POSTED:  Friday, October 23rd, 2020	(1/20/21)
	Capcom Vs. Osamu Tezuka Art Exhibit Grand Opening, New Illustrations from Shinkiro, Kinu, Bengus

  

The "Capcom Vs. Osamu Tezuka" characters exhibition event is now officially open in Takarazuka City, Hyogo, Japan! New crossover character illustrations from both Capcom and Osamu Tezuka artists have been revealed, with exclusive merch available for attendees. Capcom's Kinu Nishimura herself was present at the event on day one, posting a photo on Twitter of the amazing fan service "welcome wall" (below) featuring (wall-sized) freshly-inked lines from Capcom legends such as: Shinkiro, Bengus, Keisuke Mizuno, and Tezuka's Tsunogai. The medium for the welcome wall appears to be a sharpie. Scroll down to see early versions of some of the brand new character artwork being revealed at the event! [UPDATE] The official Capcom Vs. Tezuka artbook is planned for release in April 2021.   "At the 81st exhibition at the Tezuka Osamu Memorial Hall in Takarazuka City, Hyogo, an exhibition will be held to unravel the history of Capcom, which developed Street Fighter, Mega Man, Resident Evil, and Monster Hunter. This new collaboration in 2020 introduces Tezuka Osamu characters drawn by Capcom artists, and Capcom characters drawn by creators of Tezuka Productions. More details will be announced at a later date."   Video of Shinkiro drawing Mike Haggar on the welcome wall.         The event is open from October 23rd, 2020 to February 23rd, 2021.     The artwork above will be replaced with higher quality versions when available! Below is the first piece of officially released high-res collaboration artwork. BEHOLD! Astro Boy drawn by Capcom (Keisuke Mizuno of Mega Man fame)... and Mega Man drawn by Osamu Tezuka (Tsunogai), naturally!  More coming soon. . .  Here's some official merch from the event.     Below, the main promo illustration for Capcom x Osamu Tezuka drawn by Bengus.     Will this crossover lead to an epic tag-team fighting game by Capcom? One can hope. If it happens, you know we'll be covering it! Stay tuned on The Fighters Generation for more fighting game news and content. ~TFG Webmaster, Frank Joseph | @Fighters_Gen
Sources:  tezukaosamu.net, @nishi_katsu, @sakusaku39, @mitachisato        Related Tweet:  @Fighters_Gen RELATED NEWS  |   OCTOBER 2021 Capcom Vs. Osamu Tezuka "Tokyo Edition" Features New Artwork In Fall 2020, a historic crossover event between Capcom and Osamu Tezuka took form in the way of an exclusive art exhibit held in Takarazuka City, Hyogo, Japan. Recent photos by visitors at the new Tokyo location show off brand new Capcom Vs. Osamu Tezuka artwork!    (9-15-2020): Capcom Vs. Osamu Tezuka Art Exhibit Announced,    (9-14-2020): Ryu is Getting a FEXL Kairi Costume in SFVCE,    (9-5-2020): Early Concept Artwork of Makoto from SFIII: 3rd Strike,    (8-20-2020): Capcom Shares Akira & Rose Concept Sketches,    (8-10-2020): Yoshinori Ono Leaving Capcom After 30-Year Career Related News  |   September 2021 Iconic Street Fighter 2 Series Artist, Mick McGinty, Has Passed Away If you grew up in the early 90's playing the Street Fighter 2 series, there's no doubt you've seen and probably purchased a video game with Mick McGinty's artwork on the cover. We're terribly sad to hear about the passing of Mick McGinty today.   Related TFG Links:  MVC1,  Mega Man,  Viewtiful Joe,  Chun-Li,  Date | TFG NEWS
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