Comic Market 108, the 108th time Japan’s biggest “doujin” (fan/amateur/hobbyist-made content) event, Comic Market (also known, primarily in the west, as “Comiket”) was held at Tokyo Big Sight on 15-16 August 2026.
Official website (ENG): https://www.comiket.co.jp/index_e.html
The biannual event has seen diminished attendance after COVID-19 led to the event limiting entry following the guidelines determined by Doujin Japan 2020 from Comic Market 99: While the pre-COVID Comic Market 97 in December 2019 saw a grand total of 750,000 attendees over four days, making for an average of 187,500 people showing up each day, C99 limited attendees to 55,000 per day, and while C100 increased the number to 85,000, this was still less than half C97’s count.
C101 saw a slight increase to 90,000 attendees per day, and with Japan formally determining that the COVID-19 crisis was over, C102 did away with the restrictions accordingly, resulting in over 260,000 people attending over two days, and C103 similarly had 270,000 people attending over two days. C104 saw a similar but slightly less amount of people attending, with 130,000 people coming on each day for a total of 260,000 attendees, while C105 again saw an upward trend, with 300,000 attendees over two days. C106 saw a significant decrease in attendees due to various reasons with a total of 250,000 attendees, but C107 saw a return to the same total as C105, with a total of 300,000 attendees.
Comic Market 108 again saw a slight decrease in attendees compared to the previous winter version of the event, an increasingly common occurrence in recent years, with 130,000 attendees each day adding to 260,000, a small increase over summer 2025.
- Participants (day 1): 130,000
- Participants (day 2): 130,000
- Doujin circles (day 1): 11,500
- Doujin circles (day 2): 11,350
- Cosplayers (day 1): Male – 1,638, Female – 2,912
- Cosplayers (day 2): Male – 1,658, Female – 2,657
- Corporate entities: 121
The event had been threatened by the possibility of a typhoon hitting Tokyo, but the weather ended up clearing up the day before. Temperatures were surprisingly low (for August in Tokyo) on both days, peaking at around 30℃. There were some brief sun showers that cleared up quickly, and resulted in little trouble due to the proliferation of parasols used to weather the heat, which of course doubled well as umbrellas. This combined with stronger air conditioning in the newly-renovated east halls made the event, which often saw participants collapsing from heat stroke in summer (see our C104 report), far less taxing physically.
While Comic Market is known primarily for its doujin (fan-made content) side, consisting primarily of doujinshi (fan-made comics, books, and magazines) but also including doujin games (not just video games, but analog games like card and board games too), doujin music, and other things like keychains, stickers, and various accessories, the event also has a significant corporate presence including numerous anime and game companies promoting their latest works and selling merchandise, and we compiled an assortment of photographs of the corporate area at Comic Market 108 below.
While Comic Market might seem confusing to the point of being impenetrable to foreign visitors, the event does in fact have international desks that can provide aid in English, Chinese, and Korean, the official website also has a section to help foreign visitors, and it was in fact reported that C108 saw participants from 76 different countries.
Comic Market is something truly special, and anyone interested in otaku culture, manga, anime, Japanese video games, or cosplay should definitely check it out.
We had a professional photographer covering cosplay at the event too, and will have a separate article up soon: Keep your eye on this page (or follow us on Twitter) to keep updated!
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