Comiket 92: Beat the Heat
Comiket 92 took place on Aug 11-13th at the Tokyo Big Sight located in Odaiba. Fortunately this year, we managed to escape most of the high temperatures, thanks to the mostly-cloudy skies. That didn’t stop the sun from peaking out a few times, however.
Similarly to the previous comiket markets, cosplay is a big and attractive component for the con, with at least four dedicated areas dedicated just to it. Lines are typical when you want to take photos of any cosplayer. I try to keep it short and courteous to limit my photo-taking to about 30-90 seconds. Some, however, feel that it’s ok to take well over 5 minutes with the cosplayer, which makes the wait times much longer.
The “dealer’s room” is much different compared to NA cons. Here, they mainly sell exclusive/collectible items you may not be able to get anywhere else. You won’t see any rows of manga or DVDs here! I picked myself up a nice DBZ tie.
The artist room is the largest component of comiket, whereas thousands of artists have hundreds of tables to sell their unique and usually one-time items. Most of it is in Japanese, so for someone like me whose Japanese is limited, pretty picture books or other decorative items are a more attractive option.
I took my friend, who’s first it was in Japan, to comiket and he seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. He also bought a couple ties and some DBZ art booklets. He was impressed by the size of the con. Indeed the halls are large, and there is so much to see.
Previous Comiket journals:
Below you’ll find my list of galleries from this year’s comiket.
コスプレイヤーへ、ありがとうございます！また会いましょう！