Manga

:This article is about the Japanese medium. For other uses see Manga (disambiguation)

Off the main path

Some manga artists will produce extra, sometimes unrelated material, which are known as omake (lit. "bonus" or "extra"). They might also publish their unfinished drawings or sketches, known as oekaki (lit. "sketches").

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Unofficial fan made comics are called d?jinshi. Some d?jinshi continue with a series' story or write an entirely new one using its characters, much like fan fiction. In addition other d?jinshi is produced by small amateur publishers outside of the mainstream commercial market in a similar fashion to small-press independently published comic books in the United States. Comiket, the largest comic book convention in the world with over 400,000 gathering in 3 days, is devoted to d?jinshi.

Related Topics:
D?jinshi - Fan fiction - Small-press - Comic books - United States - Comiket - Convention

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