It’s Manga Time in Milan: manga and Japanese culture in Feltrinelli

Saturday 4 March will be held at la Feltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires a Milan a special event called It’s Manga Timepart of Fantasyland, an initiative created by the Feltrinelli Bookshops to explore the fantastic worlds, which will host a series of appointments until April 9 in collaboration with Lucca Comics and Games.

It’s Manga Time in Milan: the details

On March 4, at 11:30, a masterclass entitled Manga: Japan’s Ninth Art held by Asuka Ozumi, translator and teacher for Feltrinelli Education of a course on manga and publishing, which will lead the participants on a journey through the vast world of Japanese comics: from spokon to gekiga, from horror to historical dramas.

It’s Manga Time in Milan

Afterwards, at 3.30 pm, there will be a dubbing workshop with Emanuela Pacotto and Renato Novara, well-known voices of One Piece, Pokémon and Dragonball, who will hold a meeting on the world of anime. Finally, at 18:30, Bao Publishing and Gastronomia Yamamoto organize a workshop inspired by The Midnight Tavern. Tokyo Storiesthe manga by Abe Yaro from which the Netflix original series was based Midnight Diner – Tokyo Stories. The laboratory will explore the curiosities and cultural differences related to the world of oriental cuisine.

The entire day will therefore be dedicated to Japanese comics and will celebrate the inauguration of the new Manga Lounge space inside the bookshop.

La Manga Lounge

The new Manga Lounge inside the Feltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires in Milan occupies an area of ​​40 square meters and is decorated with a series of artistic productions specially created by the European Academy of Manga. The walls of the Lounge are in fact furnished with illustrations that reproduce typical Japanese settings. Inside the Lounge there are also the famous Gashapon machines (which distribute mini action figures), and lots of Funko Pops. Furthermore, the Lounge offers a vast selection of manga, with over 3,500 titles starring for example great classics such as Dragonball, My Hero Academy And One piece.