Amano Corpus Animae

After the great success of the public and critics in recent months in Milan, from Friday 28 March 2025 the exhibition Amano Corpus Animae, dedicated to the Master Yoshitaka Amano, arrives in Rome in the exhibition space of the Museum of Rome Palazzo Braschi. The exhibition features more than 200 original works, never exhibited in Italy, which tell the story of Yoshitaka Amano's collaboration with the famous Michael Moorcock, one of the most important exponents of fantasy literature, author of the work Elric of Melnibonè, thus celebrating the 50-year career of the Japanese artist.

The art of the Master of Shizuoka, characterized by an eclectic production, ranging from video games to manga, from anime to theater, from fashion to fine art through the world of publishing and American comics, is presented through five sections divided into five rooms (including Character room, Icons, Game Master, Free Spirit) in a narrative capable of examining all its facets. It starts from the first drawings for animation of the Tatsunoko period to the variant covers of Batman and Superman or the tables of The Sandman; from Pinocchio of the early 70s to the original drawings of Final Fantasy; up to the unpublished works of 2024 such as the one in three acts, linked to the Puccini Centenary, and dedicated to Lady Butterfly, Tosca, Turandot, with which Amano wanted to pay homage to the 2024 edition of Lucca Comics & Games by designing the three posters.

With his anime and video games, with his unmistakable sketches and paintings, with the mix of drawings and colors typical of some of his representative works, Amano has established himself as an artist capable of creating contemporary mythologies, which have remained imprinted in the collective imagination of several generations.

The exhibition, conceived and developed by Lucca Comics & Games and curated by Fabio Viola, is promoted by Roma Capitale, Department of Culture, Capitoline Superintendency of Cultural Heritage with the organizational support of Zètema.

Photo: Yoshitaka Amano - Kashaan (Casheern and Luna)