
C84’s overheated cosplay continues with yet more of day 2, which sees otaku falling over themselves to get a choice shot at some of the cosplayers in attendance.
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Comiket 84’s second day saw temperatures as scorching as those of its first, doing more than a little to encourage the kind of skimpy cosplay which is proving so popular this summer…
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The heat from day 1’s C84 cosplay is not over yet – with so many cosplayers and their heat-addled admirers having to trudge home and fire up Photoshop, the superb cosplay keeps coming…
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Comiket 84 was braved by a record 210,000 visitors amidst record Tokyo temperatures of over 37℃, the hottest in years and the cause of unfortunate injury to some, with some of the cosplayers on display proving as hot as the day itself…
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The organisers of Comiket have promised preferential treatment for terrorism victimised Kuroko’s Basketball circles at C84 – although they have yet to explain what is to prevent another round of threats persuading them to ban those same circles a second time.
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The Comiket organisers have announced their response to terrorist threats against the event is to ban all works featuring the subject of the threat – Kuroko’s Basketball – and hold Comiket 83 as normal, if absent the hundreds of circles comprised of Kuroko fans, a decision they blame on the police and venue.
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- 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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