Comic Market Committee (International)

15. The next Comic Market 108 will be held on August 15-16, 2026, again at Tokyo Big sight. On-going renovation at East Halls 4-6 work will again limit the capacity. Circles wishing to participate should not the application deadline as March 2, 18:00 JST. See you again at C108!

Today we have an important update: it’s just 136 days to Comic Market 108 Preparations are on track, adjusting to the shift from East 456 Halls to East 123 Halls due to ongoing renovation work at Tokyo Big Sight, which just turned 30 today. Happy Birthday🎉🥳🎂🍾

@T_Bigsight_en Happy Birthday! Thank you always for your hospitality and support

🎉🏟️ Tokyo Big Sight 30th Anniversary 🏟️🎉 Tokyo Big Sight proudly celebrates its 30th anniversary on April 1, 2026. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all our visitors, partners, and the local community who have supported us throughout the years. We sincerely appreciate your continued support of Tokyo Big Sight. ✨ our 30th Anniversary special site ✨ 👉 bigsight.jp/30th #TokyoBigSight #30thAnniversary

コミックマーケット109は、2026年12月29日～31日に東京ビッグサイトで開催します。 Comic Market 109 (C109) is scheduled for December 29-31, 2026 at the Tokyo Big Sight. #C109 #C109_cos

BTW2: Information on tickets for C109 will be announced in late autumn, probably end of October or early November. Information on tickets for C108 in August will be announced in early summer, probably around early June.

BTW: C96 & C97 in 2019 were held for 4 days, due to even tighter space because of the Tokyo Olympics. Until 2018, 3 days was the norm for many years. All of Big Sight will return in 2027 with more space than before, so we expect to be back to 2 days for some time.

📢Comic Market 109 (C109) is going to be held December 29-31, 2026. After 7 years we are back to more than 2 days with strong participation from circles and limited space available while Tokyo Big Sight is being partially renovated. Set your calendars and book your flights!

16. [Editorial Note] The live coverage was brought to you by the SNS team and a minion from the International Desk. We hope you enjoyed it, either being at Comiket or in preparation for participating one day. Now I am off to enjoying my new pile of Doujnshi. Happy New Year🎍🍶

14. The Anniversary Banner included the words "Past, Present, Future, and Beyond." This is our commitment to build on our history, adapt to challenges of the times, and keep continuing this space. It's our promise to all participants, towards 60 years, 70 years, .. and beyond

13. That a movement, born out of the impulsive desires of the youth of the time, endured for over 50 years, probably is a result of wanting to protect that creative chaos. More companions joining the event each time, has lead to where we are today.

12. New forms of expression will be born from the chaos outside of the conventional. Leaving room for experimentation, rather than defining strict rules and heavy order, in balance with safety and continuity, seems to be the daily challenge of running Comic Market.

11. Comic Market sees itself as a "space for self expression" in its Ideals. Allowing free self expression means accepting and embracing the freedom of unlimited creativity of others, and the resulting chaos and uncertainty.

10. With the rise of "alternatives" like e-commerce, e-books and SNS, many thought Comiket will become a relic of old times. However, digital tech allows content to transcend time and place. We feel that such virtual experiences actually increases the desire for the "real".

9. With limited space available, many circles needed to be dropped by the table lottery, and the venue was rather packed. While we await the return of all 16 halls, we will keep optimizing how we maximize use of the venue. Maybe we can even manage to increase the number of days.

8. Now onto an outlook into the future. In 2025, East Halls 1-3 were unavailable due to renovation work. In 2026, we will have C108 & C109 with East Halls 4-6 being unavailable.

7. Looking at early pamphlets, Comiket saw itself as "an extension of hobbyist's activities exploring to become infrastructure itself". An ambitious goal. Today, people from all layers of society understand Comiket well and support us from their feeling of "Suki" of this place.

6. The Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library will hold an exhibition "50 Years of Comic Market: 50 items from the history of Comiket" starting Feb. 27, 2026 showing artifacts found while digging through the chaos, no I mean, archive of 50 years of documents. More info coming soon.

5. The 50th Anniversary Year and specials will continue through to C108 coming August 15-16. We will probably also have another round of new merchandise. (Ideas wanted!) There is also a book planned looking back at the 50 year history planned for publishing in July. Stay tuned!

4. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary Year, many specials were planned. The anniversary merchandise, such as Doujinshi Bags and Light Sticks, mostly sold out. We also had a special stamp rally and various displays throughout the venue.