Niigata Comic Market
| Niigata Comic Market | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Venue | Toki Messe |
| Location(s) | Niigata, Niigata |
| Country | Japan |
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Website | |
| http://gataket.com/ | |
The Niigata Comic Market, commonly known as Gataket (ガタケット gataketto), is a bimonthly dōjinshi comic book convention held in Niigata city in Japan. It is currently held at either Toki Messe or the Niigata-shi Sangyou Shinkou Center. It was first held in 1983, and between 7,000 and 10,000 people regularly attend each event. It is the largest dōjinshi comic market held on the Sea of Japan side of Japan.
History
After the Gataket secretariat inauguration in September 1982, the first Niigata Comic Market took place in January 1983. It had 46 direct participation circles and nine consignment participation circles.
On 14 November 1999, Gataket50 took place. Radio actor Tomokazu Seki and Miki Nagasawa were invited to participate in the event that commemorated the 50th holding and the toque event was held. Gataket100 took place in on 31 August 2008, featuring Radio actor Shūichi Ikeda and Tōru Furuya.
Comic market that relates to Niigata Comic Market
Gataket Special
Gataket where Cosplay is prohibited.
Cosplay Gataket
Gataket which is only of circles that relates to Cosplay.
Gataket in Nagaoka
Literary coterie magazine spot sale association held in Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka City. Nagaoka version of Gataket. It is chiefly held in Hive Nagaoka.
Gataket & Okaket
Comic market held in Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka City. Nagaoka version of Niigata Comic Market. It is held at Hive Nagaoka.
Niigata COMITIA
Niigata version of COMITIA. The Gataket secretariat has held it.
It is held in an inside Toki Messe conference room or main hall twice a year, especially April and September.
Gataket shop
There is a dōjinshi and painting materials shop that the Gataket secretariat manages in downtown Niigata.
Niigata Manga Competition
The Niigata Manga Competition (にいがた漫画大賞 Niigata Manga Taishō) is a Manga contest held annually in Niigata City every September. It is sponsored by the Niigata Manga Competition planning committee. It is jointly sponsored by the Niigata Comic Market, the city of Niigata, and the Japan Animation and Manga College, a local vocational school in Niigata city. It has been held every year since 1998. It is unique because of the rarity of a local municipal government sponsoring a manga competition.[1]
References
Related Pages
External links
- (Japanese)Gataket&Gataket SHOP Web site
- (Japanese)Niigata Manga Taisho Official Web site