For security reasons and due to non-compliance with the protocols established by the organization, we are forced to cancel the signatures of Shinichiro Watanabe for today.

We will soon give instructions on how to proceed for the signing sessions of the next few days.

We regret to inform you that, due to an unexpected health issue and on the advice of her doctor, Mai Yamane must cancel her participation in Manga Barcelona

After the overwhelming response from fans to the announcement that Yoko Kanno and SEATBELTS, together with Mai Yamane and the Canary Islands Big Band, will be part of the next edition of Manga Barcelona, we are thrilled to share that, in addition to the major concert on Friday, December 5th dedicated to the music of Cowboy Bebop, two more exclusive shows produced by Manga Barcelona with the legendary Japanese composer will follow.

The concert is included with tickets for Friday, December 5, at Manga Barcelona, on sale at the end of July.

The 31st edition of Manga Barcelona once again connects Catalonia and Japan through art, music, and a magical, modernist-inspired poster by Kamome Shirahama.

Consul-General of Japan in Barcelona, Ms. SHIKATA Akiko, hosted the Spanish representatives of the World Cosplay Summit 2025 at her residence yesterday.

“In both technology and magic, we always have the ability to choose”

This Monday, December 23, Manga Barcelona has been recognized by the Ministry of Culture as one of the cultural entities of reference of 2024. The event has been awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in Fine Arts, a prestigious award given to important personalities and entities in the cultural field. This great recognition reinforces Manga Barcelona as the reference event of manga, anime and Japanese culture in Spain.

In 1995, the doors of the Saló del Manga opened for the first time at Estació de França. Twenty-nine editions later, and now at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, Manga Barcelona will celebrate its thirty editions demonstrating, as Meritxell Puig, director of the event, has assured: “that manga and anime have ceased to be a niche interest to be part of the cultural mainstream”. It has been evident for years that manga is one of the forms of comic with the most appeal for public of all ages, or that anime is an option like any other within the audiovisual panorama, and all this is evident in the success of the success that usually accompanies Manga Barcelona. At this point, with tickets sold out on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, everything seems to guarantee a massive anniversary celebration, seasoned with the joy and enthusiasm that usually characterizes the event, thanks to an always dedicated audience.

The Japan Association for the World Expo 2025, the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, will be present at 30 Manga Barcelona that will be held from December 5 to 8, 2024 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via. Therefore, MYAKU-MYAKU, the amazing mascot of the expo, will be visiting Spain for the first time.

The ephemeral store will feature exclusive merchandise from the official stores in Tokyo and Osaka. Nintendo, once again a sponsor of this great Japanese cultural event, will have 168 game booths where visitors can enjoy Super Mario Party Jamboree, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Mario & Luigi: Brothership and many more.