Dec 6-8: Tokyo Comic Con 2024

We’ll sell exclusive merchandise at the booth, including signed original books, prints, and T-shirts. You can purchase these anytime!
You can see the items on our online store Mitsuhiro Arita Original Collection

Limited slots for sketch and drawing services are also available by ticket. Please see the details below. We only sell presale tickets for sketches, but if we have empty slots on the event day, you can reserve a sketch or drawing slot at the desk. Please ask the staff at our desk.

Date:
Dec 6 (FRI), 11 AM – 7 PM
Dec 7(SAT), 10 AM – 7 PM
Dec 8(SUN), 10 AM – 6PM

Place: Booth A-002
Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall
2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 261-8550, Japan
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Tickets:

Please read all the descriptions before buying the ticket.

  • One spot per person per event day.
  • We recommend visiting the desk to place your order before noon. If you arrive late and it becomes impossible to complete your sketch, please note that this will be your responsibility. *Kindly understand that no alternative options will be available.
  • Non-refundable due to the schedule management process, except for the artist’s cancellation.
  • One signature & sketch on personal items (Optional)
Inspiration Sketch
Copic marker shaded Sketch on Medium-size Shikishis based on your up to five inspirational words. Blank Cover is also eligible.
*Specific characters and some words would refused by the restrictions
– One signature + sketch on your personal item (Optional)

How to buy and use the ticket

Time 6 (FRI) 7 (SAT) 8 (SUN)
10:00-11:00 N/A 3 3
11:00-12:00 3 3 3
12:00-13:00 3 3 3
13:00-14:00 3 N/A N/A
14:00-15:00 N/A 3 3
15:00-16:00 3 3 3
16:00-17:00 3 3 3
17:00-18:00 3 N/A N/A
18:00-19:00 N/A 2 N/A

  1. Click on your visit date from the options below.
  2. Please double-check the date at the online store.
  3. Please come to our desk on the event day to reserve your time slot.
  4. Return to the desk at the time your reserved.

ART CARDs by Mitsuhito Arita

What is the ART CARD?

ART CARD is Mitsuhiro Arita’s original merchandise: A5-sized prints on heavyweight paper. You can purchase them at events. Currently, there are two major series named Animals in Suits and JIDAI. Both are collections of a series of gouache paintings. Only the Animals in Suits is sold at the online store in a 15-page booklet style, but all of the Animals in Suits and JIDAI cards and some of the secret cards are sold only at the events.

Event ART CARD Project

The ART CARDS have become popular since its debut. People frame and display them on the wall. Even some people send them to the grading company. So, Mitsuhiro decided to create a series of memorial ART CARD for each event. It is the Event ART CARD.
It will be created every time Mitsuhiro appears at an event. The artwork will be newly drawn, and the subjects will be based on his original fantasy world. There are two variants:

  • LIMITED: Sold exclusively at the specific event. They have an EDITION MARK, are serialized, and are signed by the artist’s hand, usually limited to 300 sheets.
  • COMMON: Sold only at events.

All the Event ART CARD will SOLD ONLY AT THE EVENT unless Mitsuhiro quits the event appearance.

LIST

  • #01 released at TRA CON in Melbourne, Australia
  • #02 will be released at Paris Manga #34 in Paris, France
  • #03 OkOk 2023 in Oslo, Norway
  • #04 Hawaii Pop Con 2024 in Honolulu, USA
  • #05 Le Gala Germany 2024 in Cologne, Germany
  • #06 SDCC 2024 in San Diego, USA
  • #07 Japan
  • #08TCGKL in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I want to release at least twelve cards.

About the future oversea event schedule

I’ll announce it as the event category posts.

Getting the agreement to attend the oversea event is not easy and takes a long time. If you can’t find any info, there is no fixed schedule. So I’l never open until the appearance is concretely certain.
If you seriously want to have me as a guest at the event in your area, please suggest it to the event organizers about it. If they send me a request to be their guest, I’ll talk with them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. About purchasing Original Artwork and Official Items.
  2. Blocking policy
  3. About Commission.
  4. Please don’t ask me about future plans or behind stories of a specific title.
  5. Please don’t ask me about the upcoming event schedules individually.
  6. Mitsuhiro does nothing outside the event, including any service via mail.
  7. Please don’t ask me to connect you to the company or person.
  8. Mitsuhiro isn’t a Card Grader or Re-seller.
  9. Facebook friend request.
  10. About Crowdfunding Campaign

*This post would change sometimes.

  • About purchasing Original Artwork and Official items.
    Please subscribe to the newsletter at the store!
  • About Commission
    I’m not opening the commission slot for now. When I have time and open the commission slot, I’ll announce through the newsletter on my store.
    However, your rate is the same or higher to commission from companies, I’ll consider it as a job offer not a personal commission. In this case please send me an Email with #commission in the title of it.
    NOTE: I can’t draw any Pokémon characters as a person. If you have a job request related with Pokémon, jump to the last item.
  • Please don’t ask me about upcoming events schedule individually
    The newsletter will keep you informed about Mitsuhiro Arita, including future events.
    If you want to bring me to the event in your region, please suggest to the event organizers to have me.
  • When Mitsuhiro come back to overseas events?
    I will come back to participate in overseas events when the governments of Japan and the other country announce that there are no special restrictions or demands.
  • Mitsuhiro does nothing outside the event, including any service via mail.
    I’m not allowed to do signing to the Pokemon Cards via mail. Please note that the donation from Ko-fi is not the fee to do something.
    If you are interested in purchasing something from me, check my store.
    I also will not hang out with anybody except friends.
  • Please don’t ask me connect you to the company or a person.
    I’m just a freelance artist. I don’t have the power to help you to get a job. I wouldn’t connect you to other artists or somebody because I don’t know anything about you.
    I’ll ignore anything about those inquiries.
  • Mitsuhiro isn’t a Grader or Re-seller.
    Some people ask me about something is real or fake? or valuable or not? I’m not doing judging and grading. However, I saw many fakes these days. If you don’t like to get fakes, please come to the events and get directly from me.
    In addition, I’m not planning to sell the samples I got.
  • Facebook friend request
    I have an artist page MITSUHIRO ARITA ARTIST on Facebook. I can use business suites to organize the messages if you will be a follow and message me as a follower of that page. Please follow that page.