PopoloCrois-themed Popolo Fan Festa 2018 set for December 23

Epics will host a Popolo Fan Festa 2018 in Japan to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the manga on which the PopoloCrois games are based on December 23 from 13:00 to 17:00 JST at Nipponbashi Plaza Maam, the company announced. Tickets can be purchased online for 1,200 yen.

Popolo Fan Festa 2018 will feature the following events:

• An exhibition of the art and production materials of PopoloCrois author Yousuke Tamori and designer Atsuko Fukushima.
• A talk show featuring Tamori and PopoloCrois: Narcia’s Tears and the Fairy’s Flute script writer Junichi Fujisaku divided into two parts. (Part 1 is Junichi Fujisaku of Production I.G., and Part 2 is Yousuke Tamori.)
• Music CD and goods sales, including the following:
  • 40 Year Anniversary T-Shirt and Tote Bag
  • PlayStation PopoloCrois Series T-Shirt / Exclusive Hoodie
  • PlayStation PopoloCrois Series Post Card
  • PlayStation PopoloCrois Series Clear File
  • PopoloCrois: Narcia’s Tears and the Fairy’s Flute Theme Song CD: “Sekai ga Kakaru Made”
  • PopoloCrois: Narcia’s Tears and the Fairy’s Flute SSR Character Badge Pin
  • PopoloCrois: Narcia’s Tears and the Fairy’s Flute Character Art Book
  • PopoloChronicle Atsuko Fukushima-Illustrated Post Card

If you register for the Popolo Fan Club at Popolo Fan Festa 2018 (registration is free), you will receive “XMas Edition” badge pins of Pietro and Narcia.

Here is a history of the PopoloCrois series:

• 1978 – The manga PopoloCrois Monogatari debuted in the manga magazine Dakkusu
• 1984 – PopoloCrois Monogatari was serialized in Asahi Gakusei Shinbun
• 1996 – PopoloCrois Monogatari was released for PlayStation by Sony Computer Entertainment
• 1998 – The anime PPopoloCrois Monogatari began broadcasting on TX/SVW and PopoRogue was released for PlayStation by Sony Computer Entertainment
• 2000 – PopoloCrois Monogatari II was released for PlayStation by Sony Computer Entertainment
• 2002 – PopoloCrois: Hajimari no Bouken was released for PlayStation 2 by Sony Computer Entertainment
• 2003 – The anime PopoloCrois began broadcasting on TX/TMS
• 2004 – PopoloCrois: Tsuki no Okite no Bouken was released for PlayStation 2 by Sony Computer Entertainment
• 2005 – PopoloCrois Monogatari: Pietro Ouji no Bouken was released for PSP by SOny Computer Entertainment
• 2015 – Return to Popolocrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale was released for 3DS by Marvelous
• 2018 – PopoloCrois: Narcia’s Tears and the Fairy’s Flute was released for smartphones by Sega Games

Thanks, Game Watch.