

Was wondering if doujinshi can get an anime adaptations and become real manga
that are officially sold by companies.


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Can doujinshi get anime adaptations? Also can they become "real" Manga if good enough


Yes.

Example: Yoshitoshi Abe's, [Haibane
Renmei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haibane_Renmei).


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If by "doujinshi" you mean "self-published manga that parody other published
works" (probably the most restrictive definition), the answer is yes.
Examples:

  * _Nyoron Churuya-san_ (a _Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu_ doujin)

If you loosen the definition to "self-published manga", there are even more
examples:

  * _Sore ga Seiyuu!_
  * _Getsuyoubi no Tawawa_

If you go further and consider _all_ self-published works (including webcomics
and text-only media), there are even more:

  * _Maoyuu Maou Yuusha_ (originally a series of posts on 2ch)
  * _Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni_ (originally posted on "Shousetsuka ni Narou")
  * _Re:Zero_ (likewise)
  * _One Punch Man_ (originally a webcomic)

This is by no means a rare phenomenon. Self-published stuff that becomes
popular gets commercialized pretty often.


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Yup.

Afro Samurai was a Doujin before being produced into an animated series, being
self published through the magazine _Nou Nou Hau_

Any production company can pick up any work, regardless of who published it,
as long as the right people give consent and are paid.


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