{"id":1911,"date":"2026-09-19T15:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/india-marketing.jp\/exhibition\/comic-con-india\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T19:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:36:54","slug":"comic-con-india","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/india-marketing.jp\/en\/exhibition\/comic-con-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Con India | A place to gauge reactions to anime and character IP"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nThis article is based on what we could verify As of September 19, 2026<\/strong> This is based on the organizer's official announcements, public records, and industry reports that could be confirmed as of that date. Trade shows in India sometimes change their dates and venues. Before you apply to exhibit or arrange travel, please check the latest schedule on the organizer's official website.\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\nEditions scheduled for 2026: Visakhapatnam October 10-11 \/ Navi Mumbai November 28-29 \/ Delhi December 5-6<\/strong>
The venue for each city is announced on the official website.\n<\/div>\n\n

Comic Con India is an Indian event built around comics, anime, games, and cosplay. It is not a B2B trade show but a place where general visitors shop, so you can see the reaction to a product on the spot.<\/p>\n\n

Basic information<\/h2>\n\n
Event name<\/th>Comic Con India<\/td><\/tr>\n
2026 editions<\/th>Visakhapatnam: October 10-11 (Kalam Convention Centre) \/ Navi Mumbai: November 28-29 (CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Vashi) \/ Delhi: December 5-6 (NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Organizer<\/th>Comic Con India<\/td><\/tr>\n
Official website<\/th>comicconindia.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
Started<\/th>2011<\/td><\/tr>\n
Applies to<\/th>Comics, anime, games, cosplay, character merchandise, esports<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

What kind of event it is<\/h2>\n

It tours several cities, and the three editions scheduled for autumn 2026 each run over two weekend days. The visitors are individual consumers who come to buy merchandise, join cosplay contests, and try games. Booths for overseas IP such as Marvel and DC line up, and booths handling Japanese titles are there as well.<\/p>\n

Because it is not a B2B trade fair, the purpose of exhibiting is less to find business partners than to see for yourself whether a product sells. You can test the reaction at each price band on the spot.<\/p>\n\n

What Japanese companies can do here<\/h2>\n

For companies handling character merchandise, cards, or figures, it works as a place for test sales. The same pricing as in Japan does not necessarily carry over, so it is safer to confirm which price band people will buy at before building out distribution.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for a licensing partner, seeing local sellers and communities at the event first also helps you judge how capable the candidates are.<\/p>\n\n

What to check before exhibiting<\/h2>\n

The customer base and the average spend differ by city, so rather than judging from a single event, record and compare how each price band sells. Keeping the tax-inclusive retail price by product, the ratio of people who picked an item up to those who bought it, and the questions you were asked gives you material for the next city and for designing distribution.<\/p>\n

If you sell goods, you need procedures to bring the products into India. Even for small samples, the customs duty and who acts as the importer have to be settled. Packaged goods sold at retail in India are required to show the MRP (tax-inclusive maximum retail price). Products that count as toys fall under the Quality Control Order, which requires a BIS license on the manufacturer's side and the corresponding marking.<\/p>\n\n

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