同人誌(どうじんし)

Forms

同人(どうじん) (same person/coterie) + 誌(し) (magazine)

Cultural note

同人誌(どうじんし) is a major part of Japanese otaku culture. While originally referring to literary coterie magazines, today it primarily refers to self-published manga. Many are fan works (二次創作(にじそうさく)) based on existing anime, manga, or games, though original works (オリジナル) are also common.

Key events

• コミケ/コミックマーケット (Comiket - world's largest doujinshi convention)
• コミティア (Comitia - original works only)

Common collocations

• 同人誌(どうじんし)を描(か)く (to draw doujinshi)
• 同人誌(どうじんし)を出(だ)す (to publish doujinshi)
• 同人誌(どうじんし)即売会(そくばいかい) (doujinshi sales event)