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A Template:NihongoTemplate:Efn is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as Template:Ill 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 Template:Lang typically contain a handful of chapters, and may collect multiple volumes as a series continues publication.
Major publishing imprints for Template:Lang of manga include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump and other Jump magazines), Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Comics, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics, and Akita Shoten’s Shōnen Champion Comics.
Japanese comics (manga)
Increasingly after 1959, manga came to be published in thick, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology manga magazines (such as Weekly Shōnen Magazine or Weekly Shōnen Jump). These anthologies often have hundreds of pages and dozens of individual series by multiple authors. They are printed on cheap newsprint and are considered disposable. Since the 1930s, though, comic strips had been compiled into Template:Lang collecting multiple installments from a single series and reprinting them in a roughly paperback-sized volume on higher quality paper than in the original magazine printing.[1] Strips in manga magazines and tankobon are typically printed in black and white, but sometimes certain sections may be printed in colour or using colored inks or paper.
In English, while a Template:Lang translation is usually marketed as a "graphic novel" or "trade paperback", the transliterated terms Template:Lang and Template:Lang are sometimes used amongst online communities. Japanese speakers frequently refer to manga Template:Lang by the English loanword Template:Nihongo,[2] although it is more widespread for being used in place of the word "manga", as they are the same thing. The term also refers to the format itself—a comic collection in a trade paperback sized (roughly Template:Cvt) book (as opposed to the larger Template:Cvt format used by traditional American graphic novels). Although Japanese manga tankobon may be in various sizes, the most common are Japanese B6 (Template:Cvt) and ISO A5 (Template:Cvt). The Template:Lang format has made inroads in the American comics market, with several major publishers opting to release some of their titles in this smaller format, which is sometimes also called "digest format" or "digest size". In the United States, many manga are released in the so-called "Tokyopop trim" or "Tokyopop size" (approximately Template:Cvt).[3]
Special formats
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Aizōban
An Template:Nihongo is a collector's edition volume. These volumes are generally more expensive and lavished with special features such as special covers created specifically for the edition. A special paper used for the cover, higher quality paper, a special slipcase, etc. Template:Lang are generally printed in a limited run, thereby increasing the value and collectability of those few copies made. The Template:Lang format has begun to make inroads into the US market, with titles such as Fruits Basket and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin being reissued in a similar format. Generally, only the most popular manga are released in this format.
Bunkoban
Template:Distinguish A Template:Nihongo edition refers to a Template:Lang printed in bunko format, or a typical Japanese novel-sized volume. Template:Lang are generally A6 size (Template:Cvt) and thicker than Template:Lang and, in the case of manga, usually have a new cover designed specifically for the release. In the case of manga, a Template:Lang tends to contain considerably more pages than a Template:Lang and usually is a republication of Template:Lang of the same title which may or may not have been out of print. Thus, the Template:Lang edition of a given manga will consist of fewer volumes. For example, Please Save My Earth was published in 21 Template:Lang volumes, and then re-released in 12 Template:Lang volumes. If the original manga was a wide-ban release, the Template:Lang release will generally have the same number of volumes. The term is commonly abbreviated in Japanese to just Template:Lang (without the -Template:Lang).
Gōkaaizōban
A Template:Nihongo is another term occasionally used to designate a type of special release.
Kanzenban
The Template:Nihongo is yet another term sometimes used to denote a type of special release. A Template:Lang release is generally A5 size (Template:Cvt) and will typically reproduce individual chapter covers, colour pages, and side-stories from its original magazine run, features that are often omitted or converted to grayscale in standard Template:Lang releases. While the Template:Lang appellation emphasizes the value of the volumes, the term Template:Lang emphasizes their completeness, though it is generally reserved for more popular manga.
Shinsōban
Similar to a wide-ban, a Template:Nihongo is a new edition released with (usually) a new cover. The volumes in such a release usually have new colour pages and other extras. For example, in 2002, Sailor Moon was re-edited; some pages were completely redrawn, and most dialogues were rewritten by the author. Plus, the chapters were redivided to fit into 12 volumes instead of 18.
Sōshūhen
The Template:Nihongo is a format published by Shueisha beginning in 2008. A Template:Lang edition is B5 size (Template:Cvt), larger than a Template:Lang, and similarly reproduces chapter covers and colour pages while also including a variety of bonus features such as posters and interviews. The majority of Template:Lang releases are for popular manga with ongoing serializations. They also contain far more pages than a standard Template:Lang and thus feature more chapters in fewer volumes; Naruto Part I was originally published in 27 Template:Lang volumes, but was completed in just eight Template:Lang volumes.
Wide-ban
A wide-ban or Template:Nihongo edition is larger (A5 size) than a regular Template:Lang. Many manga, particularly [[Seinen manga|Template:Lang]] and [[Josei manga|Template:Lang manga]], are published in wide-ban editions after magazine serialisation, and are never released in the Template:Lang format that is common in [[Shōnen manga|Template:Lang manga]] and [[Shōjo manga|Template:Lang manga]]. When a series originally published in Template:Lang format is re-released in wide-ban format, each volume will contain more pages than in the original edition, and therefore the series will consist of fewer volumes. For example, Maison Ikkoku was originally released in 15 Template:Lang volumes, but was republished as 10 wide-ban volumes.
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Jason Yadao. The Rough Guide to Manga.
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