Kazuo Umezu is a manga artist whose 90th birthday in 2026 is being marked by two events: an immersive horror exhibition based on his manga Drifting Classroom and a pop-up store for his gag manga Makoto-chan, which also celebrates the 50th anniversary of its serialization.
Kazuo Umezu, the manga artist behind Drifting Classroom and Makoto-chan, is the subject of two 2026 events tied to his 90th birthday. The first, announced in June, is an experiential exhibition called "UMEZZ HORROR HOUSE ~Drifting Classroom and Thought Experiment Exhibition~" running from July 17 to September 6 at Gallery Zenon in Kichijoji, Tokyo. It combines an immersive horror experience based on Drifting Classroom with the "Thought Experiment Exhibition," a format that has drawn over 20,000 visitors in Tokyo and Osaka.
The second event, announced in August, is a Makoto-chan pop-up store at Hakaba no Garou in Nakano and online, running from August 20 to September 15, 2026. The store marks the 50th anniversary of Makoto-chan's serialization and Umezu's 90th birthday. It sells original apparel and goods, including T-shirts, a hoodie, jersey, cap, waist bag, handkerchief, pouch, tenugui, tumbler, plate, pin badge, stickers, and a poster, and features photo spots and a message board.
Together, the two events show Umezu's work being celebrated across different genres: a horror exhibition for Drifting Classroom and a merchandise-focused store for the gag manga Makoto-chan. Both are tied to the same milestone birthday, and the pop-up store also marks a half-century of Makoto-chan.
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A Makoto-chan pop up store will run at Hakaba no Garou in Nakano and online from August 20 to September 15, 2026. The event sells original apparel and goods, including T-shirts, a hoodie, jersey, cap, waist bag, handkerchief, pouch, tenugui, tumbler, plate, pin badge, stickers, and a poster. The store also features photo spots and a message board.
An experiential exhibition called "UMEZZ HORROR HOUSE ~Drifting Classroom and Thought Experiment Exhibition~" will run from July 17 to September 6 at Gallery Zenon in Kichijoji, Tokyo. The event commemorates manga artist Kazuo Umezu's 90th birthday and combines an immersive horror experience based on his manga "Drifting Classroom" with the "Thought Experiment Exhibition" that has drawn over 20,000 visitors in Tokyo and Osaka.