Summer Comiket '10
I went to my first Comiket after six years in Japan ^_^; For those of you not in the know, Comiket is a huge convention to sell doujinshi. A lot of famous manga writers also show up and sell doujinshi of works they couldn't get picked up by companies or are extras of published works that were cut or not allowed by the publishers. Big anime/manga corporations also show up and have booths that have previews of new shows and things you can buy.
I now know why everyone equates the Summer Comiket to hell >_> It the most popular of the two, there is also a Winter Comiket, but it truly is miserable. The doors open at 10am but we had to wait outside for about an hour and a half before we could get in. The heat was unbearable. Words also can't describe how crowded it is! The press of sweaty otaku plus no to little air conditioning in the convention center did not lead to happy memories >_<
I will definitely be hitting only the winter one from here on >_> There were some awesome cosplayers though!
Bayonetta Cosplayer
Naruto and Sasuke
The Sasuke was also a doujinshi writer!
Beatrice Cosplayer
Sengoku Basara Cosplayers
Another Sengoku Basara Cosplay Group
I now know why everyone equates the Summer Comiket to hell >_> It the most popular of the two, there is also a Winter Comiket, but it truly is miserable. The doors open at 10am but we had to wait outside for about an hour and a half before we could get in. The heat was unbearable. Words also can't describe how crowded it is! The press of sweaty otaku plus no to little air conditioning in the convention center did not lead to happy memories >_<
I will definitely be hitting only the winter one from here on >_> There were some awesome cosplayers though!
Bayonetta Cosplayer
Naruto and Sasuke
The Sasuke was also a doujinshi writer!
Beatrice Cosplayer
Sengoku Basara Cosplayers
Another Sengoku Basara Cosplay Group