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The World God Only Knows
Wakaki Tamiki
Born in Osaka prefecture, 1972
The World God Only Knows started as a series for a weekly manga magazine in 2008. Katsuragi Keima is a god in the world of love simulation games (gal games), who is deeply attached to girls in the world of games, and downright disappointed with the real world. Essentially a love comedy but on the meta-level, this work portrays contemporary situations such as the relationship between fantasy and real life in manga, the reality of characters, the concept of “moe” and the boom of love simulation games, and thereby embraces complex forms of manga expression and themes that have surfaced since the 2000s.
A Zero In Open Call art festival exhibit of the Ayala Museum
AYALA MUSEUM
Makati Avenue, corner Dela Rosa Street, Makati City
August 16-October 2, 2011
The World God Only Knows
Wakaki Tamiki
Born in Osaka prefecture, 1972
The World God Only Knows started as a series for a weekly manga magazine in 2008. Katsuragi Keima is a god in the world of love simulation games (gal games), who is deeply attached to girls in the world of games, and downright disappointed with the real world. Essentially a love comedy but on the meta-level, this work portrays contemporary situations such as the relationship between fantasy and real life in manga, the reality of characters, the concept of “moe” and the boom of love simulation games, and thereby embraces complex forms of manga expression and themes that have surfaced since the 2000s.
A Zero In Open Call art festival exhibit of the Ayala Museum
AYALA MUSEUM
Makati Avenue, corner Dela Rosa Street, Makati City
August 16-October 2, 2011