Meiji Milk Chocolate 100th Anniversary Exhibition Lines Up 40 Manga Artists
Meiji will hold the Meiji Milk Chocolate 100th Anniversary Exhibition at Tokyo International Forum Hall E2 from December 23 to December 30, 2026, running 11:00 to 20:00 with last admission at 19:30. The manga corner carries newly drawn celebratory illustrations and messages from 40 manga artists, among them Mitsuru Adachi of Touch, Tsukasa Hojo of City Hunter, Yoko Kamio of Boys Over Flowers, Ai Yazawa of NANA, and Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. A separate artist corner gathers 21 creators, and the venue holds more than 60 contributors in total across manga, art, and prose. Advance tickets are 500 yen, same-day tickets 700 yen, preschool children enter free, and each ticket comes with one Meiji Milk Chocolate bar. Sales open at 10:00 on October 29 at Lawson Ticket and e+. The exhibition also traces the product's history from its launch on September 13, 1926.