Comitia 30th Chronicle

Compiled to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the doujinshi fair Comitia, this three-volume anthology gathers short comics by dozens of creators who have presented work at the event over the years. The lineup spans a wide range of moods and genres, mixing established names with younger talents and including pieces by artists such as Ryoko Kui, Natsume Ono, Keiichi Arawi, Panpanya, ONE, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Fumiyo Kouno, Hisae Iwaoka, Q Hayashida-adjacent contemporaries and many more. Stories range from quiet slice-of-life vignettes and gentle fantasy to comedy, autobiographical sketches and experimental shorts, offering a cross-section of the independent scene that the event has helped sustain.