{{Short description|Doujinshi convention in Japan}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{about|the Japanese comics convention|the Roman legislative assembly|Citizens' assemblies of the Roman Republic}} {{Infobox Convention | name = COMITIA | native_name = コミティア | native_name_lang = jpn | image = 250px|class=skin-invert | caption = | status = Active | frequency = | venue = Various | location = | genre = ''Doujinshi'' convention | country = | first = {{start date and age|1984|11|18}} | participants = 3,000–7,000 ''circles''<ref>{{Cite web |title=COMITIA150開催情報 |url=https://www.comitia.co.jp/html/150.html |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=www.comitia.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref> | attendance = 30,000 (2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=COMITIA150 レポート |url=https://www.comitia.co.jp/history/150report.html |website=www.comitia.co.jp |access-date=2025-10-03 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="natalie" /> | organized = COMITIA Organizational Committee<br>Other regional committees | activity = Marketplace, original cosplay | website = [https://www.comitia.co.jp/ comitia.co.jp] }}
{{Nihongo|'''COMITIA'''|コミティア|Komitia|lead=yes}} 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).<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name="natalie">{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2020 |title=コミティアの歴史 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/column/394626 |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Comic Natalie |language=ja}}</ref>
Various high-profile manga artists, such as Keiichi Arawi, {{ill|Kenshin Shinzato|ja|新里堅進}}, and Barasui have previously exhibited at COMITIA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2024 |title=『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 |url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202402/27335900.html |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Famitsu |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=175944988415373314 |user=himaraya |title=とりあえずコミティア１００に申し込んでみました |first=Keiichi |last=Arawi |date=March 3, 2012 |access-date=March 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 14, 2023 |title=「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 |url=https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/892290 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=TBS News |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1846593888381030886 |user=_barasui |title=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 |date=2024-10-17 |access-date=2024-10-17}}</ref>
== History == Since 1984, COMITIA has been hosted regularly by the COMITIA Organizational Committee, a not-for-profit volunteer organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=For Visitors（コミティア英語案内） |url=https://www.comitia.co.jp/html/forvisitors_eng.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229235238/https://www.comitia.co.jp/html/forvisitors_eng.html |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=comitia.co.jp}}</ref> Events in Tokyo are referred to as '''Tokyo COMITIA''' while other cities feature conventions known as {{Nihongo|'''Regional COMITIA'''|地方コミティア|Chihō Komitia}}, which are organized by other volunteer-run groups.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=地方コミティア |url=https://www.comitia.co.jp/html/chihou.html |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=comitia.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref> The Niigata event shares an organizational team with the Niigata Comic Market. Events in Kansai alternate between being held in Osaka and Kyoto, while the Michinoku event alternates between Sendai and Fukushima.
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of multiple COMITIA events. A crowdfunding campaign was held in late 2020 and resulted in over {{¥|100}}{{nbsp}}million ({{US$|960000}}) being raised to cover administrative expenses, venue fees, and the purchase of personal protective equipment for use during future events.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2020 |title=Doujinshi Convention Comitia to Return on November 23 After Successful Crowdfunding Campaign |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-09-07/doujinshi-convention-comitia-to-return-on-november-23-after-successful-crowdfunding-campaign/.163749 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Anime News Network}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolentino |first=Josh |date=August 16, 2020 |title=Japanese Doujin Festival Comitia Begins Crowdfunding to Survive to 2021 |url=https://www.siliconera.com/japanese-doujin-festival-comitia-begins-crowdfunding-to-survive-to-2021/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Siliconera}}</ref>
