Doujinshi

Japanese self-published print works

Doujinshi (同人誌), also romanized as dōjinshi, is the Japanese term for self-published print works, such as magazines, manga, and novels. Part of a wider category of doujin (self-published) works, doujinshi are often derivative of existing works and created by amateurs, though some professional artists participate in order to publish material outside the regular industry. Groups of doujinshi artists refer to themselves as a sākuru (サークル, circle).

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