Black Clover Mangaka Yuki Tabata all set to attend Manga Barcelona Festival in December 2024

Modified Sep 25, 2024 20:59 GMT

Black Clover Mangaka Yuki Tabata all set to attend Manga Barcelona Festival in December 2024 (Image via Shueisha)

Yuki Tabata, the mangaka behind the world-famous Black Clover series, will debut in Spain at the Manga Barcelona Festival 2024. Scheduled to be held between December 5 and 8, the event marks a significant point for both Tabata and his followers, mirrored in the fact that it coincides with the current state of the manga, which is actively circulating over 19 million copies.

Co-organized with Norma Editorial Comics, Yuki Tabata's participation is part of the gala for the 30th anniversary of Manga Barcelona, which will also feature some activities, including a crew of industry professionals, workshops, and live performances.

Black Clover mangaka Yuki Tabata to attend Manga Barcelona Festival 2024

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Yuki Tabata, Black Clover's mangaka, has been announced as a guest at Manga Barcelona 2024. This will be Tabata's first time in Spain as a guest at any anime or manga event. The event has partnered with Norma Editorial Comics, the Spanish publisher of Yuki's manga. The event is scheduled from the 5th to the 8th of December.

Recently, there has been an increase in Black Clover's popularity. In 2024, the manga series recorded a circulation of over 19 million copies. Following the anime's conclusion, the film sequel Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King was released on Netflix, marking it their best movie. The movie generated a great response from fans in the first two days of its screening.

List of guests who'd be attending Manga Barcelona Festival 2024

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Manga Barcelona is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and will be held in Barcelona, Spain. The convention will feature many notable industry figures. The current lineup of manga and anime professionals includes:

Yuki Tabata (Black Clover)
Naoki Urasawa (Monster)
Akasaka Asa (Kaguya-sama: Love is War)
Yokoyari Mengo (artist for Oshi no Ko)
Kamome Shirahama (Witch Hat Atelier)
Shinichi Ishizuka (author/illustrator for Blue Giant)
Number8 (screenwriter for Blue Giant film)
Yuka Fujikawa (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation manga)
Takeshi Kawaguchi (Fate/Grand Order-Turas Réalta manga)
Juan Albarrán (Matagi Gunner)
Carles Dalmau (Lucid Lucy)
Sunghoo Park (director for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1)
Hiroshi Nagahama (director of Uzumaki anime)
Yann Le Gall (art director, studio E&H Production)

The event will also feature a stellar lineup of musical guests, including BURNOUT SYNDROMES (known for Haikyuu!! and Dr. Stone), Maki Otsuki (One Piece), Kazuso Oda (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure), PSYCHIC FEVER from EXILE TRIBE, and Misty. The guest list is expected to grow, with more announcements coming soon.

Final thoughts

A snapshot from the manga series (Image via Shueisha)

Yuki Tabata's appearance will be one of the major events for Black Clover fans in Spain. The manga's rising prominence makes this 30th-anniversary event a significant part of the celebration of manga and anime culture.