Today, testimonies, documents, and other records that enable us to understand the history of the Japanese content industry are becoming increasingly valuable. For this reason, we have established the History of Content Industry Archives Research Center to create digital archives of primary documents of Japanese content and culture—including IT, video games, manga, anime, and the internet culture—and to bequeath them to future generations.
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- 202506/11
ZEN University HARC cooperates with the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Nokosu! Ikasu!! Manga, Anime, and Games Exhibition in Tokyo 2025"
ZEN University's Content Industry History Archive Research Center (HARC) is pleased to announce that it will be cooperating with the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Nokosu! Ikasu!! Manga, Anime, and Games Exhibition in Tokyo 2025," which will be held at the National Art Center, Tokyo from Saturday, June 14, 2025. HARC researcher Chitoko KOIDE is in charge of the games section of the exhibition.
The purpose of this exhibition is to consider archives in the fields of manga, anime, and games, and it is a traveling exhibition of the "Nokosu! Ikasu!! Manga, Anime, and Games Exhibition" held at the Kyoto International Manga Museum in 2024.
Please see the link below for details.(Japanise)
ZEN大学HARC、文化庁主催 「のこす！いかす！！マンガ・アニメ・ゲーム展 in Tokyo 2025」に協力 - 202506/10
ZEN University's History of Content Industry Archives Research Center (HARC) and Ritsumeikan University's The Art Research Center (ARC) Sign Collaboration Agreement for Joint Academic Research
On June 9, 2025, the Art Research Center (ARC) at Ritsumeikan University signed a Collaboration Agreement for Joint Academic Research with the History of Content Industry Archives Research Center (HARC) of ZEN University.
The signing ceremony took place at Ritsumeikan University's Kinugasa Campus and was attended by Professor Ryo Akama, Director of the ARC, and Professor Koichi Hosoi, Director of the HARC and faculty member of the College of Letters.
Please see the link below for details.(Japanise)
ZEN大学HARCと立命館大学ARCが連携協定を締結
コンテンツ産業のオーラル・ヒストリー、およびコミックマーケット関連資料のデジタルアーカイブ構築で協力 - 202411/12
Notice of Center Name Change
We are pleased to announce that the name of this center has been changed from Historical Archives Research Center to History of Content Industry Archives Research Center, effective November 12, 2024.
We look forward to your continued support.
ミッションMISSION
Japan is a leading creator of expressive culture in the modern age. Its content industry has exerted a significant influence on societies across the world, and its modern and comprehensive cultural and creative industry has developed a considerable presence both in Japan and overseas. The mission of the Historical Archive Research Center is to collect from far and wide primary documents that relate to the people, objects, and events that shaped this history; to establish an archive to preserve these documents; and to make these documents available to the public for research, education, business creation, and other social uses.