• Celebrate a decade of Doujin Market with over 600 artists from 15 countries around the world.
• The return of portfolio reviews and Comic Toranoana’s first appearance in Singapore.
• New experience zones showcasing indie game developers in the digital and analog sphere.
• Dungeons & Dragons, miniature painting, and other hands-on activities in the Tabletop Playspace.
• Help shape the future of Doujin Market by leaving your mark in our visitor survey. The first 50 to complete the survey daily receive a goodie bag!
• Exclusive convention-only deals, merchandise, and promotions at exhibitor booths, including newnew discount coupons redeemable at the in-hall convention concierge.

Doujin Market (Doujima), Singapore’s largest showcase of pop culture inspired art, illustration, and independent creators turns 10 this year, and fans are in for a treat come 11-12 May!

This edition of Doujin Market spans three halls, and features some 600 talented creators hailing from 15 countries worldwide.

The event will also introduce a range of brand-new content fueled by a plethora of partnerships in the gaming and publishing spheres, as well as the return of portfolio reviews and featured artists.

“We want to make Doujima a show for creators of every stripe – not just arts and illustration. What better time to do this than during our 10th anniversary?” said Jason Koh, founder and producer of Doujin Market.

“We’ve taken the best parts of what made us Singapore’s premier pop culture creators convention over the years, and dialed it up to 11. We’ll continue striving to provide creators in Singapore and the region with an affordable, accessible, and most importantly, visible platform in the years to come”, he added.

In addition to Avernative Production, who will once again be co-presenting the event, Doujin Market has partnered with Singapore Games Association (SGGA) to support the indie game ecosystem. The inaugural indie games zone will feature 9 titles, including those by homegrown studios Cloud of Pinky LLC (Harpy Raiders), Daffodil Starlight (Meow Meow Wizard Arena) and Miniversal Games (Mimicries). The area will also feature Taiwanese game studio CreSpirit’s TEVI, and five games presented by TZ APAC Pte. Ltd. 

“I’m elated to see indie games being given the spotlight alongside the many talented creators that Doujin Market is known for,” said Cheryl Chong, Project Manager of Singapore Games Association (SGGA). “I look forward to seeing our local creators take steps towards cooperating with game developers.”

Also debuting at Doujin Market is Comic Toranoana, a stalwart in Japan’s doujin and independent self-publishing landscape. A leading doujin store with nearly 30 years of history, they will be showcasing a selection of products, as well as their Fantia web portal for creators.

To make going professional more accessible, portfolio reviews return this year, with the creator of the Geungsi graphic novel, Sean Lam, in attendance. Also at the show are veteran artists Darren Tan and Julian Kok, who made their mark with the wildly popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering. They will be showcasing their recent work at Doujin Market for the first time.

Visitors hoping for more analog entertainment can make their way to the Tabletop Playspace. Sign up to try out Dungeons & Dragons, learn how to paint miniatures, play board game demos by Origame and more!

The convention takes place on 11-12 May at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hall 403, 404 & 405. Admission to Doujin Market is ticketed, and chargeable at $10 for a Day Pass (Saturday or Sunday), or $18 for a Weekend Pass (both days).

Tickets are available exclusively on Eventbrite at https://doujima2024.eventbrite.sg. Ticket holders are eligible to receive discount vouchers sponsored by newnew, redeemable at the convention concierge in hall.

Dear Doujinkas & Doujin Market fans, 

In March, we made the difficult decision to postpone Doujin Market to August 2020. We arrived at this decision hoping that the worst of the global health crisis would be over in the third quarter of the year, and that the creative arts and events, both industries that have been badly hit by Covid-19, would return to some semblance of normalcy. 

Though we have weathered the quarantine in Singapore, normalcy is still months away. No amount of cautious optimism can change the fact that the situation remains volatile, and that restrictions on international travel and events are here to stay for the foreseeable future. 

