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Doujinshi seem to represent usually works of amateurs, but that is a
subjective measure. What is the objective difference between both works?


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What is the difference between doujinshi and manga?


Well, if it's self published, it is called doujinshi. If it's by a manga
publisher, it's manga. Note that this distinction makes no mention of relative
quality...simply who is doing the publishing (and presumably paying for) the
work.

Wikipedia highlights this in the first paragraph:

> Dōjinshi (同人誌?, often transliterated as doujinshi) is the Japanese term for
> self-published works, usually magazines, manga or novels. Dōjinshi are often
> the work of amateurs, though some professional artists participate as a way
> to publish material outside the regular industry.

Note, professional artists can produce doujinshi if they're self-publishing
that particular product.


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Doujinshi just means you published it yourself, so the difference is that non-
doujinshi manga is published by a company, while doujinshi manga is a self-
published manga


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Doujinshi is closer to what we think of as "indie/self-published" comics
compared to manga. **Professionals can produce doujinshi as well as
amateurs,** and many mangaka will produce doujinshi on the side when they're
otherwise unable to produce a certain work for legal reasons.

Doujinshi are often, but not limited to:

  * Fanart of pre-existing intellectual properties
  * Ecchi material
  * One-shots

The quality of any given doujinshi can vary as a result, since literally
anyone can produce a doujinshi without any sort of editorial oversight.


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