Manga show of Barcelona
MANGA SHOW OF BARCELONA
The manga show is a convention on manga, anime and Japanese culture organized by the FICOMIC (federation of professional comic institutions), held annually at the fair in Barcelona. Is the most important convention on Japanese comics in Spain.
Then follow Japan Weekend in Madrid and the Festival of Video Games and Asian Culture in Seville.
Activities:
There are many activities that take place during the days of the Barcelona Manga Fair, highlighting the cosplay competition, musical performances, exhibitions, workshops and other educational activities.
| Contests of Cosplay | |
| Is a very traditional contest that takes place on Saturday where there are more people.The number of participants each year is larger so they had to restrict the number of registrations. This contest is based on people dressing up as some manga or anime character, but the rule of this is that the costume must be made entirely by hand |  |
| Anime song contest |
| It is a musical competition in which players of anime songs or video games in Japanese participate. Since 2015 the winner of the contest has been awarded the prize to participate in the Haneda International Anime Music Festival in Tokyo. |  |
| Idol Contest: Shine bright like an IDOL | |
| Since the 2018 edition, and taking advantage of the visit of the ex-idol Emika Kamieda, other aspects of Japanese pop culture, such as idols, have been enhanced. For this purpose, a competition is held to demonstrate the idol talent on stage, whether in individual or group format, in which not only singing and dancing are rewarded. |  |
| K-Pop Dance Contest: K-POP Assault | |
| The growth of the fan base of k-pop and South Korean culture favors the creation of a contest of dances and covers based on k-pop songs. |  |
The first event of the manga salon was in 1995.
*FICOMIC is an entity created by the association of comic editors of Spain whose main objective is the dissemination and promotion of comic and manga. Since 1989, she has been the organizer of the Barcelona International Comic Fair, and since 1995, of the Barcelona Manga Fair.
