This year was my first time visiting the Fantasy Festival here in Greece, it is the third time that this event takes place and based on what i heard it is considered a great one with over 20k of visitors, which is big for Greece and the community.
There were tons of different things to do and see. 4 main halls, 1 with collectible shops like funko pops, cards, figures and such and small businesses from people that make hand-made products like anime-related paintings and candles. Another one with more handmade products from small business owners and comic book & manga shops.
In one of these halls Stanislav Yanevski or Viktor Krum from Harry Potter came as a guest where people could meet him, buy an autograph and take a picture.
The third hall was focused on a way to the fantasy genre, with Star Wars fans with light sabers, and people who did medieval reenactments. On the opposite site of them, there were some martial arts schools focused on Karate and Kendo, as you can see below.
Of course, besides that, there was a popular singer throughout the time i was there and i believe the day and other popular people around comics who gave some speeches.
Moving on, the final hall was dedicated to Pokemon. There was a space from trades and fights as you can see below in the picture and besides the chairs, there were 2 additional similar-sized spaces, one of a shop that sold only Pokemon products, Stuffed Pokemon, Cards and Booster boxes and another one where you can send your cards for PSA grading.
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As you can see below there are some of the cards displayed that anyone could buy, the 500 euro Pikachu is amazing! Another surprise for us Greeks was the Greek voice actor of Ash but i didn't get the chance to see her. In general i went early so even though there was a line of like 100 people, everything moved fast and the place inside seemed empty.
I was there for 2 hours, when i left the line had like 500 people and i even saw a short on Instagram that during the afternoon the line had like 1000 people waiting! Most likely next year i will go again as i had a great time and i will also go early, cause later on the place was packed and you couldn't even move!
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Have you been to any similar events like Comic-Con, for instance?