- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Jan 1, 2012 21:34 JST
- Tags: Censorship, Comiket, Cosplay, Doujinshi, Events, Otaku, Records, Statistics, Tokyo Big Sight

Comiket attendance numbers are apparently in long-term decline, prompting much speculation as to why – and some scepticism about the official position that lingering disruptions from the earthquake and the strong yen driving off barbarian attendees being the main cause of C81′s “low” numbers.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, Galleries
- Date: Jan 1, 2012 08:33 JST
- Tags: Comiket, Cosplay, Events, Image Gallery, Loli, Lolicon, Otaku, Pettanko, Tokyo Big Sight

Comiket 81′s 3rd day has seen unusual numbers of small and flat cosplayers portraying even smaller and flatter lolicon favourites…
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C81 cosplayers really do appear to be immune to the cold – only this or sheer dedication can explain the extraordinary concentration of skimpy bikinis being shown off in the midwinter chill.
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All manner of cosplayers have graced Comiket 81′s final day with their presence, ranging from the sexy to the bizarre – and at times even both at the same time.
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An intrepid Sankaku Complex reader kindly shares the results of his expedition to the cosplay horde of Comiket 81′s 2nd day, shorn of Photoshop and once again graced by such luminaries as Lenfried and the little girl from the end of the previous gallery.
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The insensitivity of Comiket cosplayers to the cold is being hailed as a thing of wonder yet again – such is their zeal for cosplay that they apparently have no intention of yielding to the mere elements, although as some look quite cosy this may not be so hard…
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Comiket 81′s initial day sees yet more outstanding cosplay, a great deal of which is as usual scorchingly hot despite the admittedly only typically mild Tokyo winter, with smooth ero-cosplayer Lenfried joining the fray.
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The many cosplayers of Comiket 81′s first day, and their attendant horde of creepy otaku photographers, have thankfully ensured the cuteness of their cosplay can once again be appreciated far and wide…
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Once again the increasingly overpowering dominance Touhou worshippers and creepy fujoshi exert over Comiket is the subject of much discussion, thanks to the release of the latest circle numbers for the upcoming C81 – and so pronounced is their dominance that some are now calling for them to be forcibly hived off into their own events.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Manga, News
- Date: Aug 15, 2011 07:53 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Comiket, Doujinshi, Hidan no Aria, Illustration, Onanism, Parody, VIP Quality

Whilst tales of top tier ero-doujinshi circles netting tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales each Comiket are common, unfortunately for the vast majority of circles the results of Comiket are rather more humble…
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The last of Comiket 80′s 2nd day of cosplay helpfully illustrates the trouble caused by high temperatures and rules which prevent people just donning skimpier costumes to compensate, although fortunately a number have little enough to take off…
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The second day of Comiket 80′s vast array of cosplayers sees even more cosplayers braving the heat, in some at times gratifyingly skimpy costumes – although certain big name ero-cosplayers still seem notable by their absence…
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