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36-619: The center hosts the Comiket convention since 1996 and the AnimeJapan convention since 2014. It previously hosted the Tokyo International Anime Fair from 2002 to 2013. It was a planned venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics hosting wrestling , fencing and taekwondo events, but the reduction of public funds forced the organization committee to choose an alternative location for these events; it instead served as

72-450: A central 600 metres (2,000 ft) long two-tiered galleria , flanked on both sides by three mostly identical exhibition halls, and has underground parking available. The overall height of the structure is three storeys, with the galleria reaching two storeys. The glass-roofed galleria is equipped with moving walkways for easier movement, food outlets, escalators, electronic signboards and a host of other relevant facilities. Each hall has

108-658: A common subject, such as a particular media franchise or manga genre , are typically grouped on the same day. The most common item sold at Comiket is doujinshi (self-published comics , novels or magazines ), while a smaller number of circles sell doujin soft , analog (board/card/etc.) games, music, clothing, and other goods. These are often derivative fan works based off of anime , video games , and other media, legal according to Japanese law ( shinkokuzai ). Since Comiket's inauguration, sample copies of all works sold at Comiket are collected and archived by ComiketPC, with over 2.1 million works having been archived. Comiket

144-502: A computer-guided system that precisely jacked the structure up into place. A 250-ton aerial escalator was installed later to formally link the raised structure to the ground floors. Comiket Comic Market ( コミックマーケット , Komikku Māketto ) , more commonly known as Comiket ( コミケット , Komiketto ) or Comike ( コミケ , Komike ) , is a semiannual doujinshi convention in Tokyo , Japan. A grassroots market focused on

180-483: A consistent venue. The murders by Tsutomu Miyazaki and subsequent moral panic against otaku would lead to further difficulties in Comiket's ability to secure a venue. Tokyo Big Sight hosted Comiket for the first time in 1996, and remains the convention's primary venue. In 1998 (C54), an arsonist placed incendiary devices in the venue the day before the event, which were noticed and neutralized with no major damage;

216-463: A loss for Comiket of roughly ¥10 million. In 2015, ComiketPC organized a special event specifically focused on doujinshi related to the series. Affectionately nicknamed "Kuroket", the event hosted approximately 2,400 circles producing Kuroko's Basketball items. In August 2018, ComiketPC announced modified schedules for Comikets 96, 97, and 98 due to the 2020 Summer Olympics . As the east wing of Big Sight closed in 2019 for renovations in advance of

252-501: A mobile roof that enables exhibitors to control the amount of sunlight coming through, recessed electronic and control service pits at regular intervals (6 metres (20 ft)), a show office, four meeting rooms and a dressing room. It is possible to merge a hall with adjacent halls on the same side, allowing for a maximum continuous floor space three times the capacity of a single hall, or a grand total of 26,010 square metres (280,000 sq ft) 26,010 m. Unlike its West counterpart,

288-625: A part of a one-person circle (59%), while two-person (20%) and three-person (8%) circles were also common. Since 1993, ComiketPC has donated over ¥60 million to sustainable forest management to offset paper used in the production of dōjinshi. Since 2007, ComiketPC has worked with the Japanese Red Cross Society to organize bloodmobiles at Comiket events, with donors given Comiket-exclusive posters depicting characters from anime and video games. The Red Cross receives an estimated 1,500 blood donations at each Comiket. Comiket

324-548: A total floor area of 230,873 square metres (2,485,100 sq ft) which outsizes Makuhari Messe 's floor space by half, and of which 35% is indoors. The convention center is divided into three main areas, each with their own restaurants and other supporting facilities: The East Exhibition Hall , the West Exhibition Hall and the Conference Tower . The architectural element most associated with

360-679: Is a major outlet for cosplay enthusiasts. Since Comiket 80 in 2011, restrictions on cosplaying have been gradually relaxed, with a shift from regulating objects (e.g. a ban on items that could be used as weapons) to regulating behavior (e.g. a ban on swinging around long objects). Some general contemporary guidelines include not wearing clothes that are too revealing, not imitating uniformed officers, and being out of cosplay when arriving/departing from Comiket. Comiket hosts 190 corporate booths each year. This includes both large commercial companies, such as video game studios and manga publishers, as well as celebrity meet and greet sessions. Comiket

396-482: Is available in print and DVD-ROM format, and since Comiket 83, is available online behind a partial paywall . Catalogs are made available for sale at stores two weeks before the event. The print version is roughly the size of an average phone book , while the DVD-ROM version includes features such as advanced search functions and a clickable map. To date, there is no English edition of the catalog available, though

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432-485: Is held twice yearly, in August and December. These events are distinguished as "Summer Comic Market" ( Natsukomi ) and "Winter Comic Market" ( Fuyukomi ). Since 1995, both events have run for three days each, with Summer Comiket generally occurring Friday to Sunday in mid-August, and Winter Comiket generally occurring the three days prior to New Year's Day . Starting with Comiket 96, the events have been four days long, with

