Memories: The Amazing area at Japan Expo 2024!
Amazing is an opportunity to discover the culture of countries other than Japan in a dedicated area at Japan Expo! This year, you could dance to K-Pop, meet famous comic book artists and play a whole host of board games!
The Amazing area once again welcomed prestigious guests! Mr. Alan DAVIS honored us with live drawings, a conference and signing sessions! In Artist Alley, you could also meet other comic artists, such as Pascal Alixe, Kibar and Guile!
Webtoon were in the spotlight this year, with guests including YLAB creator Youn, authors Lim Lina and Kim Junghyun, and Nuit Incolore presenting its new adventure on the Yuzu stage! Japan Expo was also an opportunity to meet Oto-san and Shelter (Hand of Fate), Prince Rours (Bouhland) and Toth-M (DISTRESS)!
Travis Baldree, author of Legends & Lattes, was pleased to come to Japan Expo to show us his cosy fantasy works!
You could count on the dance cover bands to set the mood this year! Magnetix Crew, RE:Z Team and Namja Project were on hand throughout the 4-day festival to get visitors moving, and introduce you to K-Pop in motion!
Amazing booths put stars in your eyes with their animations! 501st Legion French Garrison and the Alliance Impériale promoted the dark side, while Ludosport trained its new jedi to fight the menace! Once your training was complete, it was time to set off on new adventures aboard the saga's most iconic spaceship at the Spaceventure booth!
To continue with a magical moment, the Herocarsconcept booth invited you to take a trip to Hogwarts in the Weasley car! Les Dix Lunes plunged you into the world of Harry Potter to take photos in the film's settings, and La gazette du sorcier awaited you for activities linked to the saga!
And to round off your tour of the cult sagas, the Tolkiendil booth introduced you to the universes created by J.R.R Tolkien!
On the Polymaker booth, a collection of 3D-printed objects was on display, with the option of printing a souvenir! Pierre Delinfini carved statues in the likeness of your favorite heroes - an opportunity to learn more about the stone-cutting trade!
The baristas of the Webtoon Café gave you their invaluable advice on webtoons throughout the festival at their conferences and on their booth!
The exhibition on Korean drama through the ages was a fun way to discover Korean history through Korean drama!
Discipline, control and strength were required to follow the demonstrations by members of France Haidong Gumdo! An opportunity to discover this traditional Korean martial art with over 3 million practitioners worldwide.
Nathan Gey brought you his best concert shots for his exhibition on K-Pop in France!
Meet & Magic plunged you back into childhood with a chance to meet your Disney heroes in the flesh! Take a photo with them and leave with a magical souvenir!
You were able to learn all about Disney's Lorcana TCG card game, and discover its latest expansion: The Return of Ursula!
Tournaments on the latest card games were organized in the Amazing Games area! Parkage brought you the latest in the world of board games, with exclusive previews!
Want more? See you at Japan Expo Sud from February 21 to 23, 2025 at Marseille Chanot!