GA Bunko
Encyclopedia
is a publishing label affiliated with the Japan
ese publishing company Soft Bank Creative. It was established in January 2006 and is a light novel
label. The label is aimed at males in their teens to their twenties.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese publishing company Soft Bank Creative. It was established in January 2006 and is a light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
label. The label is aimed at males in their teens to their twenties.
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| 8 Girls Odyssey | Chikashi Yoshida | Uki | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Akitsushima | Yūki Takano | Kaori Minakami | 3 |
| Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia, released in Japan as is a PlayStation 2 console role-playing game produced by Banpresto and Gust. There were other media releases based on the game, including the comic Ar tonelico -arpeggio-, the OVA Ar tonelico, and several drama CDs.The story begins on the... |
Kei Tanaka & Gust Corporation, Banpresto Banpresto is a Japanese toy company, best known in America for game development, headquartered in the Shinagawa Seaside West Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo, Co. Ltd. The company was renamed Coreland in 1982, and during the 1980s it worked mainly as a subcontractor for... |
Nagira | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Bakerano! | Hikaru Sugii Hikaru Sugii , born in 1978 in Tokyo, is a Japanese light novel author. In 2005, his debut work Hime no Miko won the Silver Prize at the 12th Dengeki Novel Prize.-Works:* Hime no Miko... |
Akahito | 2 |
| Black Magic Black Magic M-66 is a cyberpunk manga written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. It was first published as a dōjinshi in 1983, and was later reprinted in tankōbon format by Seishinsha in 1985.... |
Hideki Kakinuma, Masamune Shirow Masamune Shirow is an internationally renowned manga artist, born on November 23, 1961.Masamune Shirow is a pen name, based on a famous swordsmith, Masamune. He is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has since been turned into two theatrical anime movies, two anime TV series, an anime TV movie, and... (Original Creator) |
Harusame Tsubaki | 2 |
| Boku no Shion | Tōru Honda | Hisashi Momose | 3 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Calamity Knight: Alternative | Kanata Takase | Reine Hibiki Reine Hibiki is a Japanese illustrator, born November 15 in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is a graduate of Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College. Her work includes illustrating the Maria-sama ga Miteru series of light novels.-Light Novels:... |
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| Charlotte wa Glass no Kutsu no Yume wo miruka | Yoshihiro Tsuzuki | Yōko Fujioka | 1 |
| Chō-jitaku Keibi Shōjo Chinori | Yasumi Obata | Shū | 1 |
| Clear Voice | Yukiko Iida | Nagare Yūryū | 1 |
| Crazy Kangaroo no Natsu | Ako Yoshimi | Miyuki Fujimoto | 2 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| De-ko-tsu-n | Kenji Nojima | Sugar-Piccola | 1 |
| Demon's Summoner | Yūji Nakazato | Riya Hozumi | 4 |
| Die Nachtjäger | Yūichi Suzumoto Yuichi Suzumoto is a male Japanese novelist originally from Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan, though he now lives in Osaka, Japan. As of 2006, he works for Aquaplus, known for being the publishing company of Leaf. Before going to Leaf, Suzumoto worked at the publishing company Visual Art's as a scenario writer for... |
Kazumi | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| EX! | Oda Kyōdai | Uki | 7 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Furifuro | Tōru Takasaki | Okurō Tsuchida | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Gin no Te no Shiva: Hakase to Kotori | Tōya Tachihara | Mizuki Takayama & Shūji Sokabe | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Haikyo Hotel e Yōkoso | Rio Matsudono | Ganpon | 2 |
| Hanamori | Tesshū Echigoya | Jū Ayakura Ju Ayakura is a Japanese illustrator primarily of light novels, although he has worked on one video game.-Works:Novels*Hanamori*Ichigoiro Kinku*Imagine Hiseki*Spice and WolfGames*Angel Bullet*Last Bullet-External links:*... |
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| Hanon: Kimi no Mezasu Ashita e | Oda Kyōdai | Eiji Totsuka | 1 |
| Hareta Sora ni Kujira | Kagaku Ōnishi | refeia | 1 |
| Hauhau | Tōmon Bugi | Koin | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Isa to Yuki | Aoi Yūya | Kakeru Mikazuki | 5 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Johnpei to Boku to | Kagaku Ōnishi | Ginpachi | 4 |
| Jōki Teikoku Sōdōki | Yasuhiro Kawasaki | Katsuhiko Yūki | 3 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Kamisama ga yōi shitekureta basho | Arimi Yazaki | Fuzzy | 3 |
| Kamunagi | Jun Okigaki | Munch Mutsuki | 5 |
| Karakuri-sō no Ijin tachi | Kei Shimojima | Migi | 2 |
| Koko wa Mahō Shōnen Ikusei Center | Saori Kumi | Yuri Narushima Yuri Narushima is a female Japanese manga artist best known for her series Planet Ladder, licensed in English by Tokyopop, and The Young Magician, licensed in English by CMX.- Manga :*Replica Master... |
