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Explore key school activities and student achievements by year.

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A decade of activity beyond the classroom

Browse the school’s published record of exhibitions, awards, international exchange, and media coverage year by year.

All years: 12 entries

  1. Exchange

    Exchange with 18 manga students from Norway

    Visiting vocational students drew from shared prompts, designed characters from Japanese and Norwegian folktales, and created a collaborative artwork with Horie students.

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  2. Media

    School featured in an education-column article

    A website covering qualifications and distance-learning courses published an introductory column about the school.

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  3. Exchange

    Manga lesson for students from 11 countries

    The school taught a Japanese-language school summer program attended by learners from China, Taiwan, Korea, the United States, France, and other countries.

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  4. School activity

    Illustration workshop booth at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai

    The school ran a visitor workshop, while a key visual made from work by 110 students and instructors appeared on a large venue screen.

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  5. Award

    Elementary student received the top “Super Manga Artist” prize

    A grade-6 student’s first submission won the top Ribon × Jump Elementary School Manga Award and was also published in Ribon.

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  6. Exhibition

    10th student exhibition

    About 200 illustration and manga works were shown over two days to more than 300 visitors, with coverage by Osaka Nichinichi Shimbun.

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  7. School activity

    School expanded to the 7th and 10th floors

    As enrollment grew, the school expanded to two floors in the same Minamihorie building.

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  8. Media

    Featured in the national Asahi Elementary School Newspaper

    The school appeared in a feature on extracurricular learning, with two elementary students also taking part in the interview.

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  9. Exchange

    Group manga experience for 80 students from China

    Students from the Affiliated Middle School of Shandong Normal University joined morning and afternoon illustration and manga sessions.

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  10. Exhibition

    3rd student exhibition

    The school held its third student exhibition, which was covered by Osaka Nichinichi Shimbun.

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  11. Award

    Student work received the MBS Award at Art Stream 2018

    A student exhibit was selected for the MBS Award at Art Stream 2018.

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  12. Exhibition

    1st student exhibition

    The school held its first student exhibition and was featured by Osaka Nichinichi Shimbun.

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