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Doujinshi convention in Japan

This article is about the Japanese comics convention. For the Roman legislative assembly, see [Citizens' assemblies of the Roman Republic](/source/Citizens'_assemblies_of_the_Roman_Republic).

COMITIA コミティア Status Active Genre Doujinshi convention Venue Various Inaugurated November 18, 1984; 41 years ago (1984-11-18) Participants 3,000–7,000 circles[1] Attendance 30,000 (2024)[2][3] Activity Marketplace, original cosplay Organized by COMITIA Organizational Committee Other regional committees Website comitia.co.jp

**COMITIA** ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): コミティア, [Hepburn](/source/Hepburn_romanization): *Komitia*) is a [*doujinshi* convention](/source/Doujinshi_convention) for original *[doujin](/source/Doujin)* (self-published) works held in various locations across [Japan](/source/Japan). COMITIA is typically held four times per year in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), and 2–3 times per year in [Niigata](/source/Niigata_(city)) (since 1991), [Nagoya](/source/Nagoya) (since January 1993), and the [Kansai](/source/Kansai_region) region (since April 1993). Less regular events are also hosted in [Sapporo](/source/Sapporo) (since 2014), [Tōhoku](/source/T%C5%8Dhoku_region) (since 2015), and [Kitakyushu](/source/Kitakyushu) (since 2017).[4] As an event series focusing on non-derivative work, the sale of [fan art](/source/Fan_art), [fanzines](/source/Fanzine), [fan fiction](/source/Fan_fiction), and other parody material of existing copyrighted franchises is prohibited. It is the largest convention focused completely on original works in Japan.[3]

Various high-profile manga artists, such as [Keiichi Arawi](/source/Keiichi_Arawi), [Kenshin Shinzato](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenshin_Shinzato&action=edit&redlink=1) [[ja](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E9%87%8C%E5%A0%85%E9%80%B2)], and [Barasui](/source/Barasui) have previously exhibited at COMITIA.[5][6][7][8]

## History

Since 1984, COMITIA has been hosted regularly by the COMITIA Organizational Committee, a [not-for-profit](/source/Not-for-profit) volunteer organization.[9] Events in Tokyo are referred to as **Tokyo COMITIA** while other cities feature conventions known as **Regional COMITIA** (地方コミティア, *Chihō Komitia*), which are organized by other volunteer-run groups.[4] The Niigata event shares an organizational team with the [Niigata Comic Market](/source/Niigata_Comic_Market). Events in Kansai alternate between being held in [Osaka](/source/Osaka) and [Kyoto](/source/Kyoto), while the Michinoku event alternates between [Sendai](/source/Sendai) and [Fukushima](/source/Fukushima_(city)).

The [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) resulted in the cancellation of multiple COMITIA events. A [crowdfunding](/source/Crowdfunding) campaign was held in late 2020 and resulted in over ¥100 million (US$960,000) being raised to cover administrative expenses, venue fees, and the purchase of [personal protective equipment](/source/Personal_protective_equipment) for use during future events.[10][11]

## Recent & upcoming conventions

Type/Location Number Venue Date Kansai (Osaka) 72 INTEX Osaka January 19, 2025[12] Nagoya 66 Nagoya Trade & Industry Center [ja] February 2, 2025[13] Tokyo 151 Tokyo Big Sight February 16, 2025[14] Kansai (Osaka) 73 INTEX Osaka May 25, 2025[12] Tokyo 152 Tokyo Big Sight June 1, 2025[14] Niigata 60 Toki Messe June 8, 2025[15] Hokkaido 21 Sapporo Convention Center June 15, 2025[16] Michinoku (Sendai) 14 Yume Messe Miyagi [ja] July 13, 2025[17] Nagoya 67 Nagoya Trade & Industry Center August 24, 2025[13] Tokyo 153 Tokyo Big Sight September 7, 2025 Kansai (Kyoto) 74 Kyoto Pulse Plaza [ja] October 19, 2025 Hokkaido 22 Sapporo Convention Center November 3, 2025 Tokyo 154 Tokyo Big Sight November 24, 2025 Niigata 61 Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center [ja] November 30, 2025 Michinoku (Fukushima) 15 Big Palette Fukushima December 14, 2025 Kansai (Osaka) 75 INTEX Osaka January 25, 2026 Tokyo 155 Tokyo Big Sight February 22, 2026 Nagoya 68 Nagoya Trade & Industry Center March 22, 2026 Tokyo 156 Tokyo Big Sight June 7, 2026

