京都精華大学
The creation of the manga museum was proposed by Kyoto Seika University in April of 2003. The project launch was announced by the Mayor of Kyoto City in December of 2004 at a press conference. In October of 2005, the Committee on the Use of Former Primary School Sites approved use of the former Tatsuike Primary School site for the museum. The museum's name and logo were determined in October of 2006, and it opened shortly thereafter in November of the same year.