In 2006, as a response to artists complaining about poor sales when forced to compete with known stores and brands, OzTAKU held the first DoujiCon (an abbreviation for Doujinshi Conference). The event was successfully held at Monash University's Caulfield Campus, in Melbourne, Australia, on 29 July 2006. It was intended to be a convention dedicated to manga doujinshi, but quickly ballooned into all self-published graphic narrative styles, including Western comics, "fine" Pop art illustration & cartoon Abstracts, as well as locally made animations. Attracting approximately 500 attendees and 75 exhibiting artists, it was considered a resounding success, as the entire event had been organised by OzTAKU and all the advertising material had been printed at home.
The event was held again in 2007, and was not quite as successful as the first. This was due to a number of factors, notably that every door the venue was open, thereby allowing nearly one third of the attendees to sneak in for free.
In 2008, The DoujiCon: Part 3 was being held over two days, on 26 and 27 July at the Victorian Trades Hall in Carlton. Unfortunately, due to the timing of another two anime conventions, many cartoonists from outside of Victoria were unable to attend, and this greatly disrupted the attendance of interstate exhibitors. It still managed to host approximately 40 artists.
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