Comic Market
Updated: June 26, 2025

Tickets for Comic Market 106

All attendees at Comic Market 106 (C106) must have either a ticket or a wristband to enter. Please purchase the type of ticket that best fits your needs.

Note: Tickets are sold separately for each day. Be sure to purchase the correct ticket for the day you plan to attend.

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Types of Tickets

Early Entry ticket: Be among the first to enter when the event opens at 10:30. Sold via TicketPay by lottery. Lottery application period: June 27 - July 7.
Cosplay Changing Room Early Entry ticket: Grants access to the Changing Rooms at 8:00 or 9:30 to change into costume before the event, and entry to the halls starting at 11:00. Sold via TicketPay by lottery. Lottery application period: June 27 - July 7.
AM Entry wristband: Allows you to join the queue that enters at 11:00, after Early Entry. Wristbands are sold at Japanese anime shops (no lottery, limited quantity). International participants can purchase an e-ticket (via eplus; link will be available when sales open) to exchange for a wristband on-site. Sales start July 12.
PM Entry wristband: Allows entry after 12:30. Sold at anime shops in Japan (while supplies last) and on-site. On-site prices are higher and long lines are expected. Sales start July 12. Advance purchase is strongly recommended.

One child (15 years or younger) may enter for free with one adult who has a ticket or wristband.

All attendees can use the Cosplay Changing Room after entering (a 500 yen registration fee applies; expect a queue).

Important Notices

Resale of tickets or wristbands is strictly prohibited.
The purchaser’s name is printed on Early Entry tickets. Only the lottery winner may use the ticket. While you may buy multiple wristbands at stores (e.g., for friends), resale is not allowed to prevent scalping.

Do not buy resold tickets or wristbands.
Resold tickets are invalid. If you buy one, you will not be able to enter and will lose your money. Please help us stop scalpers.

Bring a matching ID.
You may be asked to show official ID (passport, driver’s license, etc.) that matches the name on your Early Entry ticket. We have had to turn away participants with mismatched names or obvious pseudonyms at previous events. No exceptions.

Ticket Sales Schedule

June 27 - July 7: Lottery application period for Early Entry and Cosplay Changing Room Early Entry tickets
July 11: Lottery results announced
July 11 - 15: Payment and ticket issuance for lottery winners
July 12: Printed catalog goes on sale
July 12 - August 15/16: AM/PM Entry wristbands and AM Entry e-tickets available at stores (while supplies last)
August 16/17: Comic Market 106

Early Entry Tickets

Types of Early Entry Tickets

Type	Entrance	Sales Method	Entry Time	Price
Early Entry	South/West Halls	TicketPay	Starting from 10:30	5,000 Yen
Early Entry	East	TicketPay	Starting from 10:30	5,000 Yen
Cosplay Early Entry	TFT Building West Wing Floor 2	TicketPay	Slot A 8:00, Slot B 9:30	3,000 Yen

Tickets are separate between South/West and East entrances. Please make sure you choose the entrance close to where you want to go first.

There are separate tickets and lotteries for Male and Female Changing Rooms, with two separate time slots due to capacity reasons. Make sure to apply for the correct one based on your biological gender (for other genders, please choose either and inquire with staff once on-site).
Only the Cosplay Changing Room in the TFT Building West Wing Floor 2 is available in the morning for Cosplay Changing Room Early Entry tickets. After changing, cosplayers will have to move to the Garden Cosplay Area just outside Tokyo Big Sight and wait until 11:00 before entering the halls. For changing back into your regular clothes in the afternoon, the Cosplay Changing Rooms in the Conference Towers are also available.

Schedule

Now-: User registration at TicketPay
June 27 - July 7: Lottery applications for Early Entry and Cosplay Changing Room Early Entry tickets at TicketPay
July 11: Results of the lottery notified to applicants
July 11 - August 15/16: Issuing of tickets for lottery winners at a FamilyMart convenience store within Japan. Tickets paid online (via credit card) must also be issued at a FamilyMart. We strongly recommend issuing the ticket a few days in advance, not last-minute.
August 16/17: Comic Market 106

Price

Early Entry ticket: 5,000 Yen
Cosplay Changing Room Early Entry ticket: 3,000 Yen

Prices include consumption tax/VAT. An additional 330 Yen system fee will be charged when issuing the ticket.

