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ファンフィクション

Meanings

1

noun

fan fiction; fanfic

Loanword from English. Refers to stories written by fans based on existing works, characters, or settings.

彼かの女じょは人にん気きアニメのファンフィクションを書かいている。
She writes fan fiction based on a popular anime.
そのサイトにはたくさんのファンフィクションが投とう稿こうされている。
A lot of fan fiction is posted on that site.

Similar words

同どう人じん誌し
同人誌 refers to self-published works (often manga or novels) by fans or amateur circles, which may include original stories or fan works. ファンフィクション specifically means written stories based on existing works, and is a direct loanword.
二に次じ創そう作さく
二次創作 is a broader term for any derivative work (art, manga, games, etc.) based on existing intellectual property. ファンフィクション is a subset focusing on written fiction.

Written forms

ファン・フィクション
- ファンフィクション
  Variant with interpunct, reflecting the English word boundary.
- ファン・フィクション

Etymology

Loanword from English 'fan fiction', often abbreviated as 'fanfic'.