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→Common Genres, Tropes, and Descriptors
=== Common Genres, Tropes, and Descriptors ===
=== Common Genres, Tropes, and Descriptors ===
* '''For women''' (女性向け, ''joseimuke'') - Aimed at female fans. Very often but not always [[yaoi]].
* '''Yaoi''' (やおい) - Containing male/male relationships, like in Western [[slash]].
* '''For men''' (男性向, ''danseimuke'') - Aimed at male fans. ''Danseimuke'' is often conflated with [[hentai]], but although many danseimuke doujinshi are sexually explicit, there are also very many danseimuke works that are [[gen]].
* '''Gag''' (ギャグ) - Absurd or silly elements for comedic effect; similar to [[crack]] humor.
* '''Gag''' (ギャグ) - Absurd or silly elements for comedic effect; similar to [[crack]] humor.
* '''Serious''' (シリアス) - A serious tone; a story which handles the subject matter seriously. Possibly similar to "drama" or [[angst]].
* '''Serious''' (シリアス) - A serious tone; a story which handles the subject matter seriously. Possibly similar to "drama" or [[angst]].
* '''Parallel''' (パラレル) - As in parallel universe; see [[AU|alternate universe]].
* '''Parallel''' (パラレル) - As in parallel universe; see [[AU|alternate universe]].
* '''Honobono''' (ほのぼの meaning ''heartwarming'') - A light, heartwarming tone, sometimes similar to [[fluff]].
* '''Honobono''' (ほのぼの meaning ''heartwarming'') - A light, heartwarming tone, sometimes similar to [[fluff]].
* '''Original June''' - Original [[BL]]/[[yaoi]] stories, named after the first yaoi magazine June. Part of the broader [[genre (doujin)|genre]] of [[sousaku|original doujinshi]].
* '''Original''' (創作, ''sousaku'') - Doujinshi containing [[sousaku|original stories]] instead of fanworks.
* '''Original June''' (創作JUNE、''sousaku june''） - Original [[BL]]/[[yaoi]] stories, named after the first yaoi magazine June.
* '''Critique''' (評論, ''hyouron'') - Meta, usually in text but sometimes also in manga format.
=== Other ===
=== Other ===