How to Buy

Both types of Early Entry tickets will be sold via TicketPay.
User registration is required in advance, with authentication by calling a specific number from your registered phone number. Please contact TicketPay directly for any registration issues.
Tickets will have the name of the account printed on them and must match your photo ID. Make sure to register under your real name. Using a pseudonym or the name of a family member will result in an invalid ticket.
Each account can only purchase one ticket for each day.
The number of each type of ticket is limited due to the venue’s capacity. Tickets will be sold through a lottery system.
No payment is required at the time of entering the lottery, but you need to choose a payment method.
- Cash at FamilyMart when issuing the ticket (credit cards are not accepted in the store)
- Online with credit card (needs to be paid before issuing the ticket)
- PayPay (only possible for residents of Japan). This is NOT PayPal.
- Warning: the payment method cannot be changed afterwards. If you can’t pay for your ticket in time, it will be canceled.
After being notified that you have won the lottery, you must print your paper ticket at a FamilyMart convenience store in Japan, no later than the day before Comiket. Stores near Tokyo Big Sight may run out of the special paper required for ticket printing and may be unable to issue tickets. Please print your ticket at a FamilyMart near your hotel or elsewhere before heading to the venue. Unissued tickets cannot be replaced or refunded.
If you don’t have access to a FamilyMart in time, a proxy can issue the ticket for you. However, only the person printed on the ticket can use it.
Tickets cannot be refunded once issued under any circumstances. Even in case of cancellation of the event, fees will not be refunded.

How to Enter C106

Please see the C106 Information Map for the exact locations.

Early Entry ticket: Please arrive at your ticket’s entry gate between 08:00 - 10:00. Your ticket will be exchanged for a wristband that allows you to queue up until 10:30, when entry starts.
Cosplay Changing Room Early Entry ticket: Please arrive at the TFT Building West Wing Floor 2 at 8:00 for Slot A and 9:30 for Slot B. Your ticket will be exchanged for a wristband that allows you to enter the Changing Room.
After changing, cosplayers will have to move to the Garden Cosplay Area just outside Tokyo Big Sight and wait until 11:00 before entering the halls. Slot A cosplayers will have to wait approximately 1 hour outside.
For changing back into your regular clothes in the afternoon, the Cosplay Changing Rooms in the Conference Towers are also available, in addition to the TFT Building West Wing Floor 2.

AM Entry Wristbands

Schedule

July 12 - August 15/16: Sale of AM Entry wristbands and e-tickets for AM Entry wristbands (while supplies last at each location).
August 16/17: Comic Market 106

Price

In stores: 1,210 Yen
eplus e-ticket: 1,331 Yen (1,210 Yen + system fee)

Prices include consumption tax/VAT.

How to Buy

Wristbands are for a specific day and have different colors per day.
Wristbands will be sold at anime/manga stores throughout Japan and their e-commerce sites starting July 12. For details, please inquire directly with each store.
- Animate (list of shops). Their Korean, Taiwan, and Thailand shops will also carry wristbands.
- Toranoana Their shop in Taipei will also carry wristbands, possibly a bit later than July 12.
- Melonbooks (list of shops)
Sale is limited to while supplies last at each location. The overall number of wristbands is limited for capacity and safety reasons. Sold out locations might not be restocked.
Toranoana supports a proxy service that resends overseas, but Comic Market cannot provide support for its use.
Participants unable to buy a wristband in stores can buy an e-ticket via eplus using a credit card. Tickets will be available only on July 12 on eplus. This e-ticket will then be exchanged for a wristband on-site, near the Rinkai-Line station. Due to the starting time of the exchange, you will not be able to join at the front of the AM Entry queue. Due to the limited capacity of the exchange, the number of e-tickets will be limited and sales will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Wristbands and e-tickets cannot be refunded once issued under any circumstances. Even in case of cancellation of the event, fees will not be refunded.

How to Enter C106

Please see the C106 Information Map for the exact locations.

If holding an AM Entry wristband, put it on before arriving and queue up at either the East or West Waiting Line. We recommend not arriving too early, to avoid long multi-hour waiting times in the scorching heat of the Japanese summer.
Do not wait around the venue overnight under any circumstances. This is a serious public safety issue, causes heavy complaints from the neighbors, and may result in cancellation of future Comic Markets. Also, you will not gain any advantage over other participants who arrive in the morning. Just don’t do it.

If holding an e-ticket (QR code) issued by eplus, it will be exchanged for wristbands only after 8:00 near the Rinkai-Line station. However, we strongly recommend arriving later to avoid long waiting times in the painful heat of Japanese summer. We recommend using the Rinkai-Line. When using the Yurikamome-Line, exit at Ariake Station and not Tokyo Big Sight Station. Expect long detours and congestion if arriving at Tokyo Big Sight Station.
Each Waiting Line can only be joined after receiving and putting on the actual wristband.
If arriving after 12:30, please go directly to the Entrance Plaza to exchange your e-ticket for a wristband.

