As every year, the Paris Book Fair returns in spring with its share of festivities, and this year a lot of news is to watch on the manga side!
It takes place at the Parc des expositions de Paris Porte de Versailles and this year the dates chosen are from Friday 16 to Monday 19 March 2018 !
1/NAGABE, the author of The Child and the Cursed, invited by Komikku
The only male author among our Japanese guests, NAGABE has been published in France since March 2017 by Komikku, with its title L'enfant et le maudit, a touching work that forms a duet between two creatures that oppose everything. A year after the beginning of its publication here, it comes to meet its audience, at the same time as the release of its fourth volume.
NAGABE's signings during the Paris Book Fair will take place from Friday to Sunday on the stand of its publisher Komikku at location 1-M41 :
- Friday, March 16 from 1:30 pm to 4 pm
- Saturday, March 17 from 1:30 pm to 4 pm
- Sunday, March 18 from 1:30 pm to 4 pm
Signings will be on a copy of a volume of L'enfant et le maudit (volume 4 comes out on March 15), on a first-come, first-served basis.
Other signings will take place with the author in Paris and Lyon. To know the modalities we direct you to the link here !
2/Kanome SHIRAHAMA, the author of L'atelier des sorciers, invited by Pika
Invited by his publisher Pika, Kanome SHIRAHAMA will be there to present his first work published in France. The wizards' workshop will be released on March 7 with a collector's edition to mark the occasion. This author graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts has illustrated Marvel, DC Comics and Star Wars comics. She delivers us here, a work with a very strong graphic identity where magic has a preponderant place.
Kamome SHIRAHAMA will sign on the Pika Edition booth at location 1-R50, for each of the signings, she will sign on a printed shikishi that will be offered at the time of the signing:
- Friday, March 16 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: signing session reserved for the winners of the VIP signing contest. You can still enter this contest here.
- Saturday, March 17 from 2 pm to 4 pm bracelet signing
- Sunday, March 18 from 2 pm to 3:30 pm bracelet signing
You can get a dedication on presentation of a signing bracelet.
The signing bracelets are to be collected, the same day of the signing from 10am, on the Pika Edition stand (stand 1-R50), on request, without condition of purchase, and within the limit of the number of autographs available.
Apart from signings, the author will also participate in a "Drawn Interview" on the comic, manga and comics scene (location S56) on Sunday, March 18 from 12:30 and 13:30.
Also know that Kamome SHIRAHAMA will be accessible outside the Paris Book Fair, for two signing sessions in the Paris region !
3/Marie SASANO, the author of Momo and the messenger of the Sun, invited by Ki-oon
With the launch of Ki-oon Magazine, the publisher is focusing in 2018 on its original productions. With Momo and the messenger of the Sun, Marie SASANO leads the way with a manga for all audiences, colorful and warm.
She will be signing at the Paris live show on the Ki-oon stand at location 1-P45 :
- Friday, March 16: 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
- Saturday, March 17: 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
- Sunday, March 18: 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
To have access to these sessions, no mandatory purchase on the stand (even if you will be offered a badge if you do), first come, first served, knowing that the signings will be on volume 1 of Momo and the messenger of the Sun
Two other sessions are also planned outside the show.
4/Taro SAMOYED, the author of Artiste, un chef d'exception, invited by Glénat
Invited by his French publisher Glénat, Taro SAMOYED offers us his first work Artist, an exceptional chef, who immerses us in the world of French cuisine, during his stages of preparation of the purchase of his ingredients on the Rungis market, until his plate!
For the author, two signing sessions are planned during the Paris Book Fair on the Glénat booth 1-P42:
- Friday, March 16, 2pm-4pm
- Saturday, March 17, 5pm-8pm
Access to the signings on the Glénat stand will be via a ticket that can be obtained for any purchase on the publisher's stand (and not necessarily on the volume related to the author of the dedication), however the ticket is valid only on the day of purchase, Taro SAMOYED will sign only on his book.
Taro SAMOYED will also be in conference on Saturday from 5pm to 6pm, on the comic, manga and comics scene.
5/SHONEN and YAMI SHIN, the authors of Outlaw Players and Green Mechanic, invited by Ki-oon
We finish this selection Paris Book Fair with French Touch! After an appearance at Japan Expo 2017, SHONEN and YAMI SHIN, the French authors of the publisher Ki-oon will be present for this edition of the Paris book fair to promote their respective titles that are Outlaw Players and Green Mechanic.
Their signings will be at Ki-oon's booth at location 1-P45, with a first-come, first-served rule!
Shonen
- Friday, March 16: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, March 17: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Sunday, March 18: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Yami Shin
- Saturday, March 17: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 18: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Bonus / Thomas ROMAIN, the author of Family Traits invited by Kurokawa
If manga and anime have an important part in Japanese pop-culture, other segments are to be discovered and it is from this desire that the new Kuropop collection from the publisher Kurokawa was born. It will begin in March with two books La Magie du rangement illustré by Marie Kondo and Traits de famille by Itsuki, Ryonosuke and Thomas Romain. It is this second title that interests us here, since Thomas ROMAIN who is a French artistic director and designer based in Japan, gives us his passion for drawing within his family with his children.
These signing sessions will take place at Kurokawa's booth at location 1-R46, as long as you have a ticket that can be obtained at the publisher's booth:
- Saturday, March 17 from 2pm to 4.30pm
- Sunday, March 18 from 2pm to 4pm
With this 2018 edition, the Paris Book Fair shows that in terms of manga guests, it is a real alternative to Japan Expo! It becomes a must for fans of the manga, and going there with family is quite interesting given the diversity of the publishers present, with tastes that can diverge within a family.
