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In reply to the discussion: Comic Books/Manga /Anime [View all]yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)And I can say that they catapulted me on to greater works of art. I appreciated both art and literature. Thinking of the stuff that has come out recently, the stories are totally amazing. I suppose that's why I love manga and anime so much, is the creativity behind them.
In Japan not only do they have anime conventions, but there are many conventions that only
cater to amateur artists. Each year in Japan, they hold these conventions to show off the talent that comes from those inspired by real artists!
Dōjinshi
is the Japanese term for self-published works, usually magazines, manga or novels. Dōjinshi are often the work of amateurs, though some professional artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular industry. The term dōjinshi is derived from dōjin literally "same person", used to refer to a person or persons with whom one shares a common goal or interest) and shi a suffix generally meaning "periodical publication" . Dōjinshi are part of a wider category of dōjin including, but not limited to, art collections, anime, hentai and games. Groups of dōjinshi artists refer to themselves as a sākuru (circle). A number of such groups actually consist of a single artist: they are sometimes called kojin sākuru , personal circles).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Djinshi