Startbahn’s SRR Project Space to Hold “Eiichiro Oda “ONE PIECE / UNSEEN WORLDS””, An Exhibition Presented by Shueisha Starting August 20th. Startrail PORT is Used on All Artworks.

Startbahn,Inc. (head office: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Taihei Shii; hereinafter referred to as "Startbahn") is delighted to host Eiichiro Oda “ONE PIECE / UNSEEN WORLDS, an exhibition presented by Shueisha Inc. (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter referred to as "Shueisha") from Sunday August 20th to Sunday September 10th, 2023 at SRR Project Space, its physical gallery space in Tokyo. For this exhibition of the renowned artist and animator Eiichiro Oda, letterpress prints previously exhibited in March 2021 will be juxtaposed with a new work unveiled for the occasion, and a video documenting the production of prints to date will also be on view. All artworks in this exhibition are registered on Startrail PORT, Startbahn’s blockchain certificate infrastructure, and will be presented in original boxes with blockchain-connected authentication certificates and NFC tag stickers. We invite visitors to come to Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, to see the true value of manga art prints that can not fully be conveyed over a screen.


© 2023, Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha Inc. All rights reserved.

■ Exhibition Information

Title: “Eiichiro Oda "ONE PIECE / UNSEEN WORLDS""
Exhibition Dates: August 20th (Sun) - September 10th (Sun), 2023
Opening Hours: Thursday-Saturday 13:00- 19:00　Sunday 13:00-18:00　（Closed on Monday-Wednesday）
Venue: SRR Project Space（〒155-0031 Tokyo, Setagaya-ku, Kitazawa 2-22-2-1)
Organizer: Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage https://mangaart.jp/
Partner: Startbahn, Inc.
Entrance Fee: Free
Artist: Eiichiro Oda


■ Artist Profile

1975.01.01 ~ Born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
1992: “WANTED!” awarded the 44th Tezuka Prize in Weekly Shonen Jump
1993: “Ikki Yakou” awarded the 104th Hop☆Step Prize
1997: Started “ONE PIECE” series. Published its first comic book (vol.1) in the same year
1999: “ONE PIECE” animated and broadcasted on TV
2006: Nominated in the comic section in Top 100 Media Art in Japan
2012: Held the first exhibition “ONE PIECE Exhibition”
2012: “ONE PIECE” awarded the first prize of the 41th Japan Cartoonists Association Award
2018: Awarded Prefectural Citizens' Honor in Kumamoto prefecture


■ About Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage

Shueisha Manga Art-Heritage is Shueisha's first global e-commerce service, launched in March 2021 with the vision of preserving rare manga prints as artworks to hand down from generation to generation. It utilizes a digital archive of original manga art prints that has been in operation since 2008. Through its archiving system, Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage gives manga art prints lasting value as "works of art".

Official website: https://mangaart.jp/


■ About SRR Project Space

Address: SRR Project Space（〒155-0031 Tokyo, Setagaya-ku, Kitazawa 2-22-2-1)
Opening Hours: Thursday-Saturday 13:00- 19:00　Sunday 13:00-18:00　（Closed on Monday-Wednesday）
Operated by: Startbahn, Inc
Inquiry: contact@startbahn.jp

SRR Project Space is an exhibition space operated by Startbahn, opened in May 2022, and is located at the heart of Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. “SRR Project Space" derives its name from an abbreviation of Startbahn’s NFT "Startrail Registry Record (SRR)” and "Shimokitazawa Rail Road (SRR)", a new urban community along the railway, developed by Odakyu Electric Railways.

Located on the Shimokitazawa Line Road Street, SRR Project Space is a place of exploration, learning, and development that further promotes the role of art, creativity, and technology in sustainable urban development. It also acts as a bridge between Shimokitazawa's thriving culture and the international art scene, connecting society with new technological trends such as NFTs and inviting artists from outside Japan to exhibit in Tokyo. A window to the world, SRR Project Space is a space for technological innovation and community engagement.

Official website: https://srrprojectspace.startbahn.io/


■ About Startbahn

Startbahn is a leading Japanese art tech company aiming to enrich society by providing the technology needed by artists and all those involved in the art industry. Startbahn operates Startrail, a sustainable and scalable blockchain infrastructure that assures the reliability, authenticity, and traceability of works.

For more information, visit: https://startbahn.io/


■ About Startrail

Startrail is a sustainable and scalable blockchain infrastructure, structured and operated by Startbahn, that assures the reliability, authenticity, and traceability of artworks—from physical works such as paintings, sculptures, and installations, to digital works based on data such as images, video, and audio. Providing seamless management of terms & conditions for secondary distribution and other permissions, Startrail can serve as a collection management tool, and due to the nature of blockchain, recorded information cannot be deleted, tampered with, or duplicated.

For more information, visit: https://startrail.io/