Japan Expo Marseille - February 21-23, 2025
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The Great Catalog of Guests - Who's coming in Japan Expo Marseille 2025 ?

Japan Expo Marseille is delighted and honored to welcome distinguished guests where your idols and idols meet! Here's a non-exhaustive list of the guests announced for the 2025 edition, so let's put back the pieces together.

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MANGA & ANIME

 
 

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Japan Expo Marseille, we have the immense honor of inviting none other than the author of the legendary Captain Tsubasa: Yoîchi Takahashi.
The father of one of the most influential sports mangas awaits you for conferences, signing sessions and Meet & Greet.

Known as Olive et Tom the show was a big hit on our TV screens. French audiences have become familiar with the anime and associate their characters with recognizable voices!
And just as well, voice actors are also on the agenda at Japan Expo.
Fans will be delighted to meet prolific voice actors such as Brigitte Lecordier (Son Goku, Oui-Oui, Peepoodou, etc.) and Adeline Chetail (Jinx, Zelda, Nausicaa, Yor, etc.).

Join these dubbing stars for special events, conferences and signing sessions.

 
 

The man hosting these aforementioned conferences is none other than Ed le Fou!
Hosting a YouTube channel centered around mangas in his spare time, he has been an hosting conferences for some years now, producing on-stage interviews at a number of festivals. Collaborating with Isan manga on its tribute to the late Buichi Terasawa, author of Cobra.

 
 

Prepare for trouble and make it double.
Two animators, well established in the Japanese animation industry, agreed to share their experience and expertise behind the scenes of anime.

Dorian COULON, a 25-year-old freelance animator, who has proved himself on Attack of the Titans, Black Clover, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, BLUELOCK, Jujustu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, One Piece...

Julien CORTEY, animator whose name appears in the credits of Boruto, My Hero Academia, Wakfu, One Piece (since the Wano arc) and even Arcane!

Together, they directed and animated the trailer for Inoxtag's manga Instinct. Discover this duo, whose pen are more familiar than their faces, at a conference on the Ichigo stage.

Manga author Paula ANDRADE from Argentina will be at Japan Expo Marseille to present FAUVE, L'Exorciste du Louvre, her latest work in collaboration with the Louvre Museum.
Meet her at a signing session!

WEB CULTURE

You can always share a fun time along this YouTuber with 2.6 million subscribers, SORA is a excited to meet with his community!
He'll be hosting conferences and taking part in live events!
Don't hesitate to visit him at his stand or at a signing session - he'll welcome you with open arms!

 
 

Inseparable video makers, humorists and musicians in their spare time. Le Fils de la Chance aka Luckson and 2sDoubleA are here for Japan Expo Marseille!

Join them on stage to host a Pokémon Pocket game and the Japan Expo Game Show.
Joint signing sessions are also planned throughout the festival.

MUSIC

 
 

Warm up this winter season with songs!
The 2025 edition of Japan Expo Marseille is delighted to bring you a variety of bands and musicians, from J-pop to K-pop to local hip-hop.
Japanese guests include Boys Band and Idols :
Check out the eight boys from ALL IN and the thirteen girls of Banzaï Japan, celebrate Japanese culture in style!

Make ways for K-pop! UK is a Korean singer who performed in Japan for 10 years as a member of the group APEACE before going off on a solo career in 2021. After a remarkable first appearance at Japan Expo Marseille, he's back to present his latest EP: Vivid UK!

KANG MINSU got his start in the Japanese-Korean band BEE SHUFFLE, which performed at Japan Expo in 2015! This year, he's back alone to present his new music!

After Japan Expo Marseille, the J-Pop festivities continue: find these 4 groups as the main line-up for the J-Music Festival in Paris Vol.2 on February 24!

On our French-speaking borders, Cookiesan, a manga and anime enthusiast, is one of the pioneers of the Manga Rap movement, which blends the worlds of manga and France's most popular musical genre, rap.

 
 

From Lyon and Montpellier, RE:Z TEAM and HDK lead the way!
Come and discover their K-pop dance covers. These dancers will reproduce the choreography of international hits on stage.

Dancing addicts are advised to drop by the Ichigo stage on Sunday February 23 at 5pm for the Amazing K-pop Show. RE:Z TEAM and HDK will deliver a special performance featuring Kang Minsu, All In and UK

COSPLAY

A guest at Japan Expo in 2016 and 2019, Yuegene Fay is coming to the South of France for the first time: meet this renowned cosplayer whose talent has been recognized many times around the world!

Two Englishwomen are also making the trip: Tsupo and Clood, the latest winning duo from World Cosplay Summit 2023. The pair will have their own booth in the heart of the Cosplay Village, and will serve as jury for the French selection of the World Cosplay Summit.

 
 

Latvia's veteran cosplayer SayoChuu is honoring us with her presence in the Cosplay Village, and will also be jury of the French selection for the World Cosplay Summit.

Mori Misaki, touring cosplayer, returns to Japan Expo Marseille to share otaku culture, Japanese culture and her passion for cosplay with you!

GASTRONOMY

 
 

Prepare for an unforgettable luncheon!
Mouth-watering pastry, YLG Pâtisserie and Ai Fujiroku share their gourmet recipes. Taste Japanese-inspired delights that only they know the secret of.

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