Swiss manga convention attracts over 50,000 visitors

The Polymanga pop culture festival drew more than 50,000 visitors to Beaulieu in western Switzerland over the Easter weekend, an increase on 2025, the organisers said on Monday. The 20th edition featured K-Pop and South Korea. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the organisers, the success of this year's event just outside Lausanne was due in part to a "dense and diverse programme that appealed to all generations". Highlights included concerts by K-Pop singer Gaho and his group Kave, the French voices of KPop Demon Hunters and Japanese singer Mika Kobayashi. Once again, the public was treated to a host of cosplay competitions. The Polymanga Global Easter Cosplay was the star of the show and sold out. It was won by French representative Kchaan, followed by Austria (Sabaku) and Switzerland (Enelden). + Manga comics break sexual taboos for young Swiss The 180 stands in the artists' village gave the public the chance to discover local and ...