Doujinshi

//dəʊˈd͡ʒɪnʃi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fan-produced book or magazine of Japanese fiction; especially manga. countable, uncountable

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fanzine

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 同(どう)人(じん)誌(し) (dōjinshi, “fan-produced manga or essay booklets”), from 同(どう)人(じん) (dōjin, “group for the same interest”) + 誌(し) (shi, “magazine or a pamphlet”).

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