468-749: Is one of the 10 biggest construction companies in Japan. It was launched in 2013 by the merger of the Hazama Corporation and Ando Corporation . It has overseas offices in Asia , especially in the South Asian countries like Nepal , as well as in the United States, Mexico, Central and South America . The predecessors of the current company, Hazama and Ando, were established in 1889 and 1873 respectively. The two companies originally formed

504-555: The Exhibition Plaza . There are no floors three through five due to the structure's above-ground stature. Floors six and seven can be directly accessed via escalator from the second-floor Entrance Hall, and comprise the main convention facilities of the Tower. The sixth floor houses ten conference rooms of small to medium size, some of which can be merged into larger spaces by removing intervening partitions. Floor seven houses

540-497: The 1,000-seat International Conference Room as well as three conference rooms of much smaller size. Floor eight houses five conference rooms. Scattered around the Tower's vicinity are public art pieces, most of which are works by international artists such as Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje Van Bruggen, Michael Craig-Martin and Lee U-Fan . These include a giant sculpture of a saw, a large stylized pond and three marble beds. The East Exhibition Hall's main layout consists of

576-407: The Comiket circle participants, a 2011 poll showed that nearly half participated because attending the event and showing off their work is enjoyable, and a significant percentage came to spread their works to the public. A smaller percentage of dōjinshi creators' goal is to promote an idea or opinion through attending Comiket. The majority of those participating in circles in 2010 said that they are

612-625: The East Exhibition Hall is not located next to the main Conference Tower area. The West Exhibition Hall's layout consists of four internal halls surrounding a central two-tiered Atrium . Halls one and two occupy the first floor, and are each equipped with a single meeting room, two show offices and seven meeting rooms. If necessary, they can be merged with the glass-roofed atrium area to maximize all available exhibition space. Halls three and four are individually smaller than

648-505: The Olympics, the corporate booths of C96 and C97 were moved to Aomi Exhibition Hall , and both events expanded to four days of programming. Admission to both events required the purchase of a wristband – the first time in Comiket's history it was not free to attend – in order to offset the cost of running the event across four days, and to depress attendance in light of the smaller venue space. Wristbands for all four days were included with

684-619: The Tokyo Big Sight name, the glass and titanium -panelled Conference Tower appears as a set of four inverted pyramids mounted upon large supports. The first floor comprises an 1,100-seat reception hall and four conference rooms of varying size. The second floor comprises the Entrance Plaza which is the main access area, the glass -roofed Event Plaza , the Entrance Hall which leads to the exhibition halls proper, and

720-781: The West Exhibition Hall boasts in total six show offices, twenty-three meeting rooms and three dressing rooms. The gross total floor area of the Hall stands at 46,280 square metres (498,200 sq ft). Contracted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Bureau of Finance, the construction of the entire site was handled by eight contractors in total, among them companies such as the Hazama and Shimizu Corporations. Construction began in October 1992 and

756-453: The ascendance of the Year 24 Group . A 1975 incident in which a dōjin creator applying for Nihon Manga Taikai  [ ja ] was refused admission after criticizing the convention's focus on professional guests over dōjin creators in her application became a catalyst for the founding of Comiket as a fan convention . As Comiket grew, a lottery system to allocate exhibition space

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792-686: The catalog does contain a four-page basic guide for attending Comiket in English, Chinese, and Korean. Prior to Comiket 96, a purchased catalog was not required for admission to Comiket (see 2020 Summer Olympics changes below). The overwhelming majority of Comiket circle participants are amateur and hobbyist artists: 70% of participating circles lose money, while only 15% turn a profit. The majority of circle participants at Comiket are female, with women composing 57% of participating circles at Comiket 84. General attendees at Comiket tend to skew male, with men comprising 64% of attendees at Comiket 78. Of

828-469: The event was held as normal, though with heightened security. The arsonist was caught at the following event. In 2012, anonymous threats made against circles creating works related to Kuroko's Basketball led Comiket to prohibit the sale of all Kuroko's Basketball -related items at Comiket 85 (see Kuroko's Basketball § Controversies ). Organizers refunded the registration fees for the roughly 900 circles producing Kuroko's Basketball items, resulting in

864-476: The exception of Comiket 103 and 104, which, due to recent COVID-19 pandemic, were reduced to two days each. Both events run daily from 10:00   a.m. to 4:00   p.m, with corporate booths open until 5:00   p.m and the entire convention closing an hour early on the final day of the event. Comiket has been held at Tokyo Big Sight in Ariake, Tokyo since 1996. Comiket 98, which was planned for August 2020,

