Karzworks A Solo Exhibition GINZA 2023! “DESTROY All MONSTERS 8” at T-BASE JAPAN Ginza Gallery! – “KAZUMITSU AKAMATSU”

Karzworks solo exhibition by KAZUMITSU AKAMATSU! That is, “DESTROY All MONSTERS 8”!

Special solo exhibition held from Tue, July 18 to Sat, July 22, with sales starting on Sun, July 23 at T-BASE JAPAN Ginza Gallery.

“DESTROY All MONSTERS 8”
Maker: KAZUMITSU AKAMATSU (Karzworks)
Available at: T-BASE JAPAN Ginza Gallery
Exhibition Period: Tue, July 18 – Sat, July 22
Available for sale: Sun, July 23
*Lottery entry is open to all those who are in line by 11:30 am, however please be noted that the number of lottery tickets is limited, so there is a chance that you may not be able to purchase a ticket depending on your Lottery No.
*Lottery entry is open to those who are in line by 11:30 am.
*Limited to one item per person/group. If you have family or friends with you, only the representative can purchase the item. (Waiting in line again is permitted.)

■ About Made-to-Order Sofubi:
You can apply for Made-to-Order Sofubi per 1 purchase of normal Sofubi.
The lottery will be conducted if many applications. The winners of the lottery will be notified by email. The lottery will be announced on the 26th. (This may be subject to change.) Payment can be made in-store or by bank transfer afterward. (In the case of in-store payment, various credit cards and electronic payments are accepted.)

Being the president of Marmit, he is also a toy planner/manufacturer/distributor, animation and movie author, novelist, sculptor, doll maker, monster designer, steampunk artist, cyberpunk artist, and has many other names.

He has held various solo exhibitions not only in Japan but also abroad.

This will be his first solo exhibition at T-BASE JAAPN Ginza Gallery!

Facing a group of ultra-hard works that go beyond the borders of Sofubi, visitors will be shocked beyond their imagination.

Born in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture in 1962, he graduated from Shibukawa Nishi High School (now Shibukawa Seisui High School; the name Seisui was also Akamatsu’s idea) and from Chuo University, Faculty of Economics, Department of International Economics.
While studying at university, he worked as an assistant for Toru Narita (1929 – 2002, famous as a general designer of Ultraman, Ultra Seven, etc.) on movie special effects (Mahjong Hourouki, Sukeban Deka, etc.) and learned the basics of painting and sculpture at Narita’s Art School.
He started a series of articles in the magazine “Spaceship” and also published his work in other modeling magazines. After graduating from university, he joined Takara Co., Ltd. (now TOMY COMPANY, LTD.), where he worked on the planning, production, and merchandising of Rika-chan, Jenny-chan, The Game of Life, Transformers, G.I. Joe, NORAKUROKUN, FLOWER ROCK, Chibi Maruko-chan, Akazukin Chacha, Gakko-No-Hanakosan, Mashin Hero Wataru, Madö King Granzört, Future GPX Cyber Formula, Ronin Warriors, Jushin Liger, X-MEN, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop, The Brave Express Might Gaine, The Brave Police J-Decker, Brave Command Dagwon, The Brave of Gold Goldran, The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, Gridman the Hyper Agent, and other products. He was also involved in planning and producing OVA and releasing video software in the Video Division.

▼ Previous Solo Exhibitions

On the first day at the Clutter Gallery in New York City, 500 people crowded into the gallery and overflowed onto the sidewalk. It was a legendary success that made the gallery extend its opening hours until 11 pm, as the number of visitors did not decrease at all even at 9 pm, which was the closing time of the gallery.

After the great success in New York, an exhibition was held at Ginza Arai Gallery the following year, and continued to be held at Harajuku and Ginza by adjusting the scale and methods during the COVID-19 pandemic, which received a positive response.

In conjunction with the solo exhibition, a booklet will be released as T-BASE JAPAN News during the Ginza event. You can get it for free, so please take this opportunity to immerse yourself in this world view.

“DESTROY All MONSTERS 8”
Maker: KAZUMITSU AKAMATSU (Karzworks)
Available at: T-BASE JAPAN Ginza Gallery
Exhibition Period: Tue, July 18 – Sat, July 22
Available for sale: Sun, July 23
*Lottery entry is open to all those who are in line by 11:30 am, however please be noted that the number of lottery tickets is limited, so there is a chance that you may not be able to purchase a ticket depending on your Lottery No.
*Lottery entry is open to those who are in line by 11:30 am.
*Limited to one item per person/group. If you have family or friends with you, only the representative can purchase the item. (Waiting in line again is permitted.)

■ About Made-to-Order Sofubi:
You can apply for Made-to-Order Sofubi per 1 purchase of normal Sofubi.
The lottery will be conducted if many applications. The winners of the lottery will be notified by email. The lottery will be announced on the 26th. (This may be subject to change.) Payment can be made in-store or by bank transfer afterward. (In the case of in-store payment, various credit cards and electronic payments are accepted.)

[Venue]
T-BASE JAPAN Ginza Gallery
[Shop Address]
1st floor, Bldg.1-B., Ginza 2nd ave.,
2-7-7, Ginza, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo,
104-0061 Japan
[Location]
3 min. walk from Ginza Station (Exit A13)
5 min. walk from Ginza Icchome Station (Exit 8, 10, or 11)*
*Exit 9 is currently closed.
[Telephone No.]
03-5579-5982