In Perpignan, the Hybrid bookstore is surfing on the manga boom

If you have children, the names of naruto or of One Piece must tell you something. Never in France have we sold as many comics as last year. In all, 85 million comics have found takers and half are manga!

In Perpignan, Matthieu Martinez, the owner of the bookstore Hybrid, specializing in Japanese comics, saw its turnover “increase by half” in 2021. The boss suddenly counts move to larger premises from March. He also hired several additional employees.


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