900-482: The first floor halls, as the rest of the space not taken up by the Atrium's upper area is largely the rooftop exhibition area. Adjacent to the West Exhibition Hall is an outdoor exhibition area, which like the rooftop area overlooks the waterfront. Like the other exhibition areas in the Tokyo Big Sight, it is possible to combine both upper halls and both spaces together to create a single continuous floor area. All in all,

936-459: The main broadcasting and press center for the Games. Located on the shore of Tokyo Bay , about 30 minutes by rail from Tokyo Station , Big Sight is Japan's largest international convention venue. Its most distinctive feature is the unique architecture of its 58 metres (190 ft) high eight-storey Conference Tower . The site utilizes steel frame with reinforced concrete construction, boasting

972-540: The purchase of a print event catalog, while individual wristbands for each day were available to purchase at Big Sight the day of the event. C98 in 2020 was slated to be moved to Golden Week in May in order to not conflict with the Olympics in August. On 27 March 2020, ComiketPC announced that C98 had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , making it the first time a Comiket event has been cancelled. On 12 July 2020, it

1008-526: The region of 500,000 for Winter Comiket and 560,000 for Summer Comiket. Because of the extremely high volume of attendance at Comiket, mobile phone companies set up temporary antennas, while the Tokyo Metro makes special arrangements to accommodate the large crowds. Hour-long queues to enter Comiket during peak hours are common, while some attendees queue up to five hours before the event to ensure early admission. Popular circles are frequently placed near

1044-450: The sale of doujin (self-published) works, Comiket is a not-for-profit fan convention administered by the volunteer-run Comic Market Preparatory Committee (ComiketPC). Inaugurated on 21 December 1975 with an estimated 700 attendees, Comiket has since grown to become the largest fan convention in the world, with an estimated turnstile attendance of 750,000 in 2019. Comiket is typically held at Tokyo Big Sight in August and December, with

1080-452: The two events distinguished as Summer Comic Market ( 夏コミ , Natsukomi ) and Winter Comic Market ( 冬コミ , Fuyukomi ) , respectively. Comiket is focused primarily on the sale of doujin : non-commercial, self-published works. Approximately 35,000 circles (a term for groups or individuals who create doujin ) participate in each edition of Comiket. Different circles exhibit on each day of Comiket; circles producing works on

1116-584: The venue's loading docks so that their queues can extend outside. ComiketPC recommends that first-time attendees arrive in the afternoon to avoid queues. For every Comiket, a catalog is released that contains information about the event. The catalog includes a list of all participating circles, maps of the convention layout, directions to and from the convention, rules for the convention, results from surveys held among Comiket participants, articles about topics relevant to dōjinshi creators, and one to two pictures ("circle cuts") for every participating circle. It

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1152-807: Was announced that Comiket 99 would be postponed to 2021, taking place during Golden Week as C98 would have in order to not conflict with the Summer Olympics, which were also postponed. A virtual event titled "Air Comiket" was held in December to replace its originally planned dates. Comic Market 99 was ultimately delayed to December 2021, and ran for only two days with entry limited to 55,000 people per day by requiring ticket purchases. 35°37′51″N 139°47′48″E  /  35.63083°N 139.79667°E  / 35.63083; 139.79667 Hazama Corporation Hazama Ando Corporation ( 株式会社安藤・間 , Kabushiki-gaisha Andō Hazama , also called 安藤ハザマ) ,

1188-425: Was finished in October 1995. The total contract was worth ¥40,392   million. Forty-five percent of that sum went to Hazama, the sole contractor of the Tower segment. Then Governor of Tokyo Shunichi Suzuki was present at the 1994 lifting-up ceremony on June 30, which initiated the raising the Tower's 6,500 short tons (5,900 t) main structure above ground, a process which took three days to complete using

1224-454: Was implemented in 1979, as the number of applications from circles began to surpass available space. In 1981 the event moved to Harumi Fairgrounds  [ ja ] and began publishing an event catalog in 1982. Comiket would change locations frequently throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, as the Japanese bubble economy led to an upsurge in trade shows that made it difficult to secure

1260-411: Was inaugurated in 1975 by Meikyu  [ ja ] (Labyrinth), a dōjin circle founded by Yoshihiro Yonezawa , Teruo Harada  [ ja ] , and Jun Aniwa  [ ja ] while studying at Meiji University . The first Comiket was organized amid a period of immense change and upheaval for manga as a medium, characterized by the closure of the experimental manga magazine COM and

1296-439: Was the event's first cancellation in its history as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic ; Comiket 99, which would have been held in December 2020 was instead held in December 2021, two years after the last time it was held, and ran for only two days. Comiket is the largest fan convention in the world, growing from fewer than 10,000 attendees in 1982 to over half a million by 2004. Since 2007, attendee numbers have fluctuated in

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