Translated News: Report on "Comitia 80"

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Just like a gigantic manga club – the original manga convention, “Comitia 80”, was held in Tokyo Big Sight



On 5th May, original manga convention, “Comitia 80”, was held in Tokyo Big Sight.

Comitia, which is held four times per year, expanded to occupy two halls of Big Sight for the first time. With such a spacious venue, as many as 2600 circles applied to participate. This number is 1.5 times of the usual figure. The exhibition hall is therefore crowded with manga fans.

Different from other doujinshi conventions like Comiket, the works allowed to be sold in Comitia are limited to original works which do not parody existing manga. Many professional mangaka not only participate in the event, but also have collaborative projects with publishers. As a result, Comitia has become an event with a large significance to the manga industry.

Additionally, a forum on Yoshihiro Yonezawa, the Comiket representative who passed away last year, was held. The next Comitia is scheduled to be held on 26th August, again in Tokyo Big Sight.



Translated from Mainichi Communications
Translated by Doraneko
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