Exterior of the Kyoto International Manga Museum, the former Tatsuike Elementary School building

Kyoto International Manga MuseumKarasuma-Oike

"Lullaby of the Dawn" Exhibition: Two Million Stars

Ended11 September 2026 – 27 October 2026Free

This exhibition has ended.

Mini exhibition on Yuno Ichika's fantasy series Yoake no Uta, with full-colour illustrations, artwork printouts and a live drawing event. Part of KYOMAF 2026.

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Elva is a warrior priest whose fighting shortens his own life, and Alto stays with him to set him free. That is the set-up of Yoake no uta (Lullaby of the Dawn), Yuno Ichika's Boys' Love fantasy, and the two million in the title is its sales in print and digital.

This mini exhibition has about 100 pieces in Gallery 4 on the second floor. You walk past about 80 pages of finished art and rough sketches, all printouts because Yuno draws digitally, plus around 10 full-colour illustrations, life-size character panels and a video of her drawing. It is her debut series, which is a high bar if your own first manga is still in a school notebook.

It is pitched at fans, though character panels help newcomers. Entry is free with the museum's ¥1,200 ticket. Maeda Coffee on the ground floor serves a themed menu. It closes 27 October, and the museum is shut on Wednesdays.

Look for

The rough sketches
Among the roughly 80 printed pages are Yuno's rough illustrations, so you can compare a loose layout with the finished, finely brushed page.
The life-size panels
Look for the characters printed at full human height, the one place in the show you stand next to them rather than read them.
The drawing video
A video shows the artwork being drawn, the closest you get to Yuno's process now that the live drawing event of 19 September is over.
The relationship chart
A panel maps how the characters are connected, alongside character introductions and setting materials, useful if you haven't read the series.