Summer Comiket (夏コミ, natsukomi) is the event I circle on the calendar the moment winter Comiket ends, and this year’s edition is extra special: 2026 is Comic Market’s 50th anniversary year, and Comic Market 108 (C108) runs for two days at Tokyo Big Sight on August 15 (Sat) and 16 (Sun) 公式サイト. If you have ever wanted to experience the world’s largest doujinshi (self-published works) market, this is the one.

The Big Change: A New Hall Layout

Tokyo Big Sight is in the middle of a large-scale renovation (大規模改修工事), which means the East 4-6 halls are off limits for C108 公式サイト. Do not rely on your memories of previous years: circle spaces are spread across East 1-3 and 7, West 1-2, and South 1-2, while corporate booths (企業ブース) sit in West 3-4 and South 3-4. Cosplay areas are around East 8, the rooftop exhibition space, and the garden 公式サイト.

Circle spaces run 10:30 to 16:00 both days, but the corporate booths stay open until 17:00 on day one only, so afternoon entrants get extra time to shop 公式サイト. Before you go, check the C108 circle map and the Comike Web Catalog (公開 since June 5) to plan your route 公式サイト.

Tickets and Entry: Plan Ahead

Everyone needs an entry certificate (入場証券), either a ticket or a wristband, and there is no two-day pass: you buy one per day チケット案内. The options are:

  • Early entry ticket (アーリー入場チケット): 5,000 yen plus a 385 yen system fee, letting you in from 10:30. The lottery has closed, but winners can issue tickets until August 14. Tickets are non-transferable and you must bring original photo ID, like a passport, for verification チケット案内.
  • Changing room early entry ticket (更衣室先行入場チケット): 3,000 yen including the 500 yen cosplay registration fee, for cosplayers who want to get dressed before the doors open (A frame 8:00, B frame 9:30) チケット案内.
  • Morning and afternoon wristbands (午前・午後入場リストバンド型参加証): on sale since July 11 at Animate, Toranoana, and Melonbooks stores and online shops while stock lasts; afternoon bands are also sold at the venue from around 12:30 リストバンド案内.

Junior high school students and younger enter free with one guardian, and resold tickets or wristbands are invalid, so only buy from official channels チケット案内.

The 50th Anniversary Angle

This is Comic Market’s 50th anniversary year, and the organizing committee published the official 50th anniversary history book (コミックマーケット50周年史) on July 27 公式サイト, with anniversary goods on sale 50周年グッズ. If you cannot make it in August, note that winter C109 is already scheduled for December 29-31 公式サイト.

Corporate Booths Worth Lining Up For

hololive production returns with a booth at South 3, No. 2411, selling hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME goods like the “Debut set” starter deck and Summer Hologram sleeves, plus live “monitoring talks” with Shirakami Fubuki, Natsuiro Matsuri, Hakui Koyori, and Hibiki Riona across both days プレスリリース. KADOKAWA takes West 3-4, No. 1161, with limited and advance goods for Love Live!, Kantai Collection, and Re:Zero, and if you cannot attend, its online store Kadokawa Store (カドスト) is taking pre-orders through August 31 プレスリリース.

Practical Tips

August at Big Sight is brutally hot. The committee runs the same heatstroke countermeasures as last summer, including opening East 8 as a temporary rest area (臨時休憩所) before opening 公式サイト. Take the Rinkai Line to Kokusai-Tenjijo Station (7-minute walk) or the Yurikamome to Tokyo Big Sight Station (3-minute walk); overnight waiting and cars are banned 公式サイト. Bring water, a fan, and your wallet. See you at Big Sight!