The story revolves around a young girl named Najimi Osana who is about to make her debut into the dōjin creation world with the help of her experienced friends.

As she attends more conventions and meets more people, Najimi eventually manages to find a group of very interesting friends.

Dōjin Work was written and illustrated by Hiroyuki and began serialization in the Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine on November 28, 2004, published by Houbunsha.

The anime features a live-action segment towards the end of each episode in which voice actors Kimiko Koyama and Momoko Saito try to create their own dōjinshi.

Friendship") by Maki and "Yumemiru Otome" (夢みる乙女, "Girls Who Dream") by Mai Mizuhashi respectively, were released on July 25, 2007, by Media Factory.