Thursday, April 21, 2016

The World's First Snoopy Museum Is Opening in Tokyo

This is it. The first museum in the world dedicated to the cartoon beagle. And it’s opening this weekend.
Located in Tokyo’s Roppongi, the museum features original and unpublished works from Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, rare memorabilia, as well as new, rotating exhibits. The only other Peanutsmuseum is the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California.

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Kotaku


Knott's News: This isn't surprising in the least. While the Peanuts franchise isn't very popular or even well known outside of the United States (which is why the movie performed horribly internationally and was the main contributor to its underwhelming performance at the box office), Snoopy is. In Japan, Snoopy's design just appeals to their desire for anything kawaii and has become incredibly popular, despite the distinctly "american" feeling source material. This is why Universal Japan has an entire section of their park devoted to the lovable beagle called "Snoopy Studios"

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