The Comic Market Committee announced on Friday that it has canceled this year’s Comic Market (Comiket 98) dojinshi convention to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The committee added, “Plans for Comic Market 99 (Winter 2020) will be announced separately, once the schedule and venue have been confirmed.”
The Comic Market 98 Catalog will still go on sale on April 11, and the committee asks people to purchase the catalog to support the event in the future.
Tokyo confirmed 47 new cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday — the fourth straight day of record increases.