What was the difference between doujinshi and original works?
Doujinshi and original works were two different forms of literature. Doujinshi refers to a fictional story, character, or theme that is transmigrated to another cultural or historical context to retell the story, character, or theme from the perspective of that culture or history. Doujinshi's purpose was to create cross-cultural communication or to reflect on or praise a certain culture or history. An original novel was a story, character, or theme that the author had created based on their own culture, history, or interests. The purpose of an original article was to express the author's own cultural identity, values, and worldview, or to express and explore a certain theme or story. The difference between literature, humanities, and original works was mainly reflected in two aspects. The literary value of doujinshi depended on whether it was based on real history or culture and whether it could successfully achieve cross-cultural communication. The literary value of an original work depended on the author's own cultural identity, values, and worldview, as well as whether the work could express the author's creativity and talent.