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One
must applaud the staff of Comiket 60, not for their vocal superiority to
keep everyone in line, but for the fact that they do keep everyone in line
and manage to run the whole 200,000 people convention so smoothly even
without memberships. Of course, the culture is vastly different
compared to American conventions; the fans are very understanding and no
one makes any trouble because they all pretty much know what to get, wait
their turns, and move on. A simple and efficient process that, of
course, would not work like other sci-fi cons in Japan and America that
host panels, cosplay contests, ceremonies, and include esteemed guests of
honor. Wearing red armbands with "Comiket 60", staff of
Comiket included numerous line organizers who herded groups of thousands
up through the stairs to the convention halls, direction speakers with
bullhorns pointing people into the right direction (cosplay? pro-manga?
amateur manga? industry tables?), and even cosplay timers who would calmly
break up large photographer areas if the traffic got too messy. |
Japan
Comic Market 60 |
