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Overload NZ 2014 Announce Special Guest Yoshitoshi ABe
posted on by Jon Hayward
Overload Comic and Manga Convention 2014 Details
- Where: ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, Auckland. New Zealand.
- When: Saturday the 4th of October 2014 from 10am to 6pm.
- Cost: $5 at the door, 5 and under free.
- Website: http://www.overload.co.nz/.
The annual Overload Comic and Manga Convention has been running since 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand. Originally called Doujin Overload the event has a focus on manga and comic art to help support local artists. In 2013 the event grew to be held in the ASB Stadium and hosted Range Murata as their special guest.
Overload have also arranged an events to welcome Yoshitoshi ABe to New Zealand and fans will be able to view his work at a art exhibition before the weekend with thanks to Asia:NZ Foundation and NZSE. Details are as follows, please be sure to keep an eye on website for further information.
In addition NZSE have arranged for a free manga workshop hosted by Yoshitoshi on the 2nd of October, however tickets might already be sold out.
Overload Yoshitoshi ABe Art Exhibition
- When: 22nd September to the 2nd of October.
- Where: New Zealand School of Education (NZSE) City Campus, Level 3, 131 Queen Street, Auckland CBD (link to Google Map).
- Opening Times: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
- Cost: Free Entry.
Yoshitoshi ABe Artist Reception
- When: 2nd October from 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
- Where: New Zealand School of Education (NZSE) City Campus, Level 3, 131 Queen Street, Auckland CBD (link to Google Map).
- Cost: Free Entry (registration will be required here).
You can find further information on Yoshitoshi ABe's visit to New Zealand in Overload's press release.
And remember you can visit Overload on twitter and facebook.
About Yoshitoshi ABe
Internationally famous illustrator and manga artist, Yoshitoshi ABe was recognised as a graffiti artist during his teenage years and his experience during this time still influences his darker character designs to this day. Yoshitoshi went onto work as a manga assistant and later graduated with a master of fine arts from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
Yoshitoshi ABe never set out to work in anime or manga, in fact he wasn't allowed to read Manga as a child (you can read about it here). After he published some of his illustrations on his website Yoshitoshi was approached to join the creative team of Serial Experiments Lain. There Yoshitoshi collaborated on themes and character designs for Lain with writer Chiaki J. Konaka (Digimon Tamers) and the pair later went onto work on Texhnolyze.
Yoshitoshi has also published several doujinshi and artbooks, two of the former have been converted into anime series. NieA Under 7 was released in April 2000 and had many of the same staff as Serial Experiments Lain. Haibane Renmei was conceived as "The Haibane of Old Home" in 1998 and Yoshitoshi reworked the concept and later published two chapters of "The Haibane of Old Home" dōjinshi from 2001. Radix produced Haibane Renmei's anime adaptation and Yoshitoshi himself handled the series composition and script in 2002.
While Madman Entertainment previously released Serial Experiments Lain, Haibane Renmei and Texhnolyze, Universal Sony Home Pictures Australia re-released all three series last year.