== Recent & upcoming conventions == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Type/Location !Number !Venue !Date |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Osaka) |72 |INTEX Osaka |January 19, 2025<ref name="kansai" /> |- style="background:#ffe3e8;" |Nagoya |66 |{{Ill|名古屋市中小企業振興会館|lt=Nagoya Trade & Industry Center|ja}} |February 2, 2025<ref name="nagoya" /> |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |151 |Tokyo Big Sight |February 16, 2025<ref name="tokyo" /> |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Osaka) |73 |INTEX Osaka |May 25, 2025<ref name="kansai" /> |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |152 |Tokyo Big Sight |June 1, 2025<ref name="tokyo" /> |- style="background:#ffe6e7;" |Niigata |60 |Toki Messe |June 8, 2025<ref name="niigata" /> |- style="background:#e3f3ff;" |Hokkaido |21 |Sapporo Convention Center |June 15, 2025<ref name="sapporo" /> |- style="background:#ffede3;" |Michinoku (Sendai) |14 |{{ill|Yume Messe Miyagi|ja|みやぎ産業交流センター}} |July 13, 2025<ref name="tohoku" /> |- style="background:#ffe3e8;" |Nagoya |67 |Nagoya Trade & Industry Center |August 24, 2025<ref name="nagoya" /> |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |153 |Tokyo Big Sight |September 7, 2025 |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Kyoto) |74 |{{ill|Kyoto Pulse Plaza|ja|京都パルスプラザ}} |October 19, 2025 |- style="background:#e3f3ff;" |Hokkaido |22 |Sapporo Convention Center |November 3, 2025 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |154 |Tokyo Big Sight |November 24, 2025 |- style="background:#ffe6e7;" |Niigata |61 |{{ill|Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center|ja|新潟市産業振興センター}} |November 30, 2025 |- style="background:#ffede3;" |Michinoku (Fukushima) |15 |Big Palette Fukushima |December 14, 2025 |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Osaka) |75 |INTEX Osaka |January 25, 2026 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |155 |Tokyo Big Sight |February 22, 2026 |- style="background:#ffe3e8;" |Nagoya |68 |Nagoya Trade & Industry Center |March 22, 2026 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |156 |Tokyo Big Sight |June 7, 2026 |}
=== Past conventions === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |+ !Type/Location !Number !Venue !Date |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Osaka) |63 |INTEX Osaka |January 23, 2022 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |139 |Tokyo Big Sight |February 20, 2022 |- style="background:#ffe3e8;" |Nagoya |60 |Nagoya Congress Center |April 3, 2022 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |140 |Tokyo Big Sight |May 5, 2022 |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Osaka) |64 |INTEX Osaka |May 22, 2022 |- style="background:#ffe6e7;" |Niigata |54 |Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center |May 29, 2022 |- style="background:#e3f3ff;" |Hokkaido |15 |Sapporo Convention Center |June 5, 2022 |- style="background:#ffede3;" |Michinoku (Sendai) |8 |Yume Messe Miyagi |June 12, 2022 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |141 |Tokyo Big Sight |September 4, 2022 |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Kyoto) |65 |Kyoto Pulse Plaza |September 19, 2022 |- style="background:#ffe3e8;" |Nagoya |61 |Nagoya Congress Center |October 2, 2022 |- style="background:#f0e6ff;" |Kyushu |6 |{{ill|West Japan General Exhibition Center|ja|西日本総合展示場}} |October 10, 2022 |- style="background:#ffe6e7;" |Niigata |55 |Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center |November 20, 2022 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |142 |Tokyo Big Sight |November 27, 2022 |- style="background:#e3f3ff;" |Hokkaido |16 |Sapporo Convention Center |December 3, 2022 |- style="background:#ffede3;" |Michinoku (Fukushima) |9 |{{ill|Big Palette Fukushima|ja|ビッグパレットふくしま}} |December 11, 2022 |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Kyoto) |66 |Kyoto Pulse Plaza |January 22, 2023 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |143 |Tokyo Big Sight |February 19, 2023 |- style="background:#f0e6ff;" |Kyushu |7 |West Japan General Exhibition Center |March 5, 2023 |- style="background:#ffe3e8;" |Nagoya |62 |Nagoya Congress Center |March 26, 2023 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |144 |Tokyo Big Sight |May 5, 