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Prizes . (1) Grand Prix: Live performance in Seattle, U.S.A., Kobe's sister city, guest appearance in the next year's contest, and appearance at the Shinkaichi Music Festival in the following year (2)

A special exhibition, "Creator of Animation Art: Fumio Yamamoto the New Yamamoto, THE MEMORIAL," will be held at Kobe Fashion Museum in Higashinada-ku, Kobe from April 13, 2012. The exhibition will run until June 16. The exhibition will feature the work of Nizo Yamamoto, one of the most famous art directors in the Japanese animation world. The exhibition honors the achievements of Mr. Yamamoto, who passed away in August of last year. Castle in the Sky: Laputa in Desolation, 1986 (Ⓒ 1986 Studio Ghibli) Mr. Yamamoto has worked...

In commemoration of the opening of the "Elmer's Adventure" exhibition at the Akashi City Museum of Art, "Elmer's Adventure Panel Exhibition" will be held at Children's Book Forest Kobe (Chuo-ku, Kobe City) from April 2. The exhibition will run until April 14. Published in the U.S. from 1948 to 1951, "Elmer's Adventure" is a series of adventure stories about a nine-year-old boy, Elmer, who goes on a journey to save Boris, a dragon cub. More than half a century after its publication, the series is still loved around...