Niigata Comic Market

The Niigata Comic Market, commonly known as Gataket (ガタケット), 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

 * September, 1982 Gataket secretariat inauguration
 * January, 1983 The 1st holding (46 direct participation circles. Nine consignment participation circles)
 * November 14, 1999 Gataket50 holding.Radio actor Tomokazu Seki and Miki Nagasawa were invited in the event that commemorated the 50th holding and the toque event was held.
 * August 31, 2008 Gataket100 holding.Radio actor Shūichi Ikeda and Tōru Furuya were invited in the event that commemorated the 100th holding and the toque event was held.

Gataket Special
Gataket of Cosplay prohibition.

Cosplay Gataket
Gataket only of circle that relates to Cosplay and 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. Even the 30th had been held by the name of Comitia in Niigata.

Gataket SHOP
dōjinshi and painting materials shop that Gataket secretariat has managed.

It is in the downtown of Niigata, and is one of the activity bases in Niigata.

Niigata Manga Competition
The Niigata Manga Competition (にいがた漫画大賞) 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.

Related Pages

 * Comiket