### Past conventions

Type/Location Number Venue Date Kansai (Osaka) 63 INTEX Osaka January 23, 2022 Tokyo 139 Tokyo Big Sight February 20, 2022 Nagoya 60 Nagoya Congress Center April 3, 2022 Tokyo 140 Tokyo Big Sight May 5, 2022 Kansai (Osaka) 64 INTEX Osaka May 22, 2022 Niigata 54 Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center May 29, 2022 Hokkaido 15 Sapporo Convention Center June 5, 2022 Michinoku (Sendai) 8 Yume Messe Miyagi June 12, 2022 Tokyo 141 Tokyo Big Sight September 4, 2022 Kansai (Kyoto) 65 Kyoto Pulse Plaza September 19, 2022 Nagoya 61 Nagoya Congress Center October 2, 2022 Kyushu 6 West Japan General Exhibition Center [ja] October 10, 2022 Niigata 55 Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center November 20, 2022 Tokyo 142 Tokyo Big Sight November 27, 2022 Hokkaido 16 Sapporo Convention Center December 3, 2022 Michinoku (Fukushima) 9 Big Palette Fukushima [ja] December 11, 2022 Kansai (Kyoto) 66 Kyoto Pulse Plaza January 22, 2023 Tokyo 143 Tokyo Big Sight February 19, 2023 Kyushu 7 West Japan General Exhibition Center March 5, 2023 Nagoya 62 Nagoya Congress Center March 26, 2023 Tokyo 144 Tokyo Big Sight May 5, 2023 Kansai (Osaka) 67 INTEX Osaka May 21, 2023 Michinoku (Sendai) 10 Yume Messe Miyagi May 27, 2023 Hokkaido 17 Sapporo Convention Center June 25, 2023 Niigata 56 Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center July 2, 2023 Tokyo 145 Tokyo Big Sight September 3, 2023 Nagoya 63 Nagoya Congress Center September 17, 2023 Kansai (Kyoto) 68 Kyoto Pulse Plaza October 22, 2023 Niigata 57 Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center October 29, 2023 Michinoku (Fukushima) 11 Big Palette Fukushima November 4, 2023 Hokkaido 18 Sapporo Convention Center November 5, 2023 Kansai (Osaka) 69 INTEX Osaka January 21, 2024[12] Tokyo 147 Tokyo Big Sight February 25, 2024[14] Kyushu 8 West Japan General Exhibition Center [ja] March 10, 2024[18] Nagoya 64 Nagoya Congress Center March 24, 2024[13] Kansai (Osaka) 70 INTEX Osaka May 12, 2024[12] Tokyo 148 Tokyo Big Sight May 26, 2024[14] Niigata 58 Toki Messe June 9, 2024[15] Hokkaido 19 Sapporo Convention Center June 23, 2024[16] Michinoku (Sendai) 12 Yume Messe Miyagi June 30, 2024[17] Tokyo 149 Tokyo Big Sight August 18, 2024[14] Nagoya 65 Nagoya Congress Center September 29, 2024[13] Hokkaido 20 Sapporo Convention Center October 27, 2024[16] Kansai (Osaka) 71 Mydome Osaka [ja] November 10, 2024[12] Tokyo 150 Tokyo Big Sight November 17, 2024[14] Niigata 59 Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center December 1, 2024[15] Michinoku (Fukushima) 13 Big Palette Fukushima December 8, 2024[17]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["COMITIA150開催情報"](https://www.comitia.co.jp/html/150.html). *www.comitia.co.jp* (in Japanese). Retrieved October 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["COMITIA150 レポート"](https://www.comitia.co.jp/history/150report.html). *www.comitia.co.jp* (in Japanese). Retrieved October 3, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-natalie_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-natalie_3-1) ["コミティアの歴史"](https://natalie.mu/comic/column/394626). *[Comic Natalie](/source/Comic_Natalie)* (in Japanese). September 4, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) ["地方コミティア"](https://www.comitia.co.jp/html/chihou.html). *comitia.co.jp* (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["『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"](https://www.famitsu.com/news/202402/27335900.html). *[Famitsu](/source/Famitsu)* (in Japanese). February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** 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"](https://twitter.com/himaraya/status/175944988415373314) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))). Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["「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"](https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/892290). *[TBS News](/source/TBS_Television_(Japan))* (in Japanese). February 14, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** @_barasui (October 17, 2024). ["コミティア11/17出ます 東4 あ59a よろしくおねがいします"](https://x.com/_barasui/status/1846593888381030886) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))). Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via [X (formerly Twitter)](/source/X_(formerly_Twitter)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["For Visitors（コミティア英語案内）"](https://www.comitia.co.jp/html/forvisitors_eng.html). *comitia.co.jp*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240229235238/https://www.comitia.co.jp/html/forvisitors_eng.html) from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Doujinshi Convention Comitia to Return on November 23 After Successful Crowdfunding Campaign"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-09-07/doujinshi-convention-comitia-to-return-on-november-23-after-successful-crowdfunding-campaign/.163749). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. September 7, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Tolentino, Josh (August 16, 2020). ["Japanese Doujin Festival Comitia Begins Crowdfunding to Survive to 2021"](https://www.siliconera.com/japanese-doujin-festival-comitia-begins-crowdfunding-to-survive-to-2021/). *[Siliconera](/source/Enthusiast_Gaming)*. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kansai_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kansai_12-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-kansai_12-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-kansai_12-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-kansai_12-4) ["関西コミティア – 創作漫画同人誌即売会"](https://www.k-comitia.com/). *k-comitia.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nagoya_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nagoya_13-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nagoya_13-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-nagoya_13-3) ["名古屋コミティア"](https://n-comitia.com/). *n-comitia.com* (in Japanese). March 23, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tokyo_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tokyo_14-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tokyo_14-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-tokyo_14-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-tokyo_14-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-tokyo_14-5) ["開催スケジュール"](https://comitia.co.jp/html/schedule.html). *comitia.co.jp* (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-niigata_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-niigata_15-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-niigata_15-2) ["新潟コミティア59"](https://gataket.com/comitia/e/t59/). *ガタケット* (in Japanese). June 20, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sapporo_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sapporo_16-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sapporo_16-2) ["北海道COMITIA"](http://elysian.dojin.com/h-comitia/). *エリシアンオフィス* (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tohoku_17-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tohoku_17-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tohoku_17-2) ["みちのくCOMITIA13"](https://adv-kikaku.com/comitia13). *adv-kikaku.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["九州コミティア8"](https://www.q-comitia.com/event/8_2024/). *九州コミティア*. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

