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Dōjinshi ( 同人誌, often transliterated as doujinshi) are self- published Japanese works, usually manga or novels. They are often the work of amateurs, though some professional artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular industry. The term dōjinshi is derived from dōjin ( 同人 ?, literally "same person", used to refer to a person or persons with whom one shares a common goal or interest) and shi ( 誌 ?, a suffix generally meaning "periodical publication"). Dōjinshi are part of a wider category of dōjin including, but not limited to, art collections, anime, hentai and games. Groups of dōjinshi artists refer to themselves as a sākuru ( サークル ?, circle). <<Original manga Published by a press >>Doujinshi that published by a amateurs who loves the original manga Jessica

 Dōjinshi are made by artists or writers who prefer to publish their own materials. Avid fans of dōjinshi attend regular dōjinshi conventions, the largest of which is called Comiket (short for "Comic Market") held in the summer and winter in Tokyo's Big Sight. At the Convention, over 20 acres (81,000 m2) of dōjinshi are bought, sold, and traded by attendees. Dōjinshi creators who based their materials on other creators' works normally publish in small numbers to maintain a low profile from litigation. This makes a talented creator's or circle's dōjinshi a coveted commodity as only the fast or the lucky will be able to get them before they sell out.  No only in Japan, also different doujinshi events are hold in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, America and the other countries around the world every year. <<The biggest doujinshi event – Comiket in Japan >>A small doujinshi event held in Hong Kong Jessica

A Comiket’s catalog They all enjoin their time for selling and buying doujinshi!! Not only manga and novel, some doujinshi maker like to make some postcard, bookmark, poster, cup, T- shirt or the other little things with their illustration on it. Jessica

 Not only manga and novel, doujinshi maker also like to create their own music for their doujin games or animation. Two CD cover of Japanese doujin music. Usually they will find a friend who is good at drawing doujinshi to design a CD cover for their music work. All doujin work, no matter mangas, novels, music, games or the other small stuffs are all self publishing! Jessica

Small doujin pins doujin posters << bookmarks and pins We can also buy many different wonderful things in a doujinshi event! Doujin mug Jessica

 Cosplay ( コスプレ, kosupure?), short for “costume play”,is type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan. Favorite sources include manga, anime, tokusatsu, comic books, graphic novels, video games. It’s also a part of doujinshi event.  We always call those cosplay people cospalyer or coser. Jessica

These coser are selling their doujinshi. >> << Jessica

Doujinshi event in 2008,>> Me and my friend. Jessica

APHBookmark 4.5x15cm APHPin 4.4cm Jessica

      Information about doujinshi and cosplay. Doujinshi event HK, Comic world. Photos about doujinshi, my blog Photos about cosplay, my friend’s blog Thank you very much! Thank you very much! Fin Jessica