by “Tokyo Comic Convention 2024” (after this “Tokyo Comic Con 2024”) will be held for three days from December 6 to December 8, 2024, at Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku, Chiba City. The main visual has now been decided. In addition, it has been announced that a new project, “Cosplay Collection,” will be held, which will be a new and more powerful version of the “Cosplay Fashion Show” and “Cosplay Championship.”
Comic-Con is a pop culture event in the United States centered on manga. It originated in 1970 as the Golden State Comic Book Convention, held mainly by Shel Dorff. It is held every year in early July in San Diego, USA, and the content has expanded to include manga, anime, games, and movies. It has developed into a major event that attracts more than 130,000 visitors. It is also held in France, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and other countries and is a hot topic worldwide.
Tokyo Comic Con, which is a counterpart to Silicon Valley Comic Con, began with the meeting of “the father of pop culture,” Stan Lee, and “the king of technology,” Steve Wozniak, and has been held since December 2016 in Tokyo Comic Con 2016. Based on the American style, it is a festival of technology and pop culture different from existing events such as comics, movies, animation, and game shows. It has created a space to share innovation and fun.
It is an event that stimulates intellectual curiosity and can be enjoyed by all generations. The contest to select the main visual began with the fourth Tokyo Comic Con 2019, and this year’s Tokyo Comic Con 2024 will be the sixth. This time, it will be held for about three months from June 2024, and many masterpieces were submitted from all over the world, regardless of whether they were professionals, amateurs, the general public, or students.
This time, a work by VASTAR, a street artist active in Taiwan, was selected as the grand prize winner, and it has been decided that it will be the main visual, the face of Tokyo Comic Con 2024. VASTAR is good at “street art” using scrap materials, spray cans, scrap iron, wood, bricks, etc., and has collaborated with brands such as SWATCH, GOGORO, SEGA, and NIKE. He has also been invited to many international art exhibitions and is one of the artists expected to have a bright future.
The main visual created by VASTAR, which won the Grand Prix, will be used on the official website of “Tokyo Comic Con 2024”, the pamphlet’s cover, and even Comic Con goods. In addition, as a secondary prize, VASTAR will be awarded an exhibition booth (1 booth) in the Artist Alley corner at “Tokyo Comic Con 2024”, where works will be exhibited and sold. In addition to the Grand Prix work, all submitted works, including the Excellence Award, will be displayed at the “Tokyo Comic Con 2024” venue.
You can enjoy the beautiful illustrations in person if you visit the venue. It was also revealed that the Cosplay Stage at Tokyo Comic Con 2024 will be a fusion of the Cosplay Fashion Show and Championship, which have been enthusiastically supported by many cosplayers and will feature an upgraded Tokyo Comic Con Cosplay Collection stage. This year, in addition to participants in cosplay costumes, participants will be invited to participate in various costumes and outfits, including bound outfits, American comic outfits, and their favorite fashion. Applications can be made by individuals, as well as by family, friends, and children only.
There will also be secret guests and many celebrities, so the cosplay collection that can’t be found anywhere else will likely be a highlight. Details of the application process will be released on the official website and social media in due course. Tokyo Comic Con 2024, also known as Tokyo Comic Convention 2024, will be held for three days from December 6 to December 8, 2024, at Makuhari Messe in Mihama Ward, Chiba City. VASTAR Joy and gratitude alone cannot express how moved I am.
I still can’t believe that the world will see my work. But anything is possible, just like the great culture of manga. As a child, I dreamed of becoming anyone while flipping through the fantasy worlds of books, and as I walk the path of creativity, I am pleased to be a part of it. In the world of imagination, “you” are the protagonist who opens a new chapter!
Event summary Name: Tokyo Comic Convention 2024 (abbreviated as Tokyo Comic Con 2024) Dates: December 6, 2024 (Friday) 11:00-19:00, 7th (Saturday) 10:00-19:00, 8th (Sunday) 10:00-18:00 * Event hours are subject to change. Venue: Makuhari Messe (2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture 261-0023) Halls 1-5 * Halls are subject to change. Organizers: Tokyo Comic Convention Co., Ltd., Tokyo Comic Convention Executive Committee Event contents: ・Latest information on domestic and international movies, comics, etc. ・Corporate exhibits (sales of limited and advanced products, merchandise displays, etc.) ・Displays of props used in film and rare goods ・Experience a variety of content using the latest technology ・Interaction with international celebrity actors ・Live performances and live shows on stage ・Interaction and contests with cosplayers ・Exhibition and sales of works by manga artists and illustrators, “Artist Alley”
