Never Complete Exhibition

The Takeshi Obata 30th Work Anniversary Exhibition: Never Complete is an art exhibition that will feature illustrations by Death Note artist Takeshi Obata from throughout his career.

The exhibition will feature 500 pieces displayed in three zones, the first of which will highlight artwork from manga illustrated by Obata, including Hikaru no Go, Bakuman, and Death Note. Art featured in Zone One will be selected for its representation of story or themes, Japanese style, or difficulty, focusing on the many different themes in Obata's various works. Zone Two will feature full-color drawings in Obata's favored Copic marker medium, including book covers, colored manga panels, and series collaborations. The focus of the second zone is to highlight Obata's artistic style over his career. Zone Three will focus on unfinished works, including digital and hand-drawn illustrations from the ongoing manga series, Platinum End, and Obata's new work, Never Complete.

A new artbook by Obata will be released at the event, featuring 400 illustrations and a Q&A covering Obata's three-decade career. A paperback copy will be available for ¥2,000, and a copy with a dustcover will be sold for ¥2,200. Other merchandise, including posters and clear files, we be for sale also. Additionally, some of the completed manuscripts of the new Death Note one-shot chapter written by Tsugumi Ohba will be released. Information on commemorative goods will be announced in June.

Advance ticket sales are open until July 12, 2019, over the phone, online, and through Lawson convenience stores. A limited number of dated tickets are available for July 13, while a general ticket covers all days after the opening day.

The first exhibition will run from July 13 to August 12, 2019, at the 3331 Arts Chiyoda in Tokyo. The exhibition will travel after its close in Tokyo, running from September 14 to November 10, 2019, in the Niigata City Manga & Anime Information Center, and in Spring 2020 in the Umeda Sky Building's Daimaru Museum in Osaka.