Manga’s roots and influence celebrated in Paris exhibition

Ancient artefacts are on display alongside some of the world’s most famous modern mangas such as ‘Dragon Ball’, ‘One Piece’ and ‘Naruto’

Featuring ancient narrative scrolls and medieval theatre masks, a new manga exhibition in Paris traces the global phenomenon’s history back to its roots in traditional Japanese art forms.

Manga. An Art of its Own! opened last week at the Guimet Museum in western Paris, which specialises in Asian art.

Read more about this exhibition on Times2.

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