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Title

Check the pull down menu to see if the title you want to review is in the list, if it is there, please select it. Otherwise, please enter the book's Japanese title in romaji, for example:

Shiikugakari Rika

English Title

Please enter the book's English title, if more than one translation exists, use a comma separated list, for example:

A Breeder Rika, Rika the Breeder

Author

Check the pull down menu to see if the Author you want to review is in the list, if it is there, please select it. Otherwise, please enter the artist's name as FAMILYNAME Givenname, for example

KODAKA Kazuma

If you are reviewing a title with two authors (usually an author/artist combination), enter use the pull down menu for one and the text field for the other. If neither name is in the pull down menu, enter both names, separated by a comma, in the text field. For example

AKIZUKI Koh, KOIDE Mieko

For a multiple-author anthology, please enter the principle author, or an author, mark the format as anthology, and use the "Remarks" field below if you want to list more artists in the anthology.

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Publishers and Imprints

A single publisher will often distribute different titles under a variety of imprints that designate the manga's market focus and/or content. Shueisha, for example, publishes shounen titles under the "Jump Comics" imprint, shoujo titles for younger readers under the "Ribon Mascot Comics" imprint, and shoujo titles for teens under the "Margaret Comics" imprint. For most manga, the imprint can be found blazoned on the front cover and at the top of the tankoubon's spine, while the publisher's name is located (in kanji) at the base of the spine.

Check the pull down menu to see if the Imprint you want to review is in the list, if it is there, please select it. Otherwise, please enter the imprint name in the text field. If you enter an imprint that already exists in the project's database, the publisher name will automatically be generated in the publisher field, you do not need to enter it. If you enter a new imprint in the text field and you can identify the publisher, please add the publisher information, see the links below. If you don't know the imprint, but know the publisher, please enter it.

New imprint and publisher information will be added to the database's files for your future convenience, and will appear in the pull down menus in an update.

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Format

Check all that apply.

anthology multiple stories by multiple authors in one or more volumes, including periodicals
series single story by the same author in one or more volumes (for example, multiple chapters of the same story and related side stories or occasional unrelated short stories)
short stories multiple unrelated or loosely related stories by the same author in one or more volumes

Publishing Status

Check all that apply.

completed publishing complete, no more volumes expected
ongoing more volumes are expected to be published

# of vols

The number of volumes in a series that have been published at the time the review is submitted.

Original price

Please enter the original Japanese retail price, usually printed on the manga's back cover. If there are two prices, please use the higher of the two.

ISBN

An ISBN is a unique ten-digit international book identification number usually located on the manga's back cover. For a multi-volume series, please enter the volume numbers and ISBNs as a comma separated list, volume_number isbn, volume_number isbn. For example:

ISBN: 1 4-408-43261-X, 2 4-88271-736-0, 7 4-88271-736-0

URL

The official web site for the title, if one exists. Fan web sites should be listed in the remarks section of the review.

Cover URL

The location of a cover scan for display in the review. The image size should be approximately 200 x 300 pixels. The cover will be stored on the categorization project server, not linked to at that location. Please do not include a Cover URL unless you have the ability to and are granting permission to the YCP to use the graphic.

Reviewer Information

Reviewed by

This information will be published in the review. Please enter your name, your initials, your alias, or your e-mail address.

Email

This information must be entered and will not be published in the review. We need this in case there are questions or problems with your submission.

High Level Categorization Information

Genres

These are the categories under which all entries will be grouped and presented to the site's visitors. One title can appear under several categories: select as many as apply to the manga you're reviewing. If you feel that your title doesn't fit in any of the genres listed, please enter it as "Miscellaneous."

Plot Summary

Your space, to give a short synopsis of the plot. Please try to avoid spoilers. Additional comments may be made in the remarks section of the review form.

Remarks

Your space, to say whatever you want to about the manga you're reviewing. Include opinions and comments on the manga's content here. Describe the art style. List all the artists in a multi-artist anthology or note that the tankoubon includes a side story to another series by the same author. If this title is related to a different title (for example, different titles about the same characters), say so here. Provide URLs to fan websites about the artist or title you're reviewing. Do not use html in your remarks.

Low Level Categorization Information

Aspects

Aspects are the detailed information about a work. Each title can appear under several aspects: select all that apply to the manga you're reviewing. If you feel that your title doesn't fit in any particular aspect, please leave it blank.

As an aid to reviewers, each aspect is linked to titles that illustrate or possess that specific aspect on the review form.

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