The 31st Manga Barcelona is on from 5 to 8 December.

The event offers a spectacular programme created by mangaka Kamome Shirahama (Atelier of Witch Hat). Inspired by modernista architecture and Gaudí, the programme features Shirahama's figure Coco, along with the fair’s mascot, Onachan.

Confirmed guests include Gou Tanabe, known for adapting the work of H.P. Lovecraft to manga, Satoru Nii, author of the manga Wind Breaker, Mao Momiji, illustrator of hyper-real gastronomy and exquisite dishes and Shinichiro Watanabe, director and creator of acclaimed anime works such as Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo and more recently, Lazarus.

The festival also includes a very special musical event. The singer Yoko Kanno and the group The Seatbelts, authors of the soundtrack for Cowboy Bebop, will be getting together for the first time outside of Japan to offer an exclusive and memorable concert.

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