Comiket 105:300,000 visitors over two days, 40,000 more than last time, first "New Year's Eve without Comiket" in 10 years

Comic Market (Comiket) 105, Japan's largest doujinshi convention, was held on December 29th and 30th at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo), and it has been reported that approximately 300,000 people visited over the two days. The number of visitors on the 29th was approximately 150,000, and on the 30th it was another 150,000. This is an increase of approximately 40,000 people compared to the previous Comiket 104, which saw approximately 260,000 visitors over the two days.

This will be the first time in 10 years since Comiket 87 in 2014 that Comiket will not be held on New Year's Eve. There were approximately 29,000 exhibiting spaces over the two days, an increase of approximately 5,000 spaces from the previous event. This was the largest number of spaces in a single day to date.

Comiket was first held in December 1975, with 32 circles and an estimated 700 people attending. It has been held in Harumi, Tokyo, Makuhari, Chiba, and elsewhere, and since Comiket 50 in 1996, it has been held at Tokyo Big Sight. Comiket 97, held in December 2019, attracted a record high of about 750,000 visitors over four days. Comiket 106 will be held at Tokyo Big Sight on August 16th and 17th, 2025.