To celebrate the release of his new artbook, Mata Ashita, Bushitsu de (See You Tomorrow in the Clubroom), Genshiken author Kio Shimoku had a special 2+ hour talk session on September 16, 2024. The venue was Umeda Lateral, a talk and live music club in Osaka, and was title “Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuukai Umeda Bunshitsu, or “The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture Umeda Annex.”
Fortunately, the entire event was streamed live, and there’s an archived video available on their official site for a limited time! A streaming ticket costs 2,800 yen and lasts until September 30 JST.
While I plan to write about the talk (and the artbook) in more detail, I have not had the chance to watch it in full yet. I did take a brief look, though, and Kio actually appears in person. This is probably going to be the first time many people get to see him. Also, he showed early concept notes about Genshiken!
Sharing screenshots is not allowed, so unfortunately I can’t post his mug or those cool sketches.
I’m happy to see us go from having the man be a complete mystery, to doing an interview with VTuber Luis Cammy, to having him start a Twitter, and now this.
木尾士目先生トークイベント【現代視覚文化研究会梅田分室】行って参りました✨先生による「げんしけん」製作秘話をお腹いっぱいの２時間！またおかわりしたいので、次回も期待しております😊最後に直筆イラスト&サイン色紙が、抽選で当たりました！😭しかも、一番好きなオギー！一生の宝物だぁ！ pic.twitter.com/shK83c6vws
— ヤオロズ☘️☔️🐈🍓@11/2.3 モデフェス2024 (@yorozoo30) September 16, 2024
