Jérôme Alquié is coming to the Tokyo BD Festival!

2026-10-11 2026-10-11

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For the 2nd Tokyo BD Festival, taking place on October 31 and November 1, 2026, we are delighted to welcome comics artist Jérôme Alquié, with the support of Kana Editions and the CEIPI (Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies)!

Jérôme Alquié grew up under the strong influence of Japanese anime from the 1980s. Throughout his career, he has produced numerous official illustrations and art books dedicated to cult animated series. Since 2011, he has also been active in the world of comics, contributing to successful series such as Surnaturels and Mythics.

His collaboration with Kana ultimately enabled him to fulfill a lifelong dream: working on the worlds that shaped his imagination, most notably Captain Harlock (Albator) and Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac). Today, he is recognized as one of the French artists who has most successfully built bridges between Japanese and Franco-Belgian visual cultures.

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Jérôme Alquié
（ジェローム・アルキエ）

Born in 1975, Jérôme Alquié grew up under the influence of some of the most iconic Japanese animated series of the 1980s, including UFO Robot Grendizer (Goldorak), Captain Harlock (Albator), and Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac). From an early age, he developed a deep passion for Japanese animation and illustration, which would go on to shape his artistic career.

In the early 2000s, he truly launched his professional career by creating numerous illustrations for DVD covers and merchandise related to these cult series. He subsequently continued exploring these universes through a wide range of official artwork, including posters, packaging designs, promotional visuals, and several art books. Between 2017 and 2019, he notably produced the official art books for Ulysses 31, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, and Inspector Gadget.

In 2011, he entered the world of Franco-Belgian comics with Surnaturels, a series created in collaboration with writer Arnaud Dollen and published by Delcourt (currently four volumes). He also contributed to the Mythics series alongside Patrick Sobral, creator of Les Légendaires, demonstrating his ability to work across a wide variety of genres and fictional worlds.

A few years later, a meeting with the editorial director of Kana Editions gave him the opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream: drawing the heroes who had inspired him growing up, first Captain Harlock (Albator), and later Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac), through official projects that have since become defining milestones of his career.