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It's worth going as tons of things are sold in person that you can't get online. Same when shopping second hand as you can grab a ton of things that might not be on any second hand shopping site like Mandarake. Here's a video of event shopping in person.
<An Overworked Salaryman's Guide to Prepping for Comiket - How to Plan And What To Bring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eTIeGQhpw0
>are they all re-sold on booth nowadays?
No. Some don't ever restock and even if it's put up for resale it can be snatched up in an instant. So you can't be too hesitant on what you want to buy.
>If so, how much cash and free time does it require?
I do all my shopping online and outside of Japan. 100 doujins today should be around $500 I believe. Shipping is where the real financial rape comes in. It can cost you $100+ to ship 100 doujins now.
>I presume you don't need to know much nihongese, right?
Nah, a cellphone can translate anything for you these days. Also you can use Google Lens to translate words and physical objects instantly. So you should never get lost due to communication problems.
>Is there some sort of a catalogue of the books that are going to be sold and what's in them, or do you have to piece it together from social media?
There is a catalog of what artists will be there but you'll need to check their socials to see what they'll sell. Some don't sell their stuff online and many smaller artists will only sell stuff in person. Not that their works aren't worth buying mind you. The catalogs are sold on Melonbooks but you can also find them here.
https://webcatalog.circle.ms/
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