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Doujinshi literally means "self-published work", which this is. Think of it like the JP equivalent of "indie".

Doujinshi does not mean "derivative work" or "Japanese porn comic" it's just those particular kinds of doujinshi are the ones most Westerners are familiar with, so people who don't know spread their misinformed assumptions.
 
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Doujinshi literally means "self-published work", which this is. Think of it like the JP equivalent of "indie".

Doujinshi does not mean "derivative work" or "Japanese porn comic" it's just those particular kinds of doujinshi are the ones most Westerners are familiar with, so people who don't know spread their misinformed assumptions.
Just to add to this excellent explanation, if people wonder why a "Doujinshi" tag and "Self-Published" tag exists at the same time on MangaDex, this is because the Self-Published tag used to be the "User-Created" tag.

The Self-Published tag is generally for non-Japanese (usually user-created Original English Language) works approved by staff for upload here on MD and do not apply to works with JP raws.

All manga (by implication a comic with JP raws) that are not published by an official publishing company (e.g. Shueisha, Kodansha, Kadokawa etc.) and are instead self-published by the author (through e.g. Comiket, Melonbooks, Twitter, Pixiv) are technically Doujinshi. This is one of those.
 
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Doujinshi literally means "self-published work", which this is. Think of it like the JP equivalent of "indie".

Doujinshi does not mean "derivative work" or "Japanese porn comic" it's just those particular kinds of doujinshi are the ones most Westerners are familiar with, so people who don't know spread their misinformed assumptions.
Then what about the many other self-published mangas on this site without the doujinshi tag? Thanks in advance
 
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Then what about the many other self-published mangas on this site without the doujinshi tag? Thanks in advance
That means whoever made the entries for those titles didn't tag them with "doujinshi", and no one since have tagged them with it or flagged for them to be tagged. An unofficial site like this depends on the users to ensure the accuracy of the info on it.
 

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Did the author release the chapters so out of order? The story was conveyed properly since it was short, simple, direct and easy to understand, but I feel like it got some random cuts before keeping it or something. I'm kinda drunk tho so maybe I blacked out and I'm just making shit up idk.
 
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Did the author release the chapters so out of order? The story was conveyed properly since it was short, simple, direct and easy to understand, but I feel like it got some random cuts before keeping it or something. I'm kinda drunk tho so maybe I blacked out and I'm just making shit up idk.

The fanbox extras are not part of the "core" story. Some of them are, but most of them are just added context. There's not really a better way for me to upload them. If you want the core story only, just skip them and re-read after.
 

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