring cel animation, original color illustrations, a video screen area, and other items.  The exhibit opens on March 27 – April 15 on the eighth floor hall of the Nihonbashi Takashimaya store in Tokyo.  There will be two other showings April 17 – 23 at Osaka and July 27 – September 1 at Nagoya.  For more details about the exhibit follow the link below:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-03-02/world-of-dragon-ball-exhibit-to-open-in-japan-in-march

Bento Box Recipes

Here is something to tell your anime/manga patrons and in particular One Piece fans.  Shueisha, a Japanese publishers, is releasing a recipe book inspired by Eiichiro Odo’s manga One Piece. The book will be entitled One Piece Kaizoku Bento Book and will sell for a suggested 1,380 yen or $18.00 in U.S. currency.  If they have any friends in Japan or one of the Websites that sell Japanese anime/manga items might get this book for them to purchase.  It would be a unique piece for thier collection and it would be fun translating the book to make the recipes.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-09-11/one-piece-bento-and-dessert-recipe-book-offered#gallery_top