Word of the Day: Tankobon/Tankoubon

"Tankobon, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series (similar to a monograph), though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series.

In English, while a tankobon translation is usually marketed as a "graphic novel" or "trade paperback", the transliterated terms tankoubon and tankobon are sometimes used amongst online communities. Japanese people frequently refer to manga tankobon as komikkusu, from the English word "comics"."

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~Jennifer LeBlanc