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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
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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.
Festival Overview
| Event Name | TOKYO BD FESTIVAL 2025 |
| Date & Time | Saturday, 1 November 2025, and Sunday, 2 November 2025 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (last admission at 5:00 p.m.) |
| Venue | Tokyo International French School (Lycée Français International de Tokyo) 5-57-37 Takinogawa, Kita-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 7-minute walk from the east exit of Itabashi Station on the JR Saikyo Line / 5-minute walk from A1 exit of Shin-Itabashi Station on the Toei Mita Line |
| Ticketing | Free admission (autograph session and talk show are paid events and require reservations) |
| Organiser | MAISON LIBRE LLC |
| Collaboration | Partners Tokyo French International School (LFIT) National Book Centre (CNL) French Embassy/French Institute in Tokyo International Association of French-Language Booksellers (AILF) French Society for the Interests of Authors of Written Works (SOFIA) French Copyright Office in Tokyo (BCF) Cervantes Institute of Tokyo (Spain) Goethe Institute of Tokyo (Germany) Wallonia-Brussels International (Belgium) Polish Institute in Tokyo (Poland) Embassy of Greece in Japan (Greece) Romanian Cultural Institute in Tokyo (Romania) Czech Cultural Centre in Tokyo (Czech Republic) European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) Japan Editions Caurette Dargaud publishing Glénat publishing Dupuis publishing Le Lombard publishing Kana publishing Mr Tan & Co. publishing Thousands of Books publishing Shu Cream publishing Euromanga publishing |
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| Adress | Lycée Français International de Tokyo 114-0023 5-57-37 Takinogawa, Kita-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 7-minute walk from the east exit of Itabashi Station on the JR Saikyo Line 5-minute walk from A1 exit of Shin-Itabashi Station on the Toei Mita Line |
| Important notice | Please use public transportation - no parking available |