Spain's largest manga fair concludes in Barcelona

STORY: Spain's largest manga fair concludes in Barcelona DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:08 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Manga Barcelona 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): MERITXELL PUIG, Director of Manga Barcelona 3. various of Manga Barcelona 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): MERITXELL PUIG, Director of Manga Barcelona 5. various of Manga Barcelona STORYLINE: Manga Barcelona, the largest fair in Spain devoted to Japanese manga concluded on Sunday. Occupying three pavilions covering 82,000 square meters, the four-day fair attracted comic book sellers, video game companies and merchandisers from Spain and abroad. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): MERITXELL PUIG, Director of Manga Barcelona "We have exceeded all the goals that we set before the fair began. The change of venue and dates has been well received. We have more space and more visitors than the last regular edition before the pandemic in 2019, and so we are very happy." Cosplay is a key feature of manga events, and many attend