Comic Party

Comic Party
Box art of original Comic Party
こみっくパーティー
(Komikku Pātī)
GenreComedy[1]
Video game
DeveloperLeaf (Windows)
Aquaplus (DC/DCE/PSP)
PublisherLeaf (Windows)
Aquaplus (DC/DCE/PSP)
GenreEroge, AVG, SLG
PlatformWindows, Dreamcast, PSP
Released
May 28, 1999
  • Windows
    • JP: May 28, 1999
    • JP: May 30, 2003 (DCE)
    Dreamcast
    • JP: August 9, 2001
    • JP: October 17, 2002 (DreKore)
    PlayStation Portable
    • JP: December 29, 2005
Manga
Written bySekihiko Inui
Published byMediaWorks
English publisher
MagazineDengeki Daioh
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 2001March 2005
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byNorihiko Sudo
Produced by
  • Shukichi Kanda
  • Takao Asaga
  • Toshiaki Okuno
Written byHiroshi Yamaguchi
Music byKazuo Nobuta
StudioOLM
Licensed by
Original networkTKV, CTC, WTV
English network
Original run April 2, 2001 June 25, 2001
Episodes13
Anime television series
Comic Party Revolution
Directed by
  • Junichi Sakata (#1–4)
  • Mitsuhiro Tōgō (#5–13)
Produced by
  • Motoki Ueda (#1–4)
  • Yutaro Mochizuki
  • Takayuki Nagatani
  • Takayuki Matsunaga
  • Keikō Omori
Written by
  • Hideo Tsukinaga (#1–4)
  • Takamitsu Kono (#5–13)
  • Toru Nozaki (#5–13)
  • Yasunori Yamada (#5–13)
Music by
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTKV, KBS, AT-X
English network
Original run Direct-to-video (#1–4)
December 22, 2003 – November 26, 2004
TV broadcast (#5–13)
May 2, 2005
June 27, 2005
Episodes13

Comic Party (こみっくパーティー, Komikku Pātī), sometimes abbreviated to ComiPa, is a dating sim video game by the Japanese game studio Leaf. It was first released on May 28, 1999, for Windows with adult content, but re-released with it removed for the Dreamcast, Windows, and PSP. The main focus of the game is the creation of various dōjinshi by the player's character, during which there are varied opportunities to interact with a cast of girls.

Comic Party is inspired from the real world event of Comiket (Comic Market) held in Tokyo each summer and winter. This is a convention where various artists gather together to share both parody, homage, and original work. Since the series was inspired by Comiket, it comes as no surprise that the "Comic Party" convention also takes place in the same building as Comiket, the Tokyo Big Sight convention center near Ariake, Tokyo.

Comic Party has spawned both a manga (illustrated by Sekihiko Inui) and an anime series since its inception, as well as a Dreamcast version of the original PC game which added a new character (Subaru) and removed the pornographic elements (reverse-ported to Windows, that version is called "Comic Party DCE"). Many artbooks, figures, and fan-made homages have been produced for it.

The anime series was licensed in North America by The Right Stuf International and the Sekihiko Inui's manga is licensed by Tokyopop. Comic Party Anthology Comic, a related manga originally published by Ohzora Publishing, is published by CPM under the title "Comic Party: Party Time", which is a series of doujinshi anthologies featuring stories by independent manga artists set in the Comic Party universe. Diverging frequently from Comic Party canon, this offshoot manga series includes more yaoi elements than the original materials. A sequel anime series, Comic Party Revolution, came out in 2003.

The game was ported to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) as Comic Party Portable on December 29, 2005. Promotional videos show that the Comic Party Revolution character designs are used, rather than the original designs from the Windows and Dreamcast games and the first anime series. Characters from Comic Party are featured as partner characters Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match, a fighting game developed by Aquaplus with characters from various Leaf games.[4]

  1. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (May 7, 2004). "Comic Party DVD 1 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Anime Network Scores Comic Party". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  3. ^ "Comic Party Revolution Now on Anime Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  4. ^ "Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match" (in Japanese). Aquaplus. Retrieved December 24, 2012.