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# Doujinshi

## Database Criteria

Doujinshi can be added to the website if it meets all the following criteria:

1. The doujinshi is by an ***already*** serialized mangaka.  
2. It meets the Japanese '[Country Of Origin](/submission-manual/submission-form/general/typings/country-of-origin.md)'.  
3. The doujinshi is not based on existing published material (anime, manga, manhwa etc.) - it must be an ***original*** work.

Doujinshi is not a format on AniList, instead, you have to the toggle the [Self Published ](/submission-manual/submission-form/general/misc/self-published.md)option.

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The ‘*original work*’ rule can be waived if the doujinshi in question is by the original author of the existing material.

Example:\
[R of Black Lagoon](https://anilist.co/manga/87131/R-of-Blacklagoon/) is a doujinshi of [Black Lagoon](https://anilist.co/manga/30735/Black-Lagoon/) published by the original author, [Hiroe Rei](https://anilist.co/staff/97578/Rei-Hiroe).
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Some doujinshi that enter serialization may be converted to the manga format provided the new serialization is not an entirely new work. Please refer to [manga](/submission-manual/before-you-begin/written-media-information/manga.md#doujinshi-into-manga) for more information.
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