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Festivals rarely give the artist the same job as the marquee name, and the image becomes the event's most-seen artifact.","twitterPost":"Junji Ito is both Manga Barcelona's poster artist and a guest, so his image sells the show before he arrives.","threadsPost":"Junji Ito is drawing Manga Barcelona's poster while also appearing as a guest. The artist behind the image and the person on the schedule are the same, which means his poster does promotional work before he sets foot in Fira Barcelona Gran Via.","newsletterBlurb":"Manga Barcelona has named its Japanese guest list for December 5 to 8 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, led by Junji Ito, who also drew the poster. Manga creators Hyuganatsu, Kore Yamazaki, Nao Iwamoto, Sakaomi Yuzaki, Yudetamago and Taizan 5 are booked, along with Macross creator Shoji Kawamori and director Keiichiro Saito. 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