Comiket 83?

So is anyone going to Comiket 83?

I am going this winter! First time ever even getting on a plane! (so excited)

Just looking for people to share my excitement with :>

P.S. I hope I put this in the right place >

I wish I can go..

i'm a frequent goers to the event.
since it's your first time and the event is from 29th-31th,here's some tips for you:

-get the C83 Catalog before the event day in akiba.you can buy it in Tora no ana or any shops in akiba.
-usually for first timers,it's suggested to go during the noon but if you got your "targets" already,better go early.
and when i say early,i meant like wake in 03.00am,ride the first train,sprint to Yurikamome train line in odaiba and wait in line for hours till the event time.
-ariyake have two halls and each halls have their own traits/genre.for example:the upper west hall is production hall(anime/galge studio merchendise) for whole event while the lower and east hall always having different theme each day.
-since the event held near the sea,bring your thickest coat,pocket heater,ransom and drinks in your backpack.you're gonna need it.
-during the waiting hours,better go to the toilet fast or you're gonna regret it if you have to go during the event.
-make sure you charged your camera/phone battery because you're gonna take lots of pictures since it's your first time.although some of the inner area are restricted though.

are you planning to go there by yourself or your friends?

Wow this might take a bit



I actually was thinking the same thing up until recently. I did not think it would be possible for me to go.



Thank you!




I was planning on this. I am visiting akiba right before the event so I am hoping I can find some.



Yeah, I got my targets... i think, including a ranked list of every doujin currently listed on comiket's site. I have also been checking different circles... didn't even know any names until recently.

I want to go early, but I am in a group so I don't know what they will want to do... the consensus seems to not be in the favor of taking the first train



I noticed this after checking the map versus my list


Yeah, I have heard of this, and checked the weather over the past few years too. I was planning on it being super cold so I was planning on bringing warm things anyway, but it being by the sea does add a bit more to prepare for... I knew it was by the sea but just didn;t think of preparing for that


I was actually wondering how this would work... I imagined the lines to the bathroom would be impossibly long.


I have my camera ready and prepared! Phone... ehh battery on it is bad so I hope it lives a little while...


Friends, I believe we have at least 4 going to comiket (more who are going to do other things)
None of which have been to comiket before
We currently plan on walking in the door together, splitting up, then probably meeting again later in the day
The split up is so we can buy things on each other's lists

-when are you gonna arrive and how long are you gonna be in japan anyway?
because if you're not careful,you can lose your "ammunition" early in akiba before going to comiket.lol.

-i know it's seems pretty hardcore/harsh to tell you to get on the first train if you're a first timer.but if you're late and have a doujin circle that you wanted so bad,you got no other choice than that because usually the really famous one (example:Nisemididoronokai,Udon-ya,Mogudan) can get sold out in noon.

this is just from my planning so i don't know if it's gonna be the same with your targets:
day 1: Production floor(because besides that one is yaoi doujins)
day 2: Touhou & Games doujins
day 3: the big fish day(most of the well known famous H doujins)

so i guess you can take it easy at the 1st day even though if there's a Production merchandise that you had your eyes on,it could get sold out already if you arrived at noon.then by the next day,you can decide to try to go early or not.

well,if you're going in group and all of you loves doujins,cosplay,etc,then there's not much of a problem then.especially if you guys been to any anime convention.

-it's on a man made island so yeah,it can get really cold.
where are you from anyway?
if you guys from northern hemisphere then you might already gotten used to the cold weather then.

-it can get really long and get smelly but as long you don't want to drop a douche or going to the women's one,it won't get long.

-make sure you charge it well.
otherwise you can't show your other friends that you've been to Comiket.lol.
and you're gonna need lots of picture taking in the Cosplay Ground.lol.

-all of you pretty much a first timer eh?
well....you guys can follow the crowd.it can get pretty noticeable to see the Comiket crowds in the train.

or i can become your guide for day one(even though we're gonna need to meet up in akiba before comiket so we can discuss where we can meet and you guys gonna need to wake early in the morning at the 1st day). i did the same thing before with other fakkuzza who's a first timer along with his friends.

or just try it by yourself. if you guys just want to take it easy then go ahead.

P.S. makes sure to bring lots of money because if you want to buy doujins in your marked targets,you're gonna blow lots of it.lol.

I am going to arrive on the 24th and stay until... the third i think

I am a bit afraid of losing my ammunition before comiket ><

I actually wanted to get on the first train... being my first time and all (if im going I might as well GO), but group decisions must be made...

My plan looks the same day by day,

Yeah, there is some production merchandise I want to take a look at... (mostly want day 2 and 3 though )

we have been to a few anime conventions(~5 a year) in the US... not nearly the same though

I and from north carolina, US,

Okay, my plan is to not go to the bathroom at all, but there is always the possibility of things not going to plan...

Hehe, I know making sure it is, going to be going crazy with it ^^

Yeah, all first timers... we were kinda like... you know if we don;t do this, we never will... so we bought tickets

I will run it by them... but half the group is probably going to be fairly paranoid.. I would love to though ^^

We might take it easy... but I hope to convince them to go early, I will see... there is a slight scare of going early for some reason... don't exactly gt it myself... though I am the type of person run off and get lost

Hehe I have already had to mark off a lot... if I had my way I would be purchasing... well yeah... a lot ... (I wouldn't be able to carry it all... ), but yeah cash is also a limiting factor (there is never enough)

okay then.
have fun for your first Comiket experience.

if you do have some more questions,let me know.

by the way,by the time you guys planning to go home,you might wanna take a stop in odaiba for taking the 1/1 Gundam in Odaiba Diver City.

I'm definitely no expert (I'm not going sadly), but I think it would be common sense to take an extra phone battery and an extra memory card for pictures.

Smart move about the splitting up to get each others items. As long as you spend wisely, don't get mugged by some otaku, and get there early you should have a very good chance of getting the items you want.

Not going, but buying a ton though through my contact in Japan hehe.
So I will be there in spirit... =P

okay...if you want to meet up in akiba,when would you like to meet up?
i'm pretty much can go there from 25th till 27th.

pretty much since all of the doujins in Comiket are in Japanese until someone translated it.but if you're just going to take cosplay pics and production merchandise.....kinda help a little.
so yeah,understanding the language really helps.sometimes when we're lining up,the staffs will tell us how long,what's left,what line,etc.

i might be able to in 27th around 15.00ish.
you can wait near the Gundam Cafe next to the AKB48 cafe.
still got things to do so there's a chance i can't make it or not.

if i didn't show up,what i said to Moeiful could apply to you too.

I'll be there on Sunday!

Wait.. Is this Sunday, America's Sunday? or Japanese's Sunday?

This confused both me and FOG.
Because in Austin, Texas today is still Saturday, 29th..
In Japan it's already "Sunday" the 30th

I missed my chance to go yet again...

...but I'm moving to Tokyo in September, so I will have my revenge next time!

i'll be waiting....

@Jacob you better follow my instructions,private.
lol.

Yeah, plans went weird when we actually got to japan. We had to move between hostels and ended up missing the first day because of it... second didn't go so well either.

Third day I got everything I wanted and then some. All of my targets were island circles though.

I did think I would be able to look at the doujin before buying, but really there was way too much of a rush. I wish I could had been more informed about the circles I went to, before making the rush to buy.

I really wish that someday I might be able to go to a Comiket, it must be a lot of fun.