Tag for secondary works

[tilkku]

Currently, the Doujinshi tag is used to classify unprofessionally published manga. For the most part, this means secondary works such as this. However, there are some original doujinshi in the mix, such as this.

The common practice seems to be to append "(Doujinshi)" or "(Doujin)" to the name of a secondary manga, whereas original doujinshi are titled as-is. This method, however, makes searching for original doujinshi very difficult, since the search does not support excluding terms from the name. To address this, I propose making a separate Secondary tag, denoting manga that are intentionally set in the universe of another work. The tag should also include official secondary manga, such as this.

 

[totallynotmike]

I propose "original doujin" tag. Derivatives should stay as is, mainly because it seems like they're prevalent in self published domain (if only when it comes to scanlations - with pixiv / webtoons / webmangas rise, scenery might've changed ; besides, it's not exactly clear what you mean - for example, does original Horimiya or OP man should be treated as doujins? They've been published on the internet originally, same as that easily flushed newlywed title). Unless you're willing to scan the whole database and do the corrections yourself.

Also, this should've been proposed in megathread probably. Or is there some other place where you can suggest new tags?

 

[ununseti]

I think the meaning of "doujinshi" is too deeply ingrained in manga culture to have any chance of changing that. Some variation of the word "original" combined with "doujinshi" is most likely our best bet. Compare also Danbooru's original tag, Pixiv's original tag, and Dynasty Reader's "Original" doujin category.