Welcome to the Manga-Comic-Convention Facts and figures
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Welcome to the Manga-Comic-Convention Facts and figures
Welcome to the Manga-Comic-Convention The Manga-Comic-Convention (MCC) is an independent event in association with the Leipzig Book Fair. The spectrum of offers ranges from anime, manga and comic to fashion, cosplay and drawing accessories, as well as anime and manga-related games. The March date makes the event the first on this subject in the calendar year. The direct link to the Leipzig Book Fair also offers a unique visitor composition: fans and book fair visitors interested in the subject. The key goals of the MCC visitors Watching cosplay Buying manga/books/ comics Buying merchandise Visiting publishers Watching anime films Attending themed events (workshops, presentations) Facts and figures Visitor age structure* 50.9 % of MCC visitors are younger than 20 years old: 43 % 18 - 20 27 % 16 - 18 25 % 14 - 16 Visitors 89,000 visitors attended the Manga-Comic-Convention in Hall 1. Of these for 31,000 the MCC was the decisive reason for their visit to Leipzig. They visited the Manga-Comic-Convention and the Leipzig Book Fair. Exhibitors 164 in total (publishers, manufacturers, traders, artists) from 9 countries Events Around 250 events, workshops, autograph signing sessions, presentations, cosplay competitions, film showings. Graphic artists from the German-speaking area as well as Japan, Italy and Great Britain. »I am positively surprised by the first Manga-Comic-Convention. The premiere met with a great response. And despite the fact that it was a major meeting for the manga sector, the visitors also displayed a lot of interest in the comics, to.« Panini Verlags GmbH, Stuttgart, Steffen Volkmer, Press Spokesperson Das Event für Manga, Comic, Cosplay und Games zur Leipziger Buchmesse www.twitter.com/buchmesse www.facebook.com/mangacomiccon 5 % under 14 years old Origin of visitors Saxony 32.4 % Saxony-Anhalt 13.3 % Thuringia 8.7 % Lower Saxony 8.5 % Berlin 7.3 % Bavaria 6.9 % 61 % of visitors travel over 100 km to Leipzig, with a quarter even travelling over 300 km. 12. – 15.03.2015 www.manga-comic-con.de Welcome to the Manga-Comic-Convention Objectives of the MCC exhibitors at the fair Acquisition of new customers Nurturing of existing contacts Most important criteria in the decision of exhibitors to attend The broad, open-minded visitor base The image, the significance of the MCC and the Leipzig Book Fair as a whole The possibility of direct sales Raising awareness of offered goods and services Raising awareness of company Gaining information about what buyers and readers want MCC exhibitor satisfaction 85 % would take part again 85 % would recommend the event to others Your contact: Kerstin Libuschewski »We came to Leipzig to explore the German market. We were already familiar with the markets in Belgium and France, we wanted to get an impression of what it is like here. We travelled from London by car especially. The visitors are very nice – and are good buyers. The manga magazines on our stand sold really well.« Japan Centre London, Great Britain, Masaru Ishikawa, Japan Centre Bookshop Manager Han Aus The exhibition centre s te Aus ll u n g s fr e ig e lä n d dels ring un s te ll g s fr e ig e lä n d e e1 2 e4 Hall h hbuc e Sac ag istik/ le Verl letr iona · Bel rnat e · Inte verlag ik · Mus e2 Hall lee Seehausener Al With its direct links to the gress Con ter Cen Leipziger Buchmesse Manga-Comic-Convention is ZIG LEIP an event of short distances. Mer ru kurb nnen e1 Hall ER BUC ZIG LEIP HM et Po ck Pa rk e) E ESS UCH ang M es SE O st e5 1 hb Sac istik/ letr ster · Bel ei nstl ch · Die stbu · Kun e3 buch Sach istik/ letr fik · Bel Gra chaft buch st & ns · Hör hkun /Wisse uc ·B ch chbu · Fa se · Rei E ESS ER B MES Hall Hall ZIG LEIP ER B E in g shall (Gla a Eing ü e D UCH ZIG LEIP uch ER B UCH SE MES M us ha esse be M ne an r L Tel.: +49 341 678-8244 est ng W Alt PF 100720, 04007 Leipzig zig Leip Leipzig Book Fair, the Leipziger Messe GmbH ch ndbu Juge und g der· Kin s Bildun chbuch Sa ku tik/ · Fo is letr · Bel SE MES UCH ER B ZIG LEIP [email protected] is highly functional. dst Fax: +49 341 678-8242 The exhibition centre in Leipzig raß Me sse -Al lee e O Messehaus Pa rk www.twitter.com/buchmesse www.facebook.com/mangacomiccon en -M es se ha us www.manga-comic-con.de