Though it pains us greatly, we are announcing the cancellation of Doujin Market 2020. We know that many of you were looking forward to it as a bright spot in what has been a terrible year, and it is not a decision we have made lightly.

We believe that this cancellation is necessary for everyone’s continued health, safety, and peace of mind. 

Instead, the event is now scheduled for 15-16 May next year, and we hope to make Doujin Market 2021 a success together with you. 

While this means that Doujin Market will no longer take place in August, we remain committed to being Singapore’s only arts festival for creators and illustrators to fully showcase their talents. 

All creators who were confirmed for Doujima 2020 are guaranteed a booth at Doujima 2021, with any payment you have already made automatically credited towards this booth. Expect to hear from us sometime next week via email with more details.

Still, we do not have the deep pockets of larger, corporate-backed conventions. Since we were founded in 2014, a significant part of Doujin Market has been funded at our own expense, through the generosity of numerous sponsors, and your support. This has allowed us to keep Doujin Market independent from external interests, and most importantly, FREE for visitors to enter. 

We have already incurred significant costs this year, and the abrupt loss of several sponsorship streams due to Covid-19 means that the way Doujin Market operates must evolve if we intend to keep booth prices for creators low.  

We are thus looking at options to help pay for the show next year, including ticketing (for day, weekend and VIP passes), and the sale of Doujin Market merchandise. We hope that these will help provide us with the finances we need to continue running Doujin Market, to the same quality we’ve had in the past 6 years.  

Doujin Market is very much a labor of love for us, just as art is for you. Only by keeping our passion for the creative arts burning can we overcome these challenging times together. 

We thank you for being a part of Doujin Market and for being a part of our journey. We hope that moving forward, you’ll continue to support your fellow creators, us, and the communities you care about. 

Stay safe. We will meet again in 2021. 

#ohmydoujinma #doujimasg #doujinmarket2020 #doujinmarket2021 #doujinsea #trustindoujinma #doujinmawillfindaway

Hold your breaths as Doujin Market – Singapore’s definitive pop culture themed youth arts and illustration event – returns for its fifth iteration!

Taking place at The Concourse, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre on 6th and 7th May, Doujin Market 2017 will spotlight creative circles from around the region including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan, each exhibiting an eclectic mix of original and derivative fan content.

With three wings aptly named Imagination, Innovation and Inspiration, the convention will play home to some 200 creators – more than twice the number last year.

The Inspiration wing will also feature seminars by key players in the anime, comic and game publishing sectors aimed at spurring arts entrepreneurship, fueling creativity and encouraging skills-based learning, as well as portfolio reviews and networking opportunities for youth artists aspiring to break into the industry.

“Many circles exhibiting at Doujima are already popular online and their work has global appeal,” said Jason Koh, account director of Neo Tokyo Project and convention producer for Doujin Market. “They’ve accomplished what many of their predecessors have failed to do – innovate new content and keep audiences engaged while developing their own IPs and creating full-time. We want to highlight their many successes this year.”

With the support of the community, Doujin Market 2017 will inaugurate World Doujin Day – an international celebration of self-publishing and creativity set to take place on the first Saturday of May each year. It is a chance for creators to connect with their peers, and share inspiration using the #worlddoujin hashtag on social media.

The movement will also mark the establishment of Singapore’s first ever Doujin Archive – a time capsule dedicated to chronicling the history of self-published original and derivative fan content by youth artists here.

Participating circles will be invited to submit samples of their work to the Archive annually, and to create original pieces depicting their personal artistic journey.

Works in the capsule will be exhibited at Doujin Market’s 10th Anniversary five years from now, as testament to the growth and sustainability of Singapore’s self-publishing scene.

Doujin Market is supported by Noise Movement, a part of Noise Singapore’s efforts which supports organisers whose initiatives encourage arts creation and participation among youth.

It takes place on 6 and 7 May 2017, and doors open from 11 am to 7 pm daily. Admission to Doujin Market is FREE. 

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