2023 |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Osaka) |67 |INTEX Osaka |May 21, 2023 |- style="background:#ffede3;" |Michinoku (Sendai) |10 |Yume Messe Miyagi |May 27, 2023 |- style="background:#e3f3ff;" |Hokkaido |17 |Sapporo Convention Center |June 25, 2023 |- style="background:#ffe6e7;" |Niigata |56 |Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center |July 2, 2023 |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |145 |Tokyo Big Sight |September 3, 2023 |- style="background:#ffe3e8;" |Nagoya |63 |Nagoya Congress Center |September 17, 2023 |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Kyoto) |68 |Kyoto Pulse Plaza |October 22, 2023 |- style="background:#ffe6e7;" |Niigata |57 |Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center |October 29, 2023 |- style="background:#ffede3;" |Michinoku (Fukushima) |11 |Big Palette Fukushima |November 4, 2023 |- style="background:#e3f3ff;" |Hokkaido |18 |Sapporo Convention Center |November 5, 2023 |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Osaka) |69 |INTEX Osaka |January 21, 2024<ref name="kansai" /> |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |147 |Tokyo Big Sight |February 25, 2024<ref name="tokyo" /> |- style="background:#f0e6ff;" |Kyushu |8 |{{ill|West Japan General Exhibition Center|ja|西日本総合展示場}} |March 10, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=九州コミティア8 |url=https://www.q-comitia.com/event/8_2024/ |access-date=February 2, 2025 |website=九州コミティア}}</ref> |- style="background:#ffe3e8;" |Nagoya |64 |Nagoya Congress Center |March 24, 2024<ref name="nagoya" /> |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Osaka) |70 |INTEX Osaka |May 12, 2024<ref name="kansai">{{Cite web |title=関西コミティア – 創作漫画同人誌即売会 |url=https://www.k-comitia.com/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=k-comitia.com |language=ja}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |148 |Tokyo Big Sight |May 26, 2024<ref name="tokyo">{{Cite web |title=開催スケジュール |url=https://comitia.co.jp/html/schedule.html |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=comitia.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref> |- style="background:#ffe6e7;" |Niigata |58 |Toki Messe |June 9, 2024<ref name="niigata">{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2024 |title=新潟コミティア59 |url=https://gataket.com/comitia/e/t59/ |access-date=February 2, 2025 |website=ガタケット |language=ja}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3f3ff;" |Hokkaido |19 |Sapporo Convention Center |June 23, 2024<ref name="sapporo">{{Cite web |title=北海道COMITIA |url=http://elysian.dojin.com/h-comitia/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=エリシアンオフィス |language=ja}}</ref> |- style="background:#ffede3;" |Michinoku (Sendai) |12 |Yume Messe Miyagi |June 30, 2024<ref name="tohoku">{{Cite web |title=みちのくCOMITIA13 |url=https://adv-kikaku.com/comitia13 |access-date=February 2, 2025 |website=adv-kikaku.com |language=ja}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |149 |Tokyo Big Sight |August 18, 2024<ref name="tokyo" /> |- style="background:#ffe3e8;" |Nagoya |65 |Nagoya Congress Center |September 29, 2024<ref name="nagoya">{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2024 |title=名古屋コミティア |url=https://n-comitia.com/ |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=n-comitia.com |language=ja}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3f3ff;" |Hokkaido |20 |Sapporo Convention Center |October 27, 2024<ref name="sapporo" /> |- style="background:#fffbe3;" |Kansai (Osaka) |71 |{{Ill|マイドームおおさか|lt=Mydome Osaka|ja}} |November 10, 2024<ref name="kansai" /> |- style="background:#e3ffe9;" |Tokyo |150 |Tokyo Big Sight |November 17, 2024<ref name="tokyo" /> |- style="background:#ffe6e7;" |Niigata |59 |Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center |December 1, 2024<ref name="niigata" /> |- style="background:#ffede3;" |Michinoku (Fukushima) |13 |Big Palette Fukushima |December 8, 2024<ref name="tohoku" /> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.comitia.co.jp/ COMITIA main website] (in Japanese) * [https://gataket.com/comitia/ Niigata COMITIA website] (in Japanese) * [https://n-comitia.com/ Nagoya COMITIA website] (in Japanese) * [https://www.k-comitia.com/ Kansai COMITIA website] (in Japanese) * [https://elysian.dojin.com/h-comitia/ Hokkaido COMITIA website] (in Japanese) * [https://www.adv-kikaku.com/comitia Michinoku COMITIA website] (in Japanese) * [https://www.q-comitia.com/ Kyushu COMITIA website] (in Japanese)
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