2005.02.01
Submit Reviews Here!.
Domo!
~YamiFarao
~Demon Game
There are a lot of doujinshi (also
known as fanbooks, onlybooks, love books, or variety shows) out
there, with stories and art ranging from the comic and chaste
to the outer limits of what is physically possible for the exceptionally
limber.
However, unless you have a title in front
of you so that you can flip through it, you have to rely on cover
scans and vendor descriptions to decide if it's something you'll
enjoy. Some of the time this works. However...
We know that many people -- waves to potential
readers -- suppress their interest in the genre because they
are afraid of buying something they will be uncomfortable with.
Or they think it's all yaoi. Or that what's not yaoi is
hentai. (Those last two - not correct.) On
the other hand, we hear a different group mention being disappointed
with on-line purchases ("they said hentai yaoi, but it was
really pretty tame").
Too spicy, not spicy enough... where's "just
right"?
E-mails began to fly back and forth about
this topic in mid-November 2002. (Thank you Suzuki, Lady Rioki,
Eriko Myoujin, Elf, and Stirling Twilight for representing such
a wide range of current and potential DJ readers, and for being
so very articulate about your likes, dislikes, and how personal
boundaries get drawn.) The idea of a review site with clearly-defined
ratings criteria grew as the need for a more objective ratings
system was underscored again and again.
Well, so those are our goals, then: first,
to be information central for YGO doujinshi titles; second, to
attempt to create a simple way to rate and review titles according
to simple, unambiguous criteria. We would be delighted if vendors
used our system, because if it works as we're hoping, everyone
(including parents) will be able to make informed decisions and
it'll match up books and buyers more smoothly. Vendors will be
happy, parents will be happy, readers will be happy. Happy happy
happy happy!
Write ygodj@yamifarao.net
if you have ideas, suggestions, corrections, problems submitting
your review, or want to help collect doujinshi information.
"Unoriginal Trash or the Future of Manga?" is an article on doujinshi on the AnimeResearch
site,
and the source of our new favorite phrase, oishii
tokoro dake! ("only the yummy bits!").
The article has an extensive bibliography. Very impressive.
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About the Ratings and
the Listings
- Ratings: range from 1 through
5.
Click on a button to see the definition for that level.
Be warned, like the fan books reviewed, the definitions
themselves get more explicit the higher you go.
For a summary of all of the ratings plus some caveats about the
rating system, click
here.
- For characters with variant romanizations
(e.g., Jounouchi), we've just picked a spelling we like (and
we use the Japanese, not the dub names: a list is here).
That means that the way we romanize the name may differ slightly
from the fanbook cover.
- Artist/writer names are written as they appear
on the fanbook cover, or as translated (to the best of our ability)
from the title page. Note this means that names are sometimes
in Western (first name then surname), and sometimes in Japanese
(family name then given name) order. We'll give preference to
the English order if possible, since the names are being
written here in romanji and not kanji.
- Reviews are grouped by pairing; the links
below will open a "home page" for the pairing where
the doujinshi are listed alphabetically by circle/title. Unrated/unreviewed
titles will also be listed. Each page will have both versions
of the pairing: for example, the Kaiba x Jounouchi page also
lists JouKai titles. (We've made a page for any couple we know
has at least three doujinshi).
- "Other" refers to books with a
pairing not listed (e.g. Jounouchi / Ryou).
"Center" is for anthology-type books starring the main
character (these can mix serious and humorous material, and are
often reprints gathering several titles by a single circle).
They may have multiple pairings, and/or no pairings.
* Non-incest titles listed first.
** At this time, it's a page for YBakura with either Malik Ishtar
or YMalik
If you would like to volunteer to collect information on doujinshi
featuring your fave pairing, please let
us know!
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What
and How to Review
We intend this to be primarily a Yu-Gi-Oh
review site, since when we started this we weren't able to find
any already existing. (Write us if we're wrong - send links please.)
There is a very nice scanslation site (apparently in progress)
at KaibaCorp
2nd Floor which includes many YGO titles, but it has no reviews.
Thanks to Jacq we now have an
HTML-based review form that will collect your data and email
it to us ( well, as long as you have Javascript enabled and a
POP3 mail client on the machine you're sending from ...) It also
has a button to make it easier to send scans directly to our
server (or you can attach scans to the review email). The
review page now also has a downloadable Word-based review form
(Major thanks to Salmacis for betaing.) A text-based "form"
is coming soon.)
If you don't want to write a full review but
would like to help gather information, feel free to use the form
(or simply email us). We are happy to acknowledge contributors
to this site!
NOTE: Scans of covers / interior pages will
be used to determine bibliographical information and to make
review thumbnails ONLY, and will not be distributed. Don't
write us asking for doujinshi scans - we don't do that. Period.
Any emails requesting scans will be ignored. We respect
the artists who created these books, and we won't rip them off.
We also respect the people who shelled out cash for these doujinshi,
and we won't rip them off either.
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Reporting Errors
The goal of this site will be to provide accurate,
objective information, since it's hard to make good decisions
based on bad data. The rating criteria are pretty concrete, but
people make mistakes ... they miss a crucial panel or two.
Since we have no way to verify information,
I'm hoping that, if you see a title you're familiar with rated
incorrectly, you can give us a head's-up. If you spot an error
that would change a title's rating, please let us know
(a scan or digital photo of the page or frame in question would
be super, but it's necessary). Send the information (please don't
forget to include the doujinshi title) to ygodj@yamifarao.net.
We will fix incorrect information as quickly
as we can, but please understand we have no control over
(and hence no liability for) transactions between consumers and
vendors.
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Copyrights, Disclaimer, Thank Yous
Yu-gi-oh is copyright 1996 Kazuki Takahashi
and Konami. No infringement or disrespect is intended by the
discussion on these pages of characters created by the copyright
holder.
All artwork shown is copyrighted to its respective
circle/artist. PLEASE SO NOT STEAL THE ARTWORK FROM THIS SITE!
We have listed the copyright (as best we can) for every doujinshika's
work shown, cause we're just that way. No copyright infringement
is intended by our non-commercial use of the images: in fact,
we have only respect and awe for these artists, and hope that
sites like ours can publicize the amazing work that's being done.
By the way, don't ask for "scans"
- we don't do that. Period. Any emails requesting scans will
be ignored.
If you like a picture, buy the fan book! (There's
probably lots more pictures like the one you like inside) You'll
be helping to make sure the artists don't starve over there in
their garrets.
Disclaimer
The intention of this site
is to provide information. Unfortunately, since we'll
be relying on data we won't always be able to verify, errors
inevitably will occur.
We'll edit incorrect information
as quickly as we find out about it, but keep in mind that you
are wholly responsible, and we have no liability, for any transactions
you decide to engage in as a result of the information posted
here.
No, Thank you
We are hugely indebted to Suzuki Linn, Lady
Rioki, Eriko Myoujin, Elf, and Stirling Twilight for representing
such a wide range of current and potential DJ readers. All have
been very articulate about their likes, dislikes and how lines
get drawn. A big thank you also to non-otaku friends Barb, Kevin
and Lisa, and various life partners who patiently put up with
babbling enthusiams.
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