## External links

- [COMITIA main website](https://www.comitia.co.jp/) (in Japanese)

- [Niigata COMITIA website](https://gataket.com/comitia/) (in Japanese)

- [Nagoya COMITIA website](https://n-comitia.com/) (in Japanese)

- [Kansai COMITIA website](https://www.k-comitia.com/) (in Japanese)

- [Hokkaido COMITIA website](https://elysian.dojin.com/h-comitia/) (in Japanese)

- [Michinoku COMITIA website](https://www.adv-kikaku.com/comitia) (in Japanese)

- [Kyushu COMITIA website](https://www.q-comitia.com/) (in Japanese)

v t e Anime and manga fairs and trade fairs in Japan AnimeJapan Comiket COMITIA Jump Festa Niigata Comic Market

v t e Comic festivals and alternative comics conventions Asia Comifuro (Indonesia) Comiket (Japan) COMITIA (Japan) Niigata Comic Market (Japan) Europe Amadora BD (Portugal) Angoulême International Comics Festival (France) Comic Con Ukraine (Ukraine) Etna Comics (Italy) Fumetto International Comics Festival (Switzerland) Helsinki Comics Festival (Finland) International Comics Festival (Serbia) Lille Comics Festival (France) Lucca Comics & Games (Italy) Napoli Comicon (Italy) United Kingdom CAPTION Lakes International Comic Art Festival Thought Bubble Festival North America Canada Expozine (Quebec) Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Ontario) USA Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (Ohio) Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) (Illinois) Comic Arts Los Angeles (California) East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (Pennsylvania) FLUKE (Georgia) Puerto Rico Comic Con (Puerto Rico) MoCCA Festival (New York) Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (Ohio) Small Press Expo (Maryland) STAPLE! (Texas) South America Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba (Brazil) Fantabaires (Argentina) Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos (Brazil) PerifaCon (Brazil) Defunct Alternative Press Expo (United States) Comic Arts Brooklyn (United States) Comica (United Kingdom) Komikazen (Italy) Stumptown Comics Fest (United States) UK Web & Mini Comix Thing (United Kingdom)

