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Manga image of a girl depicted in vivid colors and dynamic poses.
© KIM + HEEP

GIRL MEETS MANGA

A Manga Biography from Tokyo (1985–1992)

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With the exhibition GIRL MEETS MANGA, the MAK is tracing the special role of mangas for the formation of female identity.
2.4.2025—17.8.2025
MAK Works on Paper Room
Since the middle of the 20th century, mangas–Japanese comics–have become a significant phenomenon of contemporary Japanese culture and are gaining importance worldwide. Mio Wakita-Elis, Curator of the MAK Asia Collection, lets her personal biography and perspective flow into the exhibition and gives insights into her manga-influenced teenage years in the Greater Tokyo area during the 1980s and early 1990s. As an integral part of her daily life, mangas contributed to the development of her personality and enabled reflection on social issues such as feminism, consumerism, and globalization. A wide selection of mangas as well as images, music, and everyday objects, illustrate the way Japanese comics are fascinatingly intertwined with social topics and real-life concerns of their readers. The epilogue draws a connection to the year 2025 with short stories by Viennese women who tell us how mangas influence their biographies in today’s globalized world.

CURATOR:
Mio Wakita-Elis, Curator, MAK Asia Collection
Manga image of a girl depicted in vivid colors and dynamic poses.
© KIM + HEEP
The cover of a manga comic shows a person on a horse in a dynamic pose.
© Ikeda Riyoko Production/Shueisha
A Japanese children's book with a girl in a red dress and a cat on the cover.
© Sakura Productions
A book page from a Japanese manga showing the text and illustrations.
© OKAZAKI Kyōko /Takarajimasha
Illustration of a man with a pronounced chest area that radiates strength and vitality.
© MIURA Takeshi
A room with a window and a stuffed bear standing on a shelf.
© TSUZUKI Kyōichi
Illustration of a Japanese manga set in a restaurant.
© MAK
Print of a samurai riding majestically on a horse.
© MAK/Georg Mayer
© MAK/Christian Mendez
An exhibition with Manga
© MAK/Christian Mendez
An exhibition with Manga
© MAK/Christian Mendez
Manga books lined up
© MAK/Christian Mendez
A wall in an exhibition with manga
© MAK/Christian Mendez
An exhibition with manga
© MAK/Christian Mendez
An exhibition with Manga
© MAK/Christian Mendez
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