Comiket 98 will be held during Golden Week on May 2-5 of that year instead of the usual August.
The organizers urged attendees to purchase the wristbands in advance at participating bookstores before the event.
Comiket 96 will expand to a record four days, from August 9 to August 12, 2019, and Comiket 97 will run from December 28 to December 31, 2019.
The event’s usual Tokyo Big Sight venue will serve as the main press center and international broadcasting center for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from July 24 to August 9, 2020.