Doujinshis in the otaku subculture are publications by either individual practitioners or groups (called a circle). A limited number of these are produced at the artists' own expense.
The most common place to buy them is at a local event such as a con, where you can buy them from an artist's table or from a circle. Comiket is probably the most famous such event where fans queue for hours to be among the first at their favourite artist's table.
Doujin is not always manga or illustration..!
Doujin can also be, for example:
- A sound recording on a CD, usually with a cover that also has a stamp on it
- Jacket top
- Keyring, sticker, postcard, notepaper,
- An album made by Cososaja
- A sequel to a booklet - already known in the West as fanfiction
- Wall Scroll
The only limit is your imagination, so the important thing is to understand that Doujin is not a literary work in itself - but it is nevertheless on some level always a physical or digital object that a fan can a fan can collect in his or her collection.
Doujin can be divided into different categories that follow the same established lines in most Japanese movements.
In Japan, doujinis are first divided into two, male and female doujin. These are further divided into two based on the age restriction - K18 and allowed for all ages. After these divisions come sub-categories according to doujin, circle, artist, genre, subject, etc.
I was interested, but where to start looking for my favourite series Doujin??
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The events mentioned above are of course one place, but Japan is
from here in the north is a regrettably long way - in practice it is
have to rely on Japanese buying and selling shops that
also deliver outside Japan. Fortunately, these are easy to find
Google and deliveries from Japan are, in principle, very easy to find.
quite reliable. However, one point worth noting
freight costs and customs formalities when importing from outside the EU,
which often complicate the journey a little and significantly increase the cost.
costs.
This is where Finanime can help, we may already have what you are looking for in our online store! And if you're looking for something specific that we don't have, just feel free to contact us and we'll start looking for the doujin you want, through our contacts the doujin of the artist you're looking for might be on the corner of the shelf in your local convenience store! We can also keep your freight costs down by combining individual orders with other imports.
