The collection emphasizes
The New York University Library manga collection is global in its holdings. It contains over 300 Japanese manga titles, and a growing collection of manga in Russian, Polish, and other Slavic languages, along with other East Asian languages, and some English translations. Many of the Japanese manga are shōjo manga or “girls comics” and were written by female authors who are a part of the Year 24 Group (Q1141868) who practiced in the 1970s (athough the collection is not limited to these authors). In addition to manga, the NYU Manga Collections contain periodicals that published manga or contain critical inquiry into manga, as well as secondary sources in both English and Japanese about shōjo and other manga genres.
It can be found in Wikidata as Q105071992.
Our goal for the Wikidata Project is to highlight New York University Library's collection of manga as represented in books and periodicals produced in Japan and beyond; to document the evolution of the genre as an international phenomenon; to highlight influential women manga artists whose work affected the field in Japan and beyond, and to create a template for others working on manga inclusion in Wikidata.
- create a list of manga in the NYU Library collections for Wikidata editing
- identify genres of manga for inclusion
- Use OpenRefine Reconciliation to identify Q and P numbers for titles and authors when needed
- examine existing manga pages in multiple languages to see what might be missing
- determine language of entry, if there is already a QID, then edit that page. If creating a new page, follow original script, transliteration, and then translation.
- determine consistent terminology for use in descriptions
- identify statements for inclusion in the Wikidata title and author pages
- login to Wikidata and edit existing manga entries and create new ones for those that need it
Properties for titles (series and stand-alone)
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| Property |
Value |
Usage notes or questions |
Wikidata example
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| Label |
title |
probably not uniform title, pay attention to language: original script, or translation, or transliteration? |
Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru (Q6364226)
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| Description |
short description |
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manga series (Q21198342), or manga (Q8274)
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| instance of (P31) |
manga series (Q21198342), or manga (Q8274) |
and/or other appropriate class of which this subject is a particular example, e.g. manga (Q8274), one-shot manga (Q21202185), graphic novel (Q725377), anime television series (Q63952888), limited series (Q3297186), comic book series (Q14406742) |
Otherworld Barbara (Q4859002)
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| genre (P136) |
romance manga (Q104536775) |
and/or other appropriate genres, e.g. romantic comedy anime and manga (Q15712145), science fiction comics (Q1782964), mystery anime and manga (Q15637305), magical girl (Q752321), school anime and manga (Q5366097), post-apocalyptic manga (Q103111961), fantasy anime and manga (Q15637301), supernatural anime and manga (Q61942616), historical anime and manga (Q101240934), adventure anime and manga (Q15712918), horror anime and manga (Q12767035), post-apocalyptic anime and manga (Q103016666), yaoi (Q242488), yuri (Q320568) |
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| intended public (P2360) |
shōjo (Q242492) |
josei (Q503106), shōnen (Q231302), seinen (Q237338), children's anime and manga (Q478804) |
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| main subject (P921) |
Library of Congress Subject Headings (Q1823134) |
primary topic of a work, e.g. High School Girls (Q500538), middle school (Q149566), vampire (Q46721), sport (Q349), ballet (Q41425), figure skating (Q38108). Should not be confused with genre (P136), which relates creative works to their genres like science fiction (Q24925) (English) |
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| title (P1476) |
245 |
looking into how to express title changes, subtitle (P1680), has edition or translation (P747) |
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| author (P50) |
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Kotomi Aoki (Q859232)
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| translator (P655) |
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If applicable |
Rachel Thorn (Q15500705)
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| illustrator (P110) |
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If applicable, can also be mangaka (Q191633) |
Aruko (Q16263860)
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| colorist (P6338) |
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If applicable |
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| publisher (P123) |
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Shogakukan (Q785697)
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| country of origin (P495) |
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Japan (Q17), Russia (Q159)
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| publication date (P577) |
publication date (Q1361758) |
Need to reflect the beginning and end of the series? Currently, only indicting the publication date's first date |
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| derivative work (P4969) |
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If applicable |
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| characters (P674) |
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If notable |
Alice (Q1269082)
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| published in (P1433) |
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If applicable |
Flowers (Q115996)
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| language of work or name (P407) |
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Japanese (Q5287), Russian (Q7737), English (Q1860)
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| number of parts of this work (P2635) |
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# of volumes, # of chapters |
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| OCLC control number (P243) |
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If known. If not for entire series, can include OCLC number for first volume |
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| Anime News Network manga ID (P1984) |
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| Library of Congress authority ID (P244) |
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| NDL Authority ID (P349) |
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If known, and/or other appropriate national authorities, e.g. National Library of Russia ID (P7029), NUKAT ID (P1207), Europeana entity (P7704), NL CR AUT ID (P691) If not for entire series, can include NDL number for first volume |
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| on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008) |
Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/NYU Manga Collections (Q105071992) |
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Properties for creators
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| Property |
Value |
Usage notes or questions |
example
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| Label |
personal name |
given name then surname (even though usual Japanese name order is surname then given), true for other languages? |
Kei Ishizaka (Q11585349), Moto Hagio (Q265061), Riyoko Ikeda (Q256425), Mineko Yamada (Q11470122)
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| Description |
short description |
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Japanese manga series, 日本の漫画シリーズ, edition for Japanese manga series, 日本の漫画シリーズ版, first edition of Japanese manga series, 日本の漫画シリーズ初版 |
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| instance of (P31) |
human (Q5) |
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| sex or gender (P21) |
