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MAPPA EXPO 15th Anniversary Opens Second Half with First Culling Game Drawings
The Tokyo run of MAPPA EXPO 15th Anniversary entered its second half at YURAKUCHO MUSEUM on October 28, 2026, and three of its areas swapped exhibits for the closing stretch.
Reporting from 2 sources: Nijimen, Anime Anime.
Why it matters
The first public airing of Culling Game Part 1 drawings gives the exhibition a draw beyond anniversary nostalgia, since that material has not been shown elsewhere before the Tokyo run ends.
Key Facts
- The second half of MAPPA EXPO 15th Anniversary opened at YURAKUCHO MUSEUM in Tokyo on October 28, 2026.
- The Tokyo venue runs from September 16 to December 7, 2026, with the second half covering October 28 through December 7.
- Original drawings and character settings from Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Culling Game Part 1 are on public display for the first time at the exhibition.
- The Fukuoka venue of MAPPA EXPO 15th Anniversary runs at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum from January 30 to March 28, 2027.
- Advance lottery tickets for the Fukuoka venue start at 2,000 yen general admission, with goods set tickets at 4,000 yen.
In the Jujutsu Kaisen area, Season 1 and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 material gave way to Season 2 (Hidden Inventory / Premature Death and Shibuya Incident) and Season 3 Culling Game Part 1, with Culling Game Part 1 original drawings and character settings shown publicly for the first time. The Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc area replaced its night school and Division 2 battle displays with the pool scene and street battles, including new character setting materials. The Attack on Titan The Final Season area traded Part 1 for Part 2 production materials and added a recreation of the photograph that matters to the story. The Tokyo venue closes December 7.
The Fukuoka stop was confirmed the same day. MAPPA EXPO 15th Anniversary runs at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum from January 30 to March 28, 2027, split into a first half from January 30 to March 2, a closure on March 3, and a second half from March 4 to March 28. The museum closes on Wednesdays, or the following weekday when Wednesday is a public holiday, and hours run 9:30 to 18:00 with entry until 17:30, extended to 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Advance lottery sales opened at 10:00 on October 28 on Ticket Pia under code 662-762 and close November 3 at 23:59, with results on November 6 and payment due November 10. The lottery covers date-and-time specified tickets for January 30 and 31 and three goods set tickets priced at 4,000 yen each: A for Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc, B for Attack on Titan The Final Season, C for Jujutsu Kaisen. Advance tickets for the valid-during-period option go on sale November 13.
Several pieces stay up for the whole Tokyo run. The life-size "Bomb" figure and the "Phone Booth of Encounter" remain in the Chainsaw Man area, while "The Rumbling" and a making-of exhibit tied to the hilltop scenery stay in the Attack on Titan area. The Jujutsu Kaisen area keeps "Yuji Itadori, Circulating Memories" and "A Certain Room Where Gojo Was Sleeping."
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