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A is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series or corpus (similar to a ''monograph''), though in modern Japan it is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a single manga, as opposed to , which feature multiple series.〔Gravett, Paul. 2004. ''Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics.'' New York: Harper Design. ISBN 1-85669-391-0. p. 8.〕〔Schodt, Frederik L. 1986. ''Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics.'' Tokyo: Kodansha. ISBN 978-0-87011-752-7.〕 It can be used for a novel, a nonfiction work, an economics textbook, a book of beauty tips, a book presenting a coherent set of photographs, an exhibition catalogue that samples earlier books, and so forth in a hardcover format. It is more specific than plain ''hon,'' which encompasses such books but also one or more issues of a periodical, one or more volumes (or the whole set) of an encyclopedia, etc. ''Tankōbon'' do not include ''bunkobon'' (typically used for novels), ''shinsho'' (, typically used for non-fiction), or rather larger-format ''mook'' (, ''mukku,'' a blend of "magazine" and "book"), as each is within a series. ''Tankōbon'' may be of any dimensions, from a miniature-sized novelty book (i.e. ''mamehon,'' ) to a sumptuous folio-sized one. Nonetheless, oddly-sized ''tankōbon'' tend to be given a taxonomical name. ==Manga== Typically, manga are first published in thick, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology manga magazines (such as ''Afternoon'', ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', or ''Hana to Yume''). These anthologies often have hundreds of pages and dozens of individual storylines by multiple authors. They are printed on very cheap newsprint and are considered disposable. A ''tankōbon'' collects multiple installments from a single series and reprints them in a roughly paperback-sized volume on higher quality paper. In English, while a ''tankōbon'' translation is usually marketed as a "graphic novel" or "trade paperback", the transliterated terms ''tankoubon'' and ''tankōbon'' are sometimes used amongst online communities. Japanese people frequently refer to manga ''tankōbon'' as ''komikkusu'' (), from the English word "comics". The term also refers to the format itself—a comic collection in a trade paperback sized (roughly 13 × 18 cm, or 5" × 7") book (as opposed to the larger 18 × 25 cm / 7" × 10" format used by traditional American graphic novels). Although Japanese manga tankobon may be in various sizes, the most common are Japanese B6 (12.8 × 18.2 cm, 5.04" × 7.17") and ISO A5 (14.8 × 21.0 cm, 5.83" × 8.2"). The ''tankōbon'' 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 America, many manga are released in the so-called "Tokyopop trim" or "Tokyopop size" size (approximately 5" × 7.5"), originally introduced by Tokyopop as a compromise between the aspect ratios of the A5 and JB6 sizes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tankōbon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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