Movies Paradise Doujinshi Market 24
Date: Feb. 7, 2015The Circle List for MP24 is up (click the banner to be taken to the home page)! MP is a doujinshi market specializing in non-Japanese TV series and films. In the past, Sherlock, Supernatural, Star Trek, and the Marvel ‘verses were among the many Western fandoms represented there. I haven’t started browsing* yet, but it will be interesting for me to see what’s up with the Sherlock entries. Alas, I suspect Setlock is too recent to have much influence yet on doujin content; SCC or summer MP might be better bets for that.
I’m not sure if the wonderful Fan-Services will be attending MP24 as a shopper or not, but if F-S does, then interested fans would be able to use F-S’s service to obtain doujinshi in the fandom of their choice. I’ve ordered doujin through them numerous times and am very satisfied with their work.
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* = If you would like to browse but can’t read Japanese, I’d recommend the Google Translate plug-in or extension (I use both, for if one fails the other works) to see the fandom and pairing (if any) of each listed circle/artist. A good proportion of the entries also have links to PIXIV (fanart site), Twitter, and personal blogs so you can see their art.
OMG OMG OMG!!!!! Trying to read now. WHY CANT’T I READ JAPANSE and why isn[‘t my plug-in working?
I see now that Chrome must have removed the plug-in but kept the extension: Google Translate 2.0, which appears as a button right of the browser address. I’m using Chrome for Mac, so this may vary in other OSs and browsers. Some of the time the translation is automatic, but if you move from page to entry and back the translation could fail (at least this was the case with the old plug-in; the extension works better and that may be why the plug-in was pulled). If the translation doesn’t appear, then I hit the translate button and choose “translate entire page” if needed and then the translation will appear in a window separate from the browser.
Additional info on navigating the web catalog:
Once you click on the link to the main circle list page, you might find it easier to browse by rows. Look for the series of links just above the table containing the circles and click on the first one to start and then return to that page to click on another after you finish that row. Each row page has individual entires with fandom and sometimes pairing info in a small table, as well as any available links to the circle’s art, Twitter, and/or blog page. The art is often hosted on PIXIV; it’s not hard to get a free PIXIV acct with Google Translate, which will allow you to look at all of their art. Like any fannish event the art can vary quite a bit from meh to jaw dropping. You’ll quickly see that their styles can be quite different.
I realize this is complex and it takes time to browse the row plus check out PIXIV and maybe a blog. I’ve done things like limit myself to a row a day, cutting and pasting any circle or artist name whose art looks promising into a word processor file. Then, to narrow things down after I’ve gone through all the rows, I can search for each circle name (I use cmd-f) and then go back to linked art sites and blogs to help me decide whose art, story type, and pairing (if any) I really want. Note: “novel” means fanfic; comic refers to manga-like comics. So, if an entry only has the former then you know they are selling fanfic (but not for profit iirc).
Artist blogs are almost always password protected (clues are given), sometimes using fandom-specific user names and passwords. For example, you might need to know the number of Sherlock’s flat. Even more common are word and number combos associated with slash fan culture in Japan. Feel free to message me and I can give you the three most common, which work in nearly all of the blogs I’ve encountered.
By now your head might be spinning, so if you’d prefer to skip most of the above and look over some Sherlock circles/artists, you can use cmd-F search the main circle list page for them. For example, I know the following groups/people will be here:
1390 (darker themes)
Chesklor (AUs)
Lakuno Star (friendship)
ipp
100% MOCHI
Knife from Lips (baroque, sometime indebted to BL of the 1970s/80s)As I said I haven’t gone through any entries yet, so it’s best to confirm the fandom and pairing (circles may leave a fandom). I could reblog a few of their doujinshi covers and fanart to give you a sense of their styles.
Circles that are well-liked but don’t appear to be present at this MP (they may be in any of the following this spring/summer markets depending on their luck with the circle lottery — Super Comic City, Summer MP, or Summer Comiket:
$10,000/Hiromi (a personal top favorite)
Super Sentimental
Sasanana03 (was in charge of a terrific “SH/JW in Japan” art, comic, and fic anthology)
Wax Bromide Hag
Church Police (MH/GL)Sherlock doujinshi overview: most are SH/JW or SH&JW, but the line between the two can be fuzzy. A few other pairings have appeared on occasion: Mycroft/Greg, Mycroft/JW, Jim with SH or JW, Mycroft/SH. Ratings range from G to R18. Oh and if you are fond of other Holmes incarnations, you may see a few Holmes/Watson (vs. Sherlock/John) in the RDJ and canon ‘verses.
This is amazing. I know I’ve always wanted some $10,000/Hiromi and I think Wax Bromide Hag. I’m gonna have to try to get through here because there seems to be so much that I’d love to see.