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| Kuraki wa Ware wo ōu | Ken Asamatsu | Ryō Kanai | 3 |
| Kyokō no Senshi | Okina Kamino | Yūichirō Tanuma | 3 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Light novel no Tanoshii kakikata Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata is a Japanese light novel written by Tōru Honda and illustrated by Kasumu Kirino. It was adapted into a live action film in 2010.... |
Tōru Honda | Kasumi Kirino | 3 |
| Lady General | Masayuki Chida | Shōshirō Shirayuki | 3 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Maid Deka Maid Deka is a Japanese light novel series written by Yūji Hayami and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura. The first novel was released on April 15, 2006, and as of February 15, 2009, eight volumes have been published by SoftBank Creative under their GA Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Michiko Usami was... |
Yūji Hayami | Kiyotaka Haimura Kiyotaka Haimura is a Japanese game character designer and manga style artist best known for his work on the Toaru Majutsu no Index.- Character design :*Hotel ergriffen *Kokyu Shohu *Minato Genso... |
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| Mal'ākh no Tane: Katayoku no Kioku | Hiromi Hosoe | Mikako Mikaki | 1 |
| MAPS Maps (anime) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hasegawa Yuichi. It was serialized in the Gakken magazine Monthly Comic Nora from 1985 to 1994. The series was adapted into two anime original video animations : the 1987 original, fully titled in Japan, and the 1994 remake, simply titled... : Shared world Shared universe A shared universe is a fictional universe to which more than one writer contributes. Work set in a shared universe share characters and other elements with varying degrees of consistency. Shared universes are contrasted with collaborative writing, in which multiple authors work on a single story.... |
Yūichi Hasegawa (Original Creator) | 2 | |
| Meikyū-gai Chronicle | Ryōsuke Hayashi | Tsuyuki | 1 |
| Metal Witch Sisters | Yū Hibiki | Koin | 4 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Oto Maho | Shū Shirase | Yasu | 4 |
| Otonari no Mahō tsukai | Sami Shinozaki | Osamu Oya | 3 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Parallel Mariners | Kōichi Kino | Sikorsky | 1 |
| Pochi no Winning shot | Shin'ya Kasai | John Hathway | 2 |
| Princess Sword! | Okina Kamino | Waka Miyama | 2 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Quintet! | Tesshū Echigoya | Senmu | 2 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Radical Elements | Shirō Shiratori | Haruaki Katō | 3 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Sadistic Agent | Yūji Nakazato | Imusanjo | 2 |
| Samurai Guard | Hikaru Maisaka | Yui Shiino | 2 |
| Sanada Jūyūki! | Takuya Baba | Yūji Naruse | 3 |
| Senjin Gaishi | Isamu Hanada | Masaki Hirooka | 4 |
| Senpūden: Rera-Siw | Ken Asamatsu | Akihiro Yamada Akihiro Yamada is a Japanese illustrator and manga artist. He was born in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and now resides in Kyoto. Yamada is known for delicate images reminiscent of suiboku and depiction of fantasy subjects... |
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| Shaggy Dog | Akira Nanao | Miyagi | 2 |
| Shamrock | Miya Sawagami | Yūri Nishiwaki | 9 |
| Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Shinkyoku Sokai Polyphonica , also known as simply Polyphonica, is an all-age Japanese visual novel created by Ocelot and first released on the PC on April 28, 2006. Aside from the game, multiple series of light novels have been created, and a manga adaptation started in March 2007. An anime adaptation started airing in Japan... |
Ichirō Sakaki (Crimson) Jun'ichi Ōsako (Black & Leon the Resurrector) Madoka Takatono (White) Toshihiko Tsukiji (Blue) Kōhei Azano(Don Sariel) et al. |
Noboru Kannazuki (Crimson) Bunbun (Black) Hiro Kinako (White, 1-5) Kasumi Nagi (White, 6-) Eiji Usatsuka Eiji Usatsuka is a Japanese light novel illustrator. He is notable for the illustration for the series Zero no Tsukaima. He illustrates insert images for many novels.... (Blue) Shōryū Shinobu (Leon) Kazuaki (Don Sariel) |
10 (Crimson) 10 (Black) 6 (White) 2 (Blue) 3 (Leon) 1 (Don Sariel) 2 (Marble) 1 (Palette) |
| Sol Bright | Ransei Etō | Komeko Amajio | 3 |
| S.P.A.T.! | Yūki Takano | Tsukune Taira | 1 |
| Storage Over | Akira Nakao | Toworu Takura | 3 |
| Surveillance Manual | Ryōko Seki | Taketo Sanada | 4 |
| Survived Five | Shin'ya Kasai | Shōtarō Tokunō | 3 |
| Sword Junker | Sow Kamishiro | Chinatsu Kurahana | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Tenshi ga ochita Machi | Akio Higuchi | Suke Akurō | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| War Generation: Hōkago Bōeitai | Hideki Kakinuma | Hōden Eizō | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Yggdrasill | Ikumi Mizuki | Halsame Tsubaki | 1 |
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| Title | Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... |
Illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... |
No. of volumes Bunkobon In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size... |
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| Zoa Hunter | Jun'ichi Ōsako | Bunbun | 6 |