v t e Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize 1990s Fujiko Fujio for Doraemon (1997) Jiro Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai (1998) Naoki Urasawa for Monster (1999) 2000s Daijiro Morohoshi for Saiyū Yōenden (2000) Reiko Okano and Baku Yumemakura for Onmyōji (2001) Takehiko Inoue for Vagabond (2002) Fumiko Takano for The Yellow Book: A Friend Named Jacques Thibault (2003) Kyoko Okazaki for Helter Skelter (2004) Naoki Urasawa for Pluto (2005) Hideo Azuma for Disappearance Diary (2006) Ryoko Yamagishi for Terpsichora (2007) Masayuki Ishikawa for Moyashimon (2008) Fumi Yoshinaga for Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and Yoshihiro Tatsumi for A Drifting Life (2009) 2010s Yoshihiro Yamada for Hyouge Mono (2010) Motoka Murakami for Jin and Issei Eifuku and Taiyō Matsumoto for Takemitsu Zamurai (2011) Hitoshi Iwaaki for Historie (2012) Yasuhisa Hara for Kingdom (2013) Chica Umino for March Comes In like a Lion (2014) Yoiko Hoshi for Aisawa Riku (2015) Kei Ichinoseki for Hanagami Sharaku and Kiyohiko Azuma for Yotsuba&! (2016) Fusako Kuramochi for Hana ni Somu (2017) Satoru Noda for Golden Kamuy (2018) Shinobu Arima for Sono Onna, Jiruba (2019) 2020s Kan Takahama for Nyx no Lantern (2020) Kazumi Yamashita for Land (2021) Uoto for Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (2022) Kiwa Irie for Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito (2023) Mari Yamazaki, Miki Tori for PLINIVS (2024) Rintaro for 1-byō 24-koma no Boku no Jinsei (2025) Ao Kojima for Hon Nara Uru Hodo (2026) Special Award 1990s Toshio Naiki (1997) Shotaro Ishinomori (1998) Fusanosuke Natsume (1999) 2000s Frederik L. Schodt (2000) Akira Maruyuma (2001) Shigeru Mizuki (2003) Tarō Minamoto (2004) Kawasaki City Museum (2005) Kousei Ono (2006) International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka Prefecture (2008) 2010s Yoshihiro Yonezawa (2010) Weekly Shōnen Jump (2012) Fujiko Fujio (A) (2014) Chikako Mitsuhashi for Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (2015) Kyoto International Manga Museum (2016) Osamu Akimoto for Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (2017) Tetsuya Chiba for Ashita no Joe (2018) Takao Saito for Golgo 13 (2019) 2020s Machiko Hasegawa for Sazae-san (2020) Koyoharu Gotouge for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2021) Kazuo Umezu for Zoku Shingo: Chiisana Robot Shingo Bijutsukan (2023) COMITIA (2024) Kazuyoshi Takeda for Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (2026) Award for Excellence Moto Hagio for A Cruel God Reigns (1997) Yūji Aoki for Naniwa Kin'yūdō (1998) Akira Sasō for Shindō (1999) Minetarō Mochizuki for Dragon Head (2000) Kotobuki Shiriagari for Yajikita in Deep (2001) Kentaro Miura for Berserk (2002) Creative Award Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata for Hikaru no Go (2003) Takashi Morimoto for Naniwadora ihon (2004) Fumiyo Kōno for Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2005) Asa Higuchi for Big Windup! (2006) Nobuhisa Nozoe, Kazuhisa Iwata and Kyojin Ōnishi for Shinsei Kigeki (2007) Toranosuke Shimada for Träumerei (2008) New Artist Prize Suehiro Maruo for The Strange Tale of Panorama Island (2009) Haruko Ichikawa for Mushi to Uta (2010) Hiromu Arakawa for Fullmetal Alchemist (2011) Yu Itō for Shut Hell (2012) Miki Yamamoto for Sunny Sunny Ann! (2013) Machiko Kyō for Mitsuami no Kami-sama (2014) Yoshitoki Ōima for A Silent Voice (2015) Yuki Andō for Machida-kun no Sekai (2016) Haruko Kumota for Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2017) Paru Itagaki for Beastars (2018) Sansuke Yamada for Areyo Hoshikuzu (2019) Rettō Tajima for Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru (2020) Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2021) Natsuko Taniguchi for Kyōshitsu no Katasumi de Seishun wa Hajimaru and Konya Sukiyaki da yo (2022) Ganpu for Danchōtei Nichijō (2023) Akihito Sakaue for Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories from Kanda's Gokura-chou (2024) Shiho Kido for When the Chameleon Flowers Bloom (2025) Mado Saitō for Kaijū o Kaibō Suru (2026) Short Story Award Hisaichi Ishii for Gendai Shisō no Sōnanshātachi (2003) Risu Akizuki for OL Shinkaron (2004) Rieko Saibara for Jōkyō Monogatari and Mainichi Kaasan (2005) Risa Itō for One Woman, Two Cats, Hey Pitan!, Onna no Mado (2006) Hiromi Morishita for Ōsaka Hamlet (2007) Yumiko Ōshima for Cher Gou-Gou...mon petit chat, mon petit ami (2008) Hikaru Nakamura for Saint Young Men (2009) Mari Yamazaki for Thermae Romae (2010) Keisuke Yamashina for C-kyū Salaryman Kōza, Papa wa Nanda ka Wakaranai (2011) Roswell Hosoki for Sake no Hosomichi (2012) Yoshiie Gōda for Love of Machine (2013) Yuki Shikawa for Onnoji (2014) Sensha Yoshida (2015) Tatsuya Nakazaki for Jimihen (2016) Kahoru Fukaya for Yomawari Neko (2017) Taro Yabe for Oya-san to Boku (2018) Ken Koyama for Little Miss P (2019) Yama Wayama for Captivated, by You (2020) Hiroko Nobara for Kieta Mama Tomo and Tsuma wa Kuchi o Kiite Kuremasen (2021) Izumi Okaya for Ii Toshi o and Hakumokuren wa Kirei ni Chiranai (2022) Ebine Yamaji for Onna no Ko ga Iru Basho wa (2023) Miri Masuda for Tsuyukusa Natsuko no Isshō (2024) Shunji Enomoto for The Kinks (2025) Kawajirō for Atarashii Tomodachi: Kawajirō Tanpenshū (2026)

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