This week a new edition of the Comic Market, better known as Comiket. This is the largest Otaku culture and fanzines convention in the world. Thanks to their popularity, thousands of people, not only from Japan, attend to see everything related to the culture that they love so much. Every year that passes, news of all kinds arises, but there is also a problem that is usually repeated. This is the Bad smell that you can live in the event, being that when it is celebrated in summer, it increases. And this year was no exception, with curious ways to try to control it.
The Comiket 106 and its problem with the bad smell
Thousands of people have already participated in the most recent edition of the Comiket. And although the emotion and the news are always focused on the news in the world of Anime that can occur, there are also conflicts. One of the biggest and the most problems they have given to the organizers of the event is the lack of hygiene and the bad smell of the participants. This is aggravated not only by the number of people from all over the world who attend, but the Comiket takes place in the summer.
Not long ago, one of the most important cosplayers in Japan, Enako, he had asked his fans to bathe when they go to the event. Even from the organization of Comiket, to avoid problems, they sold tickets in advance to avoid long lines and that people go early and go all day without bathing. Several participants, when consulted, mentioned their techniques to avoid smelling, such as bathing before going and using clean clothes. In more severe cases, from Japanese media They claim that some attendees faded during the event, although it could be more because of the heat.
The curious solution of one of the participating companies
Faced with the imminent problem that would be the bad smell in the Comiket, the company Wakayama Co., Ltd. had a curious solution. He decided to hire several cosplayers to place themselves at his stand and with sprinklers apply perfumes to the attendees. According to them, the smell is not so much of the people, but of the garments they use. When covered with sweat, they begin to expel the odors, so if they are perfumed, the odors will be prevented from coming to light. The group was known as “Smell Defense Force” And they were very well received by people.
Although this was not the first year that “Smell Defense Force” was present at the Comiket, but thanks to its popularity in past years they were able to return. Even as an extra tool, a special stand was placed with automatic sprinklers to further prevent odors. These same strong smells are a problem for the organization every year, so these types of measures, in addition to being curious, are quite useful for attendees.
