comic market
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Is A Pandemic, But Comic Market Still Seems Scheduled For May
Yesterday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The NBA suspended the season. E3 was cancelled. The Osaka sumo tournament banned in-person spectators. But Japan’s Comic Market, dubbed the largest fan event on Earth, still seems slated for this May.
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It’s Summer And Time To Cosplay In Japan
Every August, the twice-yearly Comic Market gets underway in Tokyo. Besides fan-created comics, it draws numerous cosplayers who brave the heat to show off their outfits.
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Japan’s Indie Comic Event Is Full Of Myths And Legends
This past weekend in Japan was the 86th official Comic Market, better known as Comiket. You don’t hold an event 86 times without some strange urban legends cropping up.
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The Cosplay Insanity That Roared Through Tokyo
Starting on Friday, the biannual Comic Market (aka “Comiket”) was held in Tokyo. Just like with previous years, the 2012 summer Comiket featured a whole slew of cosplayers milling about and posing for pics. Here are some of them.