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At the Comic Market = Tokyo Big Site in winter 2017, which is packed with exhibitors and visitors
The national doujinshi printing house “Ryokuyosha” in Naka-shi, Tokyo has been canceled or postponed due to the spread of the new corona virus infection, such as “Comic Market” (Comike). We have announced the results of a research survey on Corona Sorrow activities for writers. (Kako Hojo)
◆ Concerns about the impact on the entire content industry.
Many young people engage in doujinshi activities in industries such as manga, anime, and games. There is concern about the impact on the entire Japanese content industry, such as the cancellation of events such as spot sales due to the remnants of the crown, reducing the creativity of writers.
Ryokuyosha took an online quiz from August 25 to September 30 because he wanted to hear the voices of the writers. Regardless of the company’s usage history, we requested extensive cooperation on Twitter and received responses from a total of about 2,800 people.
◆ 70% of new publications have “decreased”
When asked about the rate of new posts after the corona epidemic, 39.5% responded that they “decreased” and 29.1% responded that they “decreased”, causing a drop in the rate of publication. in about 70% of the total. .. Regarding direct participation in events such as cash sales in the year, 37.4% answered “yes” and 43.3% answered “no”.
Regarding the motivation to create, 35.3% answered that it did not change, while 31.2% answered that it decreased and 18.9% answered that it decreased a lot, and about half said that their motivation to create decreased. I revealed.
Comike, which is known as one of the world’s largest doujinshi spot sales events, was also canceled 98 times in May, and 99 times scheduled for December were postponed to May next year. There were many words like “just” and “sorry” for the fact that the event was canceled and postponed one after another, and there was also an opinion that “life’s purpose was lost.” On the other hand, some said: “I was worried I would not give (my family and friends in the circle) a chance to get infected, so I am glad I canceled.”
◆ “I feel the energy that does not let the industry decline”
Yu Takekawa (67), the representative of Ryokuyosha, said: “I was worried that there would be many writers who would withdraw from their activities due to the crown disaster, but the number of people is returning to the last event and from the time of the questionnaire. They are beginning to show bright signs. ” Cloud financing by the executive committee of the doujinshi “Commitia” spot sale this fall received about 148 million yen, which far exceeds the target amount of 30 million yen. Representative Takekawa said, “I feel the energy that the doujinshi industry should not slow down. We have a big decline in sales, but we will do our best to survive this situation.”
