All anime fans across the country—the annual doujinshi Holy War is about to begin again. What, you don’t know what this is? Come on, come on, let’s learn something new with our editor-in-chief today. We’ve invited a special guest: bilibili’s Manyou, who will tell you all about the otaku Holy War.
In Japan, twice a year—in August and December—otakus from all over the nation and even the world gather in one place. This is the “Comic Market,” the world’s largest doujinshi exhibition and sales event, held at Tokyo Big Sight, also known as Comiket or CM. It has been successfully held 88 times so far and has become a festival attended by over 500,000 people. And the CM89 scheduled for this winter has been set for December 29 to December 31, 2015.
CM is also called the Holy War, expressing the deep love and reverence otakus have for the largest doujinshi exhibition and sales event. Many well-known creators got their start here, and their works are naturally hard to come by—you need extraordinary strength to stand at the peak of the otaku world!
So, what are the highlights of CM? Let’s follow Manyou and find out!
The #1 highlight: Tons of doujinshi!
Generally speaking, Comic Market is a place where doujin creators freely display and sell their works through circles. Unlike commercial works, anyone can freely create and sell any type or form of work—this is the biggest feature of Comic Market.
① There is an extremely wide variety of works available, including both original and fan-created content. (For reasons you understand, Manyou has tried to select some “clean” works.)
② The formats are rich and diverse. Comics, illustrations, novels, essays, music, games, merchandise, mass media… Within the same category, you can enjoy the fun of various forms of works.
The #2 highlight: Cosplayers with incredibly high cosplay accuracy outside the venue!
Comic Market is not only the world’s largest doujinshi exhibition and sales event but also a sacred site for cosplay!
There is cosplay of specific anime and game characters, as well as characters like lolitas, maids, and miko. The gathering of all kinds of cosplay makes CM a veritable paradise for cosplayers. Moreover, there are many popular cosplayers from Japan and around the world!
After seeing all this, don’t you think you simply must go to CM at least once in your life?
Now, Manyou is recruiting friends from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou to embark on the journey to C89 together. Everything is taken care of by bilibiliyoo. All you need to do is have fun and enjoy yourself to the fullest. Come to bilibiliyoo to learn more about anime-themed trips to Japan.
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