How Much Do Doujinshi Cost on DLsite: What You Pay and What It Buys
You are looking at a price in yen, and you have no reference point for it. Is ¥…
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DLsite Region Locked Works: What Is Blocked and What Only Looks Blocked
Something refused you. A page would not load, or it loaded and then a screen yo…
How to Search DLsite in English: Finding Works Without Typing Japanese
You switch the storefront to English, type what you are looking for into the se…
How Much Japanese You Need to Read Doujinshi: The Smallest Useful Amount
You have found a work you want, it has no English edition, and the advice avail…
Bad Ends and Happy Ends: Judging How a Doujinshi Finishes Before You Buy
You have found a work you like the look of. The art suits you, the price is fin…
Ratings and Reviews on DLsite: Judging a Doujinshi Without Japanese
You are looking at a listing. There is a row of stars, a number next to it, and…
Reading Doujinshi by the Pictures: How to Follow a Story Without the Words
You have a work open that you cannot read. The obvious plan is to translate eve…
Doujin Novels: The One Format Machine Translation Actually Works On
You have found a work with no artwork in the samples. Just pages of Japanese pr…
Parody Doujinshi: How Much of the Source You Actually Need to Know
You are looking at a work whose characters are clearly from something — a serie…
Why Japanese Doujinshi Are Censored: What the Mosaic Means for Buyers
You buy a work from a Japanese storefront, open the files, and parts of the art…