Planning of the events 2008

January 26, 2008
	Japan Escape This convention is the appointment of all the amateurs of manga and Japanese culture, L’event where they will be able to be found, divide and make discover their passion. Place : Montpellier Site of convention : www.hidekiplay.com

23 to January 27, 2008
	International festival of the Comic strip The célebre festival entirely dedicated to the data base. Place : Angouleme Site of the festival : www.bdangouleme.com

15 to February 17, 2008
	Fan Festival fan Festival - the Manga Festival and Video game - returns with three days of innovations, D’animations and of surprises. Place : Cannes Site of the festival :www.fanfestival.fr

23 to February 24, 2008
	Japan Addict Japan Addict wants to be to be a convention 100% amateurs. The goal is to offer to all the fans of Japan, manga/anime and plays vidéos, a convivial space where they will have access to: stands of fanzines, cosplay, tournaments of plays vidéos, plays related to the world of the manga, projections of animates. Place : Strasbourg Site of the festival :http://ja2008.cabanova.fr

08 to March 09, 2008
	Paris Manga During two days, Paris Manga proposes many animations around the culture manga. With the program: Cosplay (contest of costumes), video games, J-music, plays musical, karaoke, fanzines, draughtsmen, quizz, projections, plays surprised, assemblies of models, contest of drawing, design of manga on computer... Place : Paris Site of the festival :www.parismanga.fr

29 to March 30, 2008
	Animasia 2008 After already three editions, the festival "Animasia, travel in the heart of Asia" returns March the 29, and 30 2008! With the program: cosplay, conferences, mangas, projections of animated, martial arts and full with others surprised. Place : Pessac (33) Site of the festival :www.animasia.org

April 12, and 13 2008
	MangaCity-4e edition The ême edition of MANGACITY will be held in a new larger space of the three preceding editions. More rooms, more activities and a room of spectacle of quality. Place : Rennes - House of the Field of Mars Site of the festival :http://mangacity.forumdediscussions.net

19 to April 20, 2008
	Mang' Azure Mang' Azur is the Festival of the Japanese culture in Toulon. The goal of this demonstration is to make discover with the public the Japanese culture through his traditions like by its modernity and this by bringing together the actors of the French scene of this field. Place : Toulon Site of the festival :www.mangazur.com

26 to April 27, 2008

Japan Sun

After the success of the premiere edition of 2006 (2500 visitors in two days), Sekai association decides to give cover while proposing a new edition of the living room Japan Sun.
With the program, 1200m² of space shared between the culture, animation and video games, in the concerts, the demonstrations and another meetings of dedication without forgetting the contest of cosplay!

Place : Fabrègues (34)

Site of the festival :www.japansun.fr

May 17, 2008

Fashion Manga

Time D’one day exceptional, putting the manga and the fashion at L’honor, a great number D’activities will be proposed: demonstrations of plays vidéos, contest of drawing, contest of cosplay, dedications by authors of manga, confectioneries surprised, fashion parade, projections vidéos but also performances, concerts, films and djs set.

Place : Enghien-The-baths (95)

Site of the festival :www.cda95.com

May 17, and 18 2008

J-Cult Expo

The J-CULTEXPO proposes D to you’to test the Japanese traditional plays and D’influences, L’initiation with the play of Go as of you immerse in parts of role plaies to L’japonisant universe.
You will be able to assist conferences, to meet Masters in Martial arts. But also of Cosplay and the fashion parades, to test your aptitudes for the contest of drawing, to show your gifts of video assembler to contest AMV and your aggressiveness with the tournament of PES.

Place : Nantes

Site of the festival :www.j-cultexpo.fr

May 30 at June 1, 2008
	Epitanime 2008 With the program of this new edition, nearly a hundred exhibitors, animations, video games, J-MUSIC, COSPLAY (contest of costumes), the karaoké giant one, contests of drawings, projections, sumo, contests, gifts. Place : The Kremlin-Bicêtre (92) Site of the festival :www.epita-convention.com

June 21, and 22 2008
	Banzaï Expo With the program: martial arts, traditional dance, meditation, Shakuhachi and Koto, mah-jong, play of Go, manga and Japanese animation: scéances of dedications, initiations and contest of drawings manga, projection of animate and reports, Feng shui, Shiatsu, Reiki, Place : Perpignan (66) Site of the festival :http://banzaiexpo2008.canalblog.com

July 3,4,5, and 6 2008
	Japan Expo Largest of conventions European Place : Villepinte Site of the festival :www.japan-expo.com

August 30, and 31 2008
	Japan Style 2008 Place : Nantes Site of the festival :http://176443.aceboard.fr/index.php?login=176443

September 13, and 14 2008

Paris Manga 6

Small and Large, go September the 13 and 14 in Paris, Espace Champerret on more 8000m² for the 6th edition of Paris Manga, the appointment of all impassioned of Manga, of Japanimation, Video Plays and of J-music.

Place : Paris

Site of the festival :www.parismanga.fr

September 20, and 21 2008

Experimental Nihon Summer

Saturdays and Sunday September 20 and 21 will proceed the first edition of "Nihon Experimental Summer - Convention Otaku Expérimentale" in Vannes (56) at the house of district of Kerkado.

Place : Valves

Site of the festival :http://assoambivalence.free.fr

September 27, and 28 2008

Chartres Manga

The edition 2008 of convention Chartres Manga proposes various activities
- Stands fanzines and professionels
- Demonstration of origami
- Contest (cosplay, drawing and video games)

Place : Chartres

Site of the festival :http://chartresmanga.jeunforum.com/

Cancelled
	Paris Animates & Game Show With the 2 days program : projections, plays, contests, cosplay, karaoké, video games and musical, demonstrations D’martial arts, expos various, concerts, gallery D’art, ceremonies traditional, dedications, invited … and of many others surprised. Place : Paris Site of the festival :www.pag-show.com

October 18, and 19 2008
	dijon//SAITEN 4 Place : University campus of Dijon Site of the festival :www.dijon-saiten.fr

October 31 at November 2, 2008
	Chibi Japan Expo The little brother of largest of conventions European Place : Paris Is Montreuil Site of the festival : http://chibi-japan-expo.com

4 to November 9, 2008
	1ême festival cinemas and cultures of Asia Place : Lyon Site of the festival : www.asiexpo.com/festival

22 to November 23, 2008
	Japan Touch - 10eme Edition Place : Villeurbanne (69) Site of the festival : www.asiexpo.com/japantouch

November 29, and 30 2008
	TGS Toulouse Game Show Toulouse Game Show. First large living room on Manga/Japanimation, the plays vidéos and the cultures Asian on the Toulouse area. Place : Toulouse Site of the festival : www.toulouse-game-show.fr