Go figure childhood memories by design

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The number of anime fans in China has been growing rapidly over the past decades. The China International Comics and Games Expo held in July in Shanghai attracted about 300,000 visitors.

The Kaiyodo figure models impressed people with their vividness and fineness of gestures, facial expressions and muscle lines that are identical with the anime characters'. Each model contains information about the designer.

Shuichi is proud of having some of the world's genius figure designers. "Some designers would make hundreds of models to choose the most perfect one. But ultimately, to be a successful designer, the key is talent endowed only by nature."

There is more to explore than cartoon figures in the show.

A large part is characters from classical films like Spider-Man, Star Wars and Iron Man. There are also figure models of dragons, dinosaurs and sea creatures that will transport visitors to a fairytale world.

Visitors can try an interactive event at the exhibition called the Figure Me project. Visitors stand on a rotating platform while a camera collects 360-degree data about them before forming a 3-D photo. They can then download an app and view the 3-D photo on their cellphone.