Attendees at Comic Market, the nation's largest fair for self-published manga, showed support for the arson-hit Kyoto Animation Co. on Friday in Tokyo by raising funds for the studio through sales of exhibitors' creations.

The organizers of the four-day fair, which opened Friday and is also known as Comiket, offered condolences to family and friends of the 35 victims of the July 18 arson attack.

Organizers said in a statement, "The important thing is to remember the series of timeless works (by Kyoto Animation), keep watching and talking about them."