Doujinshi Circle
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See also: List of Doujinshi Circles
| Synonyms: | circle (サークル), doujinshi circle (同人誌サークル), doujin circle (同人サークル), doujinshi creator/writer/artist |
| See also: | doujinshi, doujinka |
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A doujinshi circle (同人誌サークル), commonly shortened to just circle (サークル), is a group which creates doujinshi. People who are in a circle are called doujinka.
The term "group" can be misleading since circles can consist of only one doujinka. In Japanese fandom, one-person doujinshi efforts are often called kojin circles (個人サークル) or "personal circles", and their products are sometimes referred to as kojinshi (個人誌). These terms have not carried over to English-speaking fandom.
A circle might be similar to a "publisher" in zine fandom; in doujinshi fandom, however, "publisher" refers to the commercial printing company which print and bind the doujinshi.
