Comic Market in 2015 is held from August 14-16 this summer. Both at the site and nearby are preparing for a long and intensive battle.

Rations for comic market staff

Morinaga has prepared some energy jelly for staff working at comic market... Yes - they need this much.

Comic market is known by some as one of the most intense battle in the world. Morinaga has offered us with some energy jelly for our staff lol. Thank you so much!

Convenient stores ready to cater to front-line 'fighters'

Normally, convenient stores don't fill up the shelves too much - but it's different when we have the comic market. The shelf is packed til it can't be packed anymore!

At Lawson near the comic market event - wow they're already prepared for the battle lol

A message from another convenience store

The notice reads like this:

Those legends who ends the year with an intense heat that melts snow, and comes back to life again in an intense summer heat. Welcome back - we have been waiting! Let the battle begin!

A fire truck from air defense force

And here comes the fighters - at the speed of light

You have to wait in a long queue if you want to get hold of popular items. So these 'fighters' are in a hurry - they are so fast you can't capture them on a camera. By the way, you should never run in train stations.

Sure - you can take photos of us from a low angle

For reasons you can imagine, you normally shouldn't take photos of cosplayers from a low angle. However, these people let you - for obvious reasons.

Hey - haven't I seen you from somewhere?

Oh, it's that guy from that idol song that went viral:

So comic market is pretty intense - if you are still curious about what it's like, we won't stop you from going.


By - grape Japan editorial staff.