Best Doujinshi Authors of All Time

Raise your hands if you’ve been here before. You’re watching a famous film or television show and then bam! The final scene blows you out of your chair, leaving you baffled or even queasy about the ending. Anime fans aren’t the only ones who waltz into the fandom, displeased with what happened to their favorite show. 


Luckily, there is Doujinshi to make things better. If you just asked yourself, hold on a second, what is Doujinshi, then check out or article that explains all you need to know about Doujin and Doujinshi before.

It’s normally believed that Doujinshi authors are bunch of amateurs trying to spin off existing anime or manga. That’s not entirely true. There are some professional artists creating compelling content, which is original! These doujinshi authors refer to themselves as sākuru (サークル? circle).

Want to know which Doujinshi authors have broken records and won the hearts of fans? Here’s a list of 5 best ones:

4. Ken Akamatsu

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Behold, the creator of Love Hina! After his success as a manga writer, Ken continued to produce Doujinshi. However, he does not sell it under his name, instead, he uses a pen-name, Awa Mizuno. If you want to catch him live, visit the Comiket convention. Maybe he is there selling a new story.


Furthermore, his work Love Hina is known as the origin of harem anime and manga, especially romantic comedy. Due to his influence, Ken Akamatsu is definitely a strong candidate for the best Doujinshi author of all time.

3. Crimson Comics: Prolific Doujin Author Group

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A group (or maybe even one person) of Doujinshi author(s) has created over 50 H-doujin on over 20 different anime series, starting from the popular to the ambiguous, such as Naruto, Final Fantasy, Bleach, One Piece, and more! You will be baffled by these Doujin plot twists.

2. Minami Ozaki – One of the Best Doujinshi Authors

Our next candidate for best Doujinshi author is Minami Ozaki. She created the massively popular bl Doujinshi manga Zetsuai and was one of the pioneers of the genre.

Minami Ozaki is an incredibly prolific Doujinshi creator who has authored multiple Yaoi publications, mainly featuring characters from the famous soccer manga, Captain Tsubasa. 

Dubbed as one of the queens of Doujinshi, her works have appeared under different pen names like Minami Himemuro and Ryo Minami. She is known for her carefully polished character designs and her works were groundbreaking as they featured gay relationships in anime at a time where it was not very common.

1. Clamp – Best Doujinshi Artists Group

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And finally, Clamp! Initially, Clamp was a Doujinshi group of 11 women, but now, the team is left with four members.

The Clamp is an all-female Doujinshi manga artist group, with Nanase Ohkawa as the leader, and three other artists whose roles interchange for each series: Tsubaki Nekoi, Satsuki Igarashi, and Mokona. They started out by creating Doujinshi in the mid-1980s and later on began creating original manga as well. Some of Clamp’s famous works include a Doujinshi of Captain Tsubasa and Yaoi Doujinshi of Saint Seiya.

EndNote

There you have it – a breakdown of the best Doujinshi authors of all time!
Other than Doujinshi, some of these authors have produced fantastic original anime as well. So, these guys are two-in-one package! See you next time Doujinshi fans!