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Tankōbon

A tankōbon (単行本; lit. 'independent/standalone book') is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as shinsho (17×11 cm paperback books) and bunkobon. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that was previously published in a serialized format. Manga tankōbon…

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Manga

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Tankōbon

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples43
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Tankōbon

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related to Manga · 12
Tankōbon → American, English, In English, Increasingly, Japanese, Since, Strips, The, These, They, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Shōnen Magazine
related to Bunkoban · 8
Tankōbon → A6, Bunkoban, For, If, In, Japanese, Please Save My Earth, Thus
related to Sōshūhen · 5
Tankōbon → B5, Naruto Part, Shueisha, The, They
related to Wide-ban · 5
Tankōbon → A5, For, Inuyasha, Many, When
related to Kanzenban · 3
Tankōbon → A5, The, While

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manga volumes format lit edition pages used published wide-ban release edition' aizōban paperback size term printed magazine special bunkoban kanzenban

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shinshoinstance ofalongside other formats0.80text
a special cover created specifically for the editioninstance ofThese volumes are generally more expensive and lavished with special features0.80text
a special paper used for the coverinstance ofThese volumes are generally more expensive and lavished with special features0.80text
higher quality paperinstance ofThese volumes are generally more expensive and lavished with special features0.80text
a special slipcaseinstance ofThese volumes are generally more expensive and lavished with special features0.80text
etcinstance ofThese volumes are generally more expensive and lavished with special features0.80text
Fruits Basketinstance ofwith titles0.80text
Mobile Suit Gundaminstance ofwith titles0.80text
postersinstance ofand similarly reproduces chapter covers and colour pages while also including a variety of bonus features0.80text
interviewsinstance ofand similarly reproduces chapter covers and colour pages while also including a variety of bonus features0.80text
Tankōbonrelated to BunkobanJapanese0.60section
Tankōbonrelated to BunkobanBunkoban0.60section

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