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Manga Barcelona to Host Junji Ito, Hyuganatsu, Nao Iwamoto, Sakaomi Yuzaki, Yudetamago, Taizan 5, Kore Yamazaki, Shoji Kawamori, More

Manga Barcelona will host the following guests from Japan at its event at Fira Barcelona Gran Via from December 5-8. The event staff also unveiled this year's poster drawn by Junji Ito:

This year's guests include:

• Horror manga creator Junji Ito
• The Apothecary Diaries creator Hyuganatsu (and boar Uririn)
• The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom manga creator Nao Iwamoto
• She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat manga creator Sakaomi Yuzaki
• Kinnikuman creators Yudetamago
• Takopi's Original Sin manga creator Taizan 5
• Team Phoenix manga creator Kenny Ruiz
• The Ancient Magus Bride manga creator Kore Yamazaki
• Macross creator Shōji Kawamori
• Animator Risa Ebata (Macross F)
• Director Keiichirō Saitō (Bocchi the Rock!, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)
• Producer Yuichiro Fukushi Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)
• Singer Reol
• Singer Lotus Juice
• Band ALI
• Band Nightmare
• Music producer and DJ Aiobahn +81
• Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrator Oswaldo Kato

Last year's event took place in December 2025. Guests included manga artist Gou Tanabe, Wind Breaker manga creator Satoru Nii, Delicious in Dungeon anime food designer Mao Momiji, Cowboy Bebop director Shinichirō Watanabe Cowboy Bebop, theme song artist SEATBELTS, and DAN DA DAN second season opening theme song artist Aina The End.

Source: Manga Barcelona (link 2)