What's On?
Festival Event Line Up
Bande dessinée
market hall
A selection of bandes dessinées from Japanese and French publishers will be on display and available for purchase.
Talks
(booking required)
Our guest authors and experts come together to deepen cultural exchange and explore everything comics!
Signing sessions
(booking required)
Meet the authors in our exclusive signing sessions.
Festival catalogue
We will sell catalogues that include bandes dessinées, author bios, and sample from selected works. (Planned price: 2,000 yen per unit)
Regional foods and products
We plan to sell French food and miscellaneous goods, as well as items from shops in Kita Ward, in addition to bandes dessinées.
About Tokyo Bande Dessinée Festival
Infomation
In recent years, Japanese manga has enjoyed great popularity in France and other European countries. On the other hand, despite its high artistic value, bande dessinée (BD) is not yet widely recognised in Japan. However, the two have influenced each other over decades and deepened cultural appreciation. This festival aims to promote cultural exchange between the different participating countries and further introduce bande dessinée to the Japanese public.
