Tag Archives: doujin

2007 Otaku Market worth 186.8 Billion Yen

Posted on December 21, 2007 by DarkMirage

According to an annual research by research agency Media Create titled “The 2008 White Paper on the Otaku Industry”, the total combined size of game, anime and related goods sales amount to 186.8 billion yen (about 1.65 billion USD) for … Continue reading →

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Crypton to Doujin Circle: Cease and Desist

Posted on December 19, 2007 by DarkMirage

Crypton, the creator of VOCALOID2 software Hatsune Miku and the upcoming Kagamine Rin/Ren, sent a cease-and-desist order to doujin circle CLOCK☆HEARTS. The circle was taking preorders on its website fan-made dakimakura covers of Miku and Rin. (Sort of NSFW: Hatsune … Continue reading →

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Haruhi Clone — M Sukuranburu!

Posted on January 23, 2007 by DarkMirage

Here’s a pretty interesting Haruhi doujin game I found via moekingのギャルゲー生活. It’s called M Sukuranburu and the graphics look way better than 涼宮ハルヒの誘悦 which I reviewed some time ago. Haruka Asamiya is bored with her school life and decided to … Continue reading →

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5年目の放課後 Afterschool of the 5th Year

Posted on September 19, 2006 by DarkMirage

Some people were wondering where the picture of Haruhi in my new banner came from. It’s a doujin art by a circle called 5年目の放課後 (go-nenme no houkago) or as the doujin covers say, “Afterschool of the 5th Year”. It sounds … Continue reading →

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涼宮ハルヒの誘悦

Posted on August 20, 2006 by DarkMirage

Review of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuetsu, an 18-kin doujin game based on the popular Suzumiya Haruhi series. Continue reading →

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