Garbled Japanese Filenames: What to Do When a Doujin ZIP Unpacks Wrong
You bought a work, downloaded the archive, and unzipped it. Instead of a folder…
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Do Doujinshi Read Right to Left: Page Order, Spreads and Viewer Setup
You have bought a work, unzipped it, and opened the first image. Something is o…
How Many Pages Is a Doujinshi: Judging Length Before You Spend Money
You are looking at a product page for a work you cannot read, trying to decide …
RJ Numbers on DLsite: How to Find the Exact Work You Are Looking For
Someone mentions a work. You have a title, or half a title, or an English title…
Preview Pages Before You Buy: How to Test a Doujinshi You Can’t Read
You cannot read the work before you own it. You can read a few pages of it, for…
Works With an Official English Edition
A small minority of doujin works have an official English edition — a translato…
Paying for DLsite from Outside Japan: Why Your Visa Card Fails
Your Visa card will not work on DLsite. Neither will your Mastercard. This catc…
Short Works You Can Finish in One Sitting
Everything here is under ¥400, and most are light on text. Short doujin works a…
Netorare Without the Fallout: The Lighter End of the Genre
Not every work in this genre is built to leave a mark. Some circles write the s…
Netori and Reverse NTR: Same Events, Opposite Chair
Netori puts you in the position of the one taking rather than the one losing. R…