Doujin events such as Comiket are held, and many risk their lives, braving the scorching heat or bone-chilling winds, queuing for hours and hours for popular doujinshi. I’m amazed at their determination, and at the same time, I have no idea what the source of this die-hard determination is. Can unofficial art actually fuel this great passion?
Personally, I am not a fan of doujin artworks. I’m not denying that there are many great doujin art around, but I seem to be more of an official merchandise collector. The official sticker is appealing to me.
After having embarked on the otaku route for most than a year, my collection of doujinshi remains at a pathetic 0. When I headed to Akihabara and had a limited time of 1 hour, I spent most of my time looking for official stuff such as figurines and pencilboards. I wasn’t bothered with doujinshi.
This mindset is probably due to my lack of encounters with doujinshi.
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