Doujinshi
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[edit] Introduction
According to Fanfiction Glossary:
Self-published or non-mainstream published mangas; some have original characters but others are based on pre-existing series and thus count as fanfic. Many doujinshi are created by groups of artists called doujinka.[1]
For fans not living in Japan, doujinshi is typically bought through web sites, such as Ebay or through specialty sites like JPQueen, or at conventions.
[edit] Influential Doujinka
The manga art team Clamp began as doujinshi artists.[2] The artist K. Haruka has done many Vincent Valentine-based doujinshi.
Manga artist Mikiyo Tsuda has done many doujinshi, including for her own series The Day of Revolution.
Manga artist Fumi Yoshinaga has done many yaoi and shonen-ai doujinshi, including for her series Antique Bakery.
[edit] Historical definitions
The following term dates to January 1998 in anime fandom:
Literally "same people publication", where "same people" refers to a group
of people who are interested in the same field. The word "doujinshi" came
into use among literary groups that wrote in the style of a particular
author or classic work, and is not specific to the world of anime and
manga. A group of doujinshi artists or writers is called a "circle". In
the manga world, "doujinshi" today refers to any amateur, self-published
manga, especially those based on existing manga or anime.
There is a large fan culture associated with the contemporary doujinshi
scene. Manga doujinshis are advertised and reviewed in some magazines, and
sold en masse at "comic markets". Most manga doujinshis are at the level
of Western fanzines, though a significant proportion are of remarkably
high quality. These sell thousands of copies, and some people can make a
living drawing doujinshi alone. Popular doujinshi artists often go on to
become professional manga-kas (eg. Sonoda Kenichi, Ozaki Minami). On the
other hand, some professional manga-kas have been known to publish
doujinshis, often under assumed names, parodying their own work (eg.
Hagiwara Kazushi, Ueshiba Reach).[3]
The following term dates to February 2000 in anime fandom:
- manga is the original comic (and I use this term for the lack of any other better word) drawn by the creator of the series. Doushinji are drawn by fans for fans, and are spin-offs or based on the original, and as they have artistic license to do so, they can make up yaoi pairings if they want to although there's no such thing in the original.[4]
The following term dates to December 2001 in the Harry Potter fandom:
- Doujinshi: 1) Fanart comics of established mangas/anime—not the original mangas by the original creators. Done by "circles" of artists and can be bought commercially. These comics could show what the original could not show (because of ratings and so on) and so don't be too shocked to see het sex or more commonly, yaoi. Warning for the non-slashy-types: a lot of doujinshi tends to be slashy. (Not that I'm complaining—some of them are just gorgeous.) 2) Sometimes taken to mean fanart in comic form for any fandom/fanfic.[5]
The following definition dates to January 25, 2004 in the anime and manga fandoms:
- doujinshi Fan-drawn manga[6]
The following definition dates to September 2006 in anime fandom:
- Dojinshi - self published Japanese comic book [7]
