The exhibition will feature original artworks from the renowned Japanese animation studio Production IG, including hand-painted cels and backgrounds, scripts and storyboards, pre-production sketches and digital prints from film classics Ghost in the Shell and JIN-ROH, their latest film Blood, plus the sensational TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Other groundbreaking anime material on display includes works from Akira, Astro Boy, Dragonball Z and Urusei Yatsura amongst others.

A comprehensive catalogue covering the history, themes and artists of the work on display and generously sponsored by the Japan Foundation in Sydney, will also be published to coincide with the exhibition. The catalogue will be compiled and edited by exhibition curator Cefn Ridout, founding editor of Manga Mania, the leading British magazine for Japanese animation and popular culture, and contributor to the magazine's latest incarnation, Manga Max.

As a timely bonus, the Dendy Opera Quays Cinemas are holding a Japanime Film Festival from 23 to 27 August, as part of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival. atomic sushi will be exhibiting original artworks from three of the films screening at the festival - Ghost in the Shell, JIN-ROH (its second outing in Australia after its triumphant debut at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival), and the digital masterpiece Blood, which will enjoy its Sydney premiere at the festival.