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Sometimes I find art like these on Pixiv

[![Ｃ８２おつかれさまでした](https://i.stack.imgur.com/th6B9m.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/th6B9m.png)[![C88サークルカット](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5T4G0m.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5T4G0m.png)[![C91サークルカット](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ek5QVm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ek5QVm.png)[![夏コミ受かりました](https://i.stack.imgur.com/funblm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/funblm.png)

Sources:

  * [https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=29538975](https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=29538975)
  * [https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=51254835](https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=51254835)
  * [https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=60499300](https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=60499300)
  * [https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=63393567](https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=63393567)

The little box on the top left is usually blank and something is written in
the square box next to it - sometimes it's the artist name and sometimes it's
not. And usually the picture's title starts with 'C' and is followed by a two-
digit number, although not always (see links).

What kind of drawing format is this? What's the little box on the top left
for? And what's the meaning of 'C..' in the title? And what does the number
stand for? Sometimes the title starts with 'C..' but doesn't have the same
format, like
[this](https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=54097934).

Note that two of the five links I provided are from pro artists. They are Akio
Watanabe, the character designer from the Monogatari Series anime and Shinobu
Shinotsuki, the illustrator of the Youjo Senki light novel.


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doujinshi comiket
What kind of drawing format is this? Pictures with litle box on top left


> What kind of drawing format is this?

It's a **"Circle Cut"**.

In this context, "Circle" means "Doujinshi circle", and "Cut" means "Cut-out".
It's exclusively used in a doujinshi market place such as Comiket, Comitia,
etc to be used in the catalog.

The format is:

  1. A little box on the upper-left: Indexing/Stall location (to be explained later)
  2. Text inside the box on the upper-right (or none): Circle's name
  3. The rest of the area: Free image, can be a unique image for identifying the artist, or anything related to the circle's current merchandise

> What's the little box on top left for?

The little box on the top-left is used for Indexing/Stall location. Inside the
catalog, there's a list of circle-cuts with their stall location, as shown for
example in the Comiket 90 catalog:

[![Comiket 90
catalog](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0PSe8.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0PSe8.jpg)

Catalog for Comiket 90, date 12 (Friday), East Hall 4-6. Left page showing
stall モ43-モ60, right page showing stall ヤ1-ヤ17

For reference, this is the map of Tokyo Big Sight for East Hall 4-6:

[![Map of Tokyo Big
Sight](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLJvR.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLJvR.jpg)

Map of Tokyo Big Sight, East Hall 4-6

> And what's the meaning of 'C..' on title? And what does the number stand
> for?

It's the identification of the n-th Comiket.

As mentioned before, it's used in a doujinshi market like Comiket. Comiket is
done 2 times per year (summer & winter) and each event is always identified by
its serialization/number, such as Comiket 92 ( **C92** ) in this Summer 2017.

* * *

Reference:

  * [What the heck is a "Circle Cut"?!](https://plastic-pleasures.com/2010/01/13/what-the-heck-is-a-circle-cut/)
  * [Comiket Event Report Part 2 - Guidelines for Comiket](https://manga.tokyo/report/comiket-event-report-part-2/)


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