PM Entry Wristbands

Schedule

July 12 - August 17: Sale of PM Entry wristbands
August 16/17: Sale of same-day PM wristbands on-site at Comic Market 106 after 12:30 (expecting long queues)

Price

At stores: 440 Yen
On-site: 1,000 Yen
Expect long queues on-site. We strongly recommend buying one before the event at a store.

How to Buy

Wristbands will be sold at anime/manga stores throughout Japan and their e-commerce sites starting July 12. For details, please inquire directly with each store.
- Animate (list of shops). Their Korean, Taiwan, and Thailand shops will also carry wristbands.
- Toranoana Their shop in Taipei will also carry wristbands, possibly a bit later than July 12.
- Melonbooks (list of shops)
While the overall number of PM wristbands should be plenty, individual stores might be sold out and not restocked.
There will be sales of same-day PM wristbands on-site, at the Entrance Plaza (below the inverted pyramid) starting at 12:30. We expect there to be a significant queue and therefore strongly recommend buying PM wristbands beforehand. It’s also much cheaper.
Wristbands and e-tickets cannot be refunded once issued under any circumstances. Even in case of cancellation of the event, any fees will not be refunded.

How to Enter C106

Holders of PM wristbands can enter via the Entrance Plaza after 12:30. Please see the C106 Information Map for the exact locations.

Participants with Children

One child (15 years or younger) can enter for free together with one adult holding a ticket or wristband. Please arrive together at the gate to obtain an additional wristband for the child.
If coming alone, children need their own ticket or wristband.

FAQ

Q1: My country is not supported by TicketPay!
A1: If your country is not supported, e-tickets for exchanging into an AM Entry wristband are available for all countries (while supplies last).

Q2: Can you help me use TicketPay or eplus?
A2: Please contact the support team of each site for assistance, as Comic Market cannot provide individual support.

Q3: Can we buy multiple tickets together for a group?
A3: Each participant must purchase their own ticket, as only one ticket can be bought per account. However, one child (15 years or younger) can enter for free with each guardian holding a valid ticket or wristband (see also Q4). You may purchase multiple wristbands at stores.

Q4: Do children also need a ticket or wristband?
A4: One child (15 years or younger) can enter without a ticket or wristband per guardian if entering together and receiving an extra wristband at the gate. If entering separately and not with a guardian, children must have their own ticket or wristband.

Q5: Can I enter the Cosplay Changing Room to help my friend change or do makeup?
A5: Anyone can use the Cosplay Changing Room by queuing up. However, helpers must also pay the registration fee. For Cosplay Changing Room Early Entry, supporters must have their own ticket.

Q6: What happens if I am late to the Early/AM Entry queue?
A6: You will still be able to enter after the designated time. However, for Early Entry, you may be asked to join the AM Entry queue once the Early Entry queue is preparing to move.

Q7: Can I buy multi-day tickets or wristbands?
A7: Tickets and wristbands are sold separately for each day.

Q8: Can I cancel or refund my ticket or wristband?
A8: Refunds for paid tickets or wristbands are not possible under any circumstances.

Q9: I was unable or forgot to issue my Early Entry ticket before arriving. Can I still enter?
A9: Early Entry tickets must be issued before arriving at Comiket. If you arrive without your ticket, we cannot help. Stores near Big Sight may run out of ticket paper, so please issue your ticket well in advance.

Q10: I bought an Early/AM Entry ticket or wristband. Can I stay in the afternoon?
A10: Absolutely. Please enjoy the event to the fullest.

Q11: Can I use my passport as ID?
A11: Yes. Your passport, Residence Card, or driver’s license are all acceptable forms of ID. The name must match the name on your ticket.

Q12: Can I move between areas once inside? Why is my ticket specific to East or South/West?
A12: You can move freely between all halls once inside (except when there are restrictions due to overcrowding or safety). The ticket is limited to a specific entry area because of limited queueing space.

Q13: I have lost or damaged my ticket. Can it be reissued?
A13: Tickets cannot be reissued for any reason. If your ticket is damaged, please bring what remains and we will try to verify it.

Q14: I accidentally issued the ticket in the name of a family member (parent/child, sibling).
A14: If you can prove you are family living together, you may enter. Otherwise, the name must match your ID.

Q15: I forgot my ticket or wristband at home. What can I do?
A15: You must bring the actual ticket or wristband to enter. Otherwise, you will need to purchase a same-day PM Entry wristband and enter in the afternoon.

Q16: I selected PayPay as my payment method at TicketPay but can’t pay with it (because I live outside Japan). Can I change the payment method? Or pay at Comic Market?
A16: It is not possible to change from PayPay to another payment method. You will need to find someone to pay with PayPay for you. On-site payment for Early Entry tickets is not accepted.

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