| COMITIA コミティア | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Doujinshi convention |
| Venue | Various |
| Inaugurated | November 18, 1984 |
| Most recent | August 18, 2024 (Tokyo) |
| Next event | September 29, 2024 (Nagoya) |
| Attendance | 20,000–30,000 (2019)[1] |
| Activity | Marketplace, original cosplay |
| Organised by | COMITIA Organizational Committee Other regional committees |
| Website | comitia.co.jp |
COMITIA (Japanese: コミティア, Hepburn: Komitia) is a doujinshi convention for original doujin (self-published) works held in various locations across Japan. COMITIA is typically held four times per year in Tokyo, and 2–3 times per year in Niigata (since 1991), Nagoya (since January 1993), and the Kansai region (since April 1993). Less regular events are also hosted in Sapporo (since 2014), Tōhoku (since 2015), and Kitakyushu (since 2017).[2] As an event series focusing on non-derivative work, the sale of fan art, fanzines, fan fiction, and other parody material of existing copyrighted franchises is prohibited. It is the largest convention focused completely on original works in Japan.[1]
Various high-profile manga artists, such as Keiichi Arawi and Kenshin Shinzato, have previously exhibited at COMITIA.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b "コミティアの歴史". Natalie (in Japanese). September 4, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "『日常』のあらゐけいいち描き下ろし作品を収録『コミティア魂 漫画と同人誌の40年』3/2発売。同人誌と漫画業界の歴史がこの一冊に". Famitsu (in Japanese). February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Arawi, Keiichi [@himaraya] (March 3, 2012). "とりあえずコミティア１００に申し込んでみました" (Tweet). Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "「命ある限り描き続ける」77歳でコミティアに挑戦した漫画家・新里堅進 沖縄戦を伝える唯一無二の存在感". TBS News (in Japanese). February 14, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.