The event will take place on February 18 and 19 in Ifepa
Torre Pacheco will once again host Winter Freak, the VIII Manga and Alternative Culture Hall of the Region of Murcia, which will be held in Ifepa on February 18 and 19. The event, which is expected to be attended by some 14,000 people, presents topics ranging from Japanese culture and its traditions, history or mythology to animation and all things ‘freak’ culture. The programming includes more than 200 activities, including manga, anime, comics, movies, TV, video games, YouTube ‘cosplay’, ‘k-pop’ competitions, a shopping area, workshops and lectures.
The general director of the ICA, Manuel Cebrián, emphasized this Tuesday during Winter Freak’s presentation that “this support is part of the strategy of the regional government to promote cultural activities in all its expressions, including this one, which is a focus of fundamental for a younger audience.This quote is already “a national benchmark for lovers of this genre”, which already has multiple adaptations to different formats, such as anime or real-image animated series, movies, video games and novels.
In addition to the content program, the event will also feature a commercial gallery featuring 40 companies of merchandising, additions and accessories, occupying an area of 15,000 square meters.
Among them, the largest ‘Artist Alley’ in the region, featuring artists from all over the country at the hands of ‘La Isla’; more than a thousand square meters devoted exclusively to board games by the association ‘¿A que Jugamos?’; a “K-Pop” area where Korean pop fans can dance all weekend thanks to the “A.Move” association, and also the largest game area in the region, prepared with multiple video consoles and their respective tournaments that give great exposure to those of ‘Tekken 7’ and ‘Dragon Ball Fighter’ Z at the hands of Virtual Fighters.
On the other hand, training and professional opportunities are one of the pillars of the event with the latest in design, video games, art and technology, from the region’s leading universities and schools, along with the collaboration of publishers such as Selecta Visión and Ibrea.
Among the guests, who will bring to life the favorite Manga characters, they will have the national ‘cosplayers’ Galefic and Sumiire, and, for the first time in Spain, the Korean international ‘cosplayer’ Song Joo A. As for YouTube, he will return as a guest on Culinary ‘influencer’ from La Cocina del Pirata, Holy Anime, or the cartographer Ieldur Ackerman. Comedy creator of @RiotComedyFem, Penny Jam, offers a live show and you can meet the dubbers who voice the characters of the Jujutsu Kaise series, David Flores, Omar Lozano, Carlos Lorenzo and Joel Gómez. In addition to the drag artists Onix and Sotiri.
For its part, the Directorate-General for Youth will be present at the event with its own area of 100 square meters offering information on all topics of interest to young people, such as the European Solidarity Corps, Erasmus+, Eurodisea, youth guarantee, youth correspondents, youth hostels and ‘hostels’ of the Region, Regional School of Animation and Leisure with a program of its own activities that can be carried out throughout the weekend. Part of the stand will be dedicated to the youth card, promoted by the Community, CaixaBank and Imagin.
The general director of Youth, José Manuel López, clarified that the activities that take place during this meeting “are aimed at artistic creation, but also aim to provide young people with information about volunteering, equality, work, leisure, health, as well as sensitizing them on aspects for their personal protection, with a specific workshop on comics against cyberbullying.For more information about the events program, please consult the page www.winterfreak.universofreak.com.
Source: La Verdad
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