XIX Feria Manga en España

A participant poses during the XIX Manga Fair 2013 in Barcelona on November 1, 2013. The 19th edition of the fair focused on sports in Manga and presented a wide range of activities including manga workshops, Japanese cooking classes, exhibitions, concerts and cosplay contests. The cosplay or costume play is a performance in which participants dress up and impersonate popular characters of Japanese manga, graphic novels, films or "anime" and video games. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE

Cosplay fans pose during the XIX Manga Fair 2013 in Barcelona on November 1, 2013. The 19th edition of the fair focused on sports in Manga and presented a wide range of activities including manga workshops, Japanese cooking classes, exhibitions, concerts and cosplay contests. The cosplay or costume play is a performance in which participants dress up and impersonate popular characters of Japanese mangas, graphic novels, films or "animes" and video games. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE

Cosplay fans pose during the XIX Manga Fair 2013 in Barcelona on November 1, 2013. The 19th edition of the fair focused on sports in Manga and presented a wide range of activities including manga workshops, Japanese cooking classes, exhibitions, concerts and cosplay contests. The cosplay or costume play is a performance in which participants dress up and impersonate popular characters of Japanese mangas, graphic novels, films or "animes" and video games. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE

A cosplay fan poses during the XIX Manga Fair 2013 in Barcelona on November 1, 2013. The 19th edition of the fair focused on sports in Manga and presented a wide range of activities including manga workshops, Japanese cooking classes, exhibitions, concerts and cosplay contests. The cosplay or costume play is a performance in which participants dress up and impersonate popular characters of Japanese mangas, graphic novels, films or "animes" and video games. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE

A cosplay fan poses during the XIX Manga Fair 2013 in Barcelona on November 1, 2013. The 19th edition of the fair focused on sports in Manga and presented a wide range of activities including manga workshops, Japanese cooking classes, exhibitions, concerts and cosplay contests. The cosplay or costume play is a performance in which participants dress up and impersonate popular characters of Japanese mangas, graphic novels, films or "animes" and video games. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE

Cosplay fans pose during the XIX Manga Fair 2013 in Barcelona on November 1, 2013. The 19th edition of the fair focused on sports in Manga and presented a wide range of activities including manga workshops, Japanese cooking classes, exhibitions, concerts and cosplay contests. The cosplay or costume play is a performance in which participants dress up and impersonate popular characters of Japanese mangas, graphic novels, films or "animes" and video games. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE

A picture taken on November 1, 2013 shows a figurine during the XIX Manga Fair 2013 in Barcelona. The 19th edition of the fair focused on sports in Manga and presented a wide range of activities including manga workshops, Japanese cooking classes, exhibitions, concerts and cosplay contests. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE

A visitor draws during the XIX Manga Fair 2013 in Barcelona on November 1, 2013. The 19th edition of the fair focused on sports in Manga and presented a wide range of activities including manga workshops, Japanese cooking classes, exhibitions, concerts and cosplay contests. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE