Most people at the get together the night before were in Tokyo for Comiket and related cosplay events such as TFT and TOC. I went to Comiket 74 the next day to get a feel for 150,000 plus otaku at the Tokyo Big Site.

I didn't feel like lining up all night so I got down in the early afternoon and got in without any trouble. I went straight to the cosplay area there was a bit of a slowdown with a line of people snaking into the area.

There were plenty of cosplayers doing there thing.

and hoards of fans taking pictures.

I ran into some WCS alumni, here is Barbara, Japan Web representatives from 2006.

Nearby was Georgia who I met up with the night before. She was dressed lightly to survive the oppressive heat.

The others had come and gone or would be attending another day and were presently at TFT or TOC. I wanted to check out the comics so I moved inside as it started raining slightly. Of course Comiket's origins lie in Dojinshi, as you can see in the picture above the booths sprawled across the floor. Although a lot if Doujinshi is of a sexual nature, it is considered the grassroots of Japanese manga and gave birth to the likes of Yun Kouga, Monkey Punch and the Clamp series.