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if known, see list of available terms https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P21, if include this item, then take out "woman" from other items, no need for Japanese woman mangaka, just put mangaka (Q191633) |
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| country of citizenship (P27) |
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Japan (Q17),
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| name in native language (P1559) |
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| DC Books author ID (P7356) |
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optional? |
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| given name (P735) |
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| family name (P734) |
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| pseudonym (P742) |
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if applicable |
Clamp (Q334471), Sacchi (Q11268005), Tsutomu Teruki is Hayao Miyazaki (Q55400)
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| nickname (P1449) |
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マンガの神様 (Japanese) is Osamu Tezuka (Q193300)
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| date of birth (P569) |
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| place of birth (P19) |
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| date of death (P570) |
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if applicable |
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| place of death (P20) |
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if applicable |
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| occupation (P106) |
mangaka (Q191633) |
and/or other appropriate genres, e.g. comics artist (Q715301), writer (Q36180), illustrator (Q644687), translator (Q333634)
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| name in kana (P1814) |
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if applicable |
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| educated at (P69) |
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if applicable |
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| blood type (P1853) |
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for Japanese only, no need to add to new pages, but keep if already in the page |
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| notable work (P800) |
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| official website (P856) |
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if applicable |
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| member of (P463) |
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Year 24 Group (Q1141868), Japan Cartoonists Association (Q2496450), Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (Q11505530)
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| award received (P166) |
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if applicable |
Seiun Award for Best Comic (Q85196003), Shogakukan Manga Award (Q836736), Kodansha Manga Award (Q39174)
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| signature (P109) |
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| image (P18) |
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| VIAF ID (P214) |
VIAF |
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| Library of Congress authority ID (P244) |
Library of Congress Authority ID |
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84050367.html
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| NDL Authority ID (P349) |
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and/or other appropriate national authorities, e.g. National Library of Russia ID (P7029), NUKAT ID (P1207), Europeana entity (P7704), NL CR AUT ID (P691) |
https://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/00083890
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| MangaSeek person ID (P6921) |
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what other identifiers? |
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| X username (P2002) |
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other social media too? |
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| on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008) |
Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/NYU Manga Collections (Q105071992) |
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Properties for publishers
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Properties for manga periodicals
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| Property |
Value |
Usage notes or questions |
example
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| Label |
title (P1476) |
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Garo (Q1494417)
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| Description |
short description |
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| instance of (P31) |
manga magazine (Q15296520), manga magazine (Q15296535), josei manga magazine (Q24826340) |
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| image (P18) |
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if known/available |
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| inception (P571) |
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if known/available |
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| genre (P136) |
romance manga (Q104536775) |
and/or other appropriate genres, e.g. romantic comedy anime and manga (Q15712145), science fiction comics (Q1782964), mystery anime and manga (Q15637305), magical girl (Q752321), school anime and manga (Q5366097), post-apocalyptic manga (Q103111961), fantasy anime and manga (Q15637301), supernatural anime and manga (Q61942616), historical anime and manga (Q101240934), adventure anime and manga (Q15712918), horror anime and manga (Q12767035), post-apocalyptic anime and manga (Q103016666), yaoi (Q242488), yuri (Q320568) |
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| intended public (P2360) |
shōjo (Q242492) |
josei (Q503106), shōnen (Q231302), seinen (Q237338), children's anime and manga (Q478804) |
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| start time (P580) |
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| end time (P582) |
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if applicable |
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| main subject (P921) |
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if applicable |
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| follows (P155) |
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if applicable |
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| followed by (P156) |
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if applicable |
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| publisher (P123) |
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| country of origin (P495) |
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| language of work or name (P407) |
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| official website (P856) |
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if known/available |
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| VIAF ID (P214) |
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| Anime News Network manga ID (P1984) |
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what other identifiers? |
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| Japanese magazine code (P8473) |
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other identifiers? Social media? |
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| on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008) |
Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/NYU Manga Collections (Q105071992) |
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For any creators (writers, artists, illustrators, etc.) if we have included any information about you in error, or if there is information you'd prefer not be listed either in Wikidata or the Library of Congress Name Authority File, please let us know and we will make every effort to rectify the situation.
For more information about the Japanese shōjo manga collection, see the summer 2016 edition of the NYU library magazine, Progressions
