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Read comics and manga online at MangaDex, with high quality images and support creators and translators! Doujinshi are independent manga made by Japanese creators, ranging from fan parodies of popular works to entirely original creations by self-publishers. With a long history stretching back to the Meiji era, doujinshi makes up a huge portion of Japanese otaku culture and the manga and anime industry. In this article, we’ll outline everything you need to know about the fascinating yet murky world of Japanese doujinshi, and show you where to grab some doujinshi of your own! Doujinshi (同人誌) is a term for self-published manga and other self-published works like novels or magazines. Often, it's made by fans and amateurs, but some professional artists do it as well. The first big jump forward for doujinshi as a cultural touchpoint in otaku culture was the creation of doujinshi events. At the time, there were events for fans of anime, manga, science fiction, and other media, but doujinshi, both original and derivative, was often pushed to the side.
