Polymanga

Montreux, Switzerland

The art of the Japanese cartoon is renowned worldwide, yet in the city of Montreux in Switzerland, people celebrate the pop culture phenomenon with their own festival. Every year more than 40,000 fans from across Europe (and the world) find their way to the banks of Lake Geneva to meet, mingle and manga. Highlights include new Japanese videogames, singing karaoke and meeting new, wide-eyed cartoon characters. April 13 to 17