Comic Market
Folks planning to go to the up n coming Comiket will be pleased to know that you will have to wait in line even longer.
Since last month, there has been many Akiba style murder threats aimed at the next Comiket.
The planners have decided to do baggage checks on everybody entering Big Sight.
They state at the official announcement that they will confiscate any dangerous objects indefinitely and if one does not want to give up their dangerous object then they will be refused entry.
Unless they are going to have metal detectors (unlikely) and do body checks then I don't think this measure will help much.
Photo from my previous Comiket article.
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Student
http://www.desangel.blogspot.com
really what's this world coming to, but still glad to see that they're doing something to prevent "bad" things from happening
http://www.marvinryan.com
holee cow, it'll take forever to baggage check that many people. good luck to the organizers. ^^; they should get one of those metal detector doorway instead.
Student
http://najica.wordpress.com/
yeah i thought that too "how the heck are they going to check that much people o.o"
Student
http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/miteiru/
The line to Comiket is never-ending... i don't want to remember waiting so freakishly long last year and in the rain but alas, my memories cannot be suppressed.
University Student
The people who make these threats, do they just not like otaku?
Undisputed ➈
Always wanted to go to a comic market at least once in my life, but seeing a line like this and being on the other side of the earth doesn't really help the situation. Seeing how they will confiscate dangerous looking objects, I guess people that cosplay in these events get their plastic/foam weapons taken from them?
On a side note, this pic could easily fit into a "find waldo" book.
The Sword of Magus
http://daichouginga.blogspot.com/
Before it's super long. Now it's super duper ultra long! O__O
Web Developer
http://www.twitter.com/SteveKeys
Little point in checking for weapons at the door when a nutjob could stab aimlessly into the never ending crowd outside.
Stocker
http://www.sigfigs.org/
If security checks mean that there will be relative safety at C74, I wouldn't mind waiting a bit longer. Better that than having someone die. If you show up late, there's always a fair chance that vendors will run out of stock. This should act as initiative to get there even earlier.
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
it's impossible to check all the bags trust me. i have seen this at events many times. in most cases, the crowds get so out of control they just let everybody in
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
I wonder if they do random checks like in airport would it work?
lol
Admin
I wonder if they'll let you stroll in if you have no bags. An "express" lane for these people would encourage everyone to leave their bags behind and make the organizers' life a whole lot easier.
student
http://zephi-san.deviantart.com/
That's a good idea, they could just check everyone who is carrying bags. Everyone else who aren't carrying bags can enter. They will get bags inside during the event anyway... (Of course I would prefer to carry a back-pack around rather then hold several bags...)
And for those who wish to bring in their bags must have their bag checked before entry.
Admin
This doesn't compute. Japan's birth rate isn't increasing and yet there's more and more people every year. Unless there's a revival in interest in Comiket, I can only surmise the increase is due to tourists (unlikely) or people like Kona-chan who got Kagamin and Tsukasa to help her buy stuff (more likely).
University Student
http://plurk.com/Fuyumachi/invite
Increase in immigration, maybe? :P
Or an increase in anime fans, that is the most logical answer IMO ^^
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/
It would be great if it was increase in anime fans x_x
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aseps/
i was planning to go to comic market for the first time this year. well... i hope so anyone have any bad idea in minds to spoil this event... lets just enjoy and have a lot of fun! cant wait to take photos of cosplays!!!
University Student
http://plurk.com/Fuyumachi/invite
i want to go to comiket someday.. maybe on my future study in japan..
Aspiring Trap
http://www.atalude.net/
In before riot.
Manga Drawer
http://raynart.free.fr/
yeah, that's better to prevent a potential problem ^^;
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://xspblog.com
Was expecting something like that.
Danny will have a special press pass, I hope?
I'm guessing unless they come up with some grand scheme for that baggage check, some people won't be able to attend comike because of the lines.
I mean, they already are XBOX HUEG.
Maybe if they build a huge x-ray and metal detector... :P
sysop
http://www.wowtuga.org/forum/
more like PS3 huge. Xbox huge joke got old when the ps3 was released.
Student and full-time otaku
Prevention is always better. Just hope they do it efficiently in order not to waste too much time for people
Student
http://anime.tedfox.com/
no precaution is foolproof, if a person really has an intent to inflict hurt, no amount of safety measures can deter him/her. however, they do reduce the likelihood of such incidents occurring
best is stay at home and become an NHK ^^
Perv
I guess I'd better learn the tiger claw before going on a Comiket :/
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/
They better do a good job. People who have the intention to harm people can find ways to hide their weapons. Security personnel usually check the pockets and bags. One can use this to his advantage and hide a knife on, let's say, his shoe which I have tried sometime ago (used my socks to hide pocket money in case I become a victim of hold-up).
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph
I guess this is for the safety and this would benefit the Comiket guests but I wonder how they'll pull it off with 150,000 visitors per day...
writing mini thesises
http://kazenomise.net/
I wonder how many minutes/seconds does a single person body check takes?
University's Slave
Quite honestly, I was surprised they didn't do something like this at AX, given the current levels of American paranoia.
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/
Bag checks? Might as well add in armed guards, sniffer dogs, minesweepers, police barricades, and metal detectors. :/
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
I think having a metal detector would be better than having body checks...
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
Laaaaaaaaaaaaame.
...yea
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
http://sukidesho.blogspot.com/
Too great of a crowd to check them all...
I'd love to attend Comket someday though..even with those crowds XD
Online Shop
http://wildarms.egloos.com
I can't imagine how they gonna acoomplish this but I guess longer wait for line now T_T
オタク all day long
http://www.nekomagic.com
When is the C74? This week or next week?
Student, I hate school. FML
AHH~ too crowed!! I cant find konata~~~shes too short XD
Observing developing species across the cosmos
wow and i thought anime expo 2008 in la was crowded lol
Otaku/Illustrator/Mangaka
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/Kyukun
WE NEED GUNDAMS! enough said
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
http://otterhangar.blogspot.com/
seriously... why can't people just enjoy being there...