Pikachu arrives in Barcelona to inaugurate the XX Salon del Manga

Pokemon It's one of the video game most recognized by several generations of players, and Pikachu, the protagonist of the license, is one of its most famous protagonists. Now he has just arrived in Barcelona to inaugurate the XX Manga Hall. The inauguration is today Thursday, October 30, at noon at noon Barcelona Fair. Before going to the Fair, Picachu has taken a walk on the Ramblas, through the Plaza Colón and has even given him time to see a good panorama of the city. And photos have also been taken with everyone who has animated.

As announced FICOMIC A large part of the activities scheduled for the XX Manga Show have Pokémon as the protagonist. And in addition to a video game booth of 750 square meters in the Hall you can find an exhibition with exclusive materials arriving from Paris, a children's area dedicated to the famous creatures of Game freak, special programming at Arena cinemas, visit of the creators of Pokémon, Cosplay competitions, drawing workshops and many more entertainment for fans of all ages.

Carles Santamaria He is the director of the event, and has explained that Picachu is an icon of the Manga world. Not only has Pokémon sold more than 245 million video games worldwide, but as a comic it has been translated into 30 languages ​​and broadcast in 160 countries. In Spain it also continues to be broadcast and they are already in season 17. In addition, more than 20,000 million trading cards have been distributed, not to mention stuffed animals, pens, backpacks and other merchandising that still sells the license.

Yellow fever was consolidated when Pokémon was Time magazine cover and appeared as a guest star in The Simpsons. The Japanese national soccer team also named Pokémon as the official mascot in the 2014 World Cup, nor did the 12 million video games sold in less than a year of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, which went on sale at the end of 2013.

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