Zeikin de Katta Hon

Zeikin de Katta Hon
First tankōbon volume cover
税金で買った本
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byZuino
Illustrated byKei Keiyama
Published byKodansha
ImprintYoung Magazine KC Special
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 16, 2021 – present
Volumes13
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Zeikin de Katta Hon (税金で買った本, lit. 'Books Bought with Tax') is a Japanese manga series written by Zuino and illustrated by Kei Keiyama. It started in Kodansha's online platform YanMaga Web in August 2021, and was later transferred to the publisher's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine in December of that same year.

Plot

The story follows Ishidaira, an unruly student who, after discovering a love of books, comes to work at a library. Along with his senior coworkers Hayasemaru and Shirai, he solves problems such as damaged books and the mysteries behind them.

Publication

Written by Zuino and illustrated by Kei Keiyama, Zeikin de Katta Hon started in Kodansha's online platform YanMaga Web on August 16, 2021.[2] The series was later transferred to the publisher's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on December 13 of that same year.[3] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 20, 2021.[4] As of November 6, 2024, thirteen volumes have been released.[5]

An official guidebook was released on May 6, 2023.[6]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 20, 2021[7]978-4-06-526168-2
2 March 4, 2022[8]978-4-06-527113-1
3 June 6, 2022[9]978-4-06-528104-8
4 September 6, 2022[10]978-4-06-529118-4
5 December 6, 2022[11]978-4-06-530054-1
6 March 6, 2023[12]978-4-06-530709-0
7 May 8, 2023[13]978-4-06-531639-9
8 August 4, 2023[14]978-4-06-532248-2
9 November 6, 2023[15]978-4-06-533638-0
10 February 6, 2024[16]978-4-06-534610-5
11 May 7, 2024[17]978-4-06-535589-3
12 August 6, 2024[18]978-4-06-536545-8
13 November 6, 2024[5]978-4-06-537451-1

Reception

The manga was nominated for the sixth Takao Saito Award in 2022.[19] The series ranked 49th on the 2022 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine;[20] it ranked tenth on the 2023 list.[21] It ranked ninth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ 「税金で買った本」7巻発売、デコトラの荷台で展示や試し読みできる「ヤンキー図書館」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Keiyama, Kei [@keiyama_k] (August 16, 2021). ヤンマガwebにて「#税金で買った本」が連載開始してます！図書館が舞台の漫画です。作画担当させていただいてます。よろしくお願いいたします！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
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  12. ^ 【3月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 6, 2023. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  13. ^ 【5月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 8, 2023. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  14. ^ 【8月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 4, 2023. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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  17. ^ 【5月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 7, 2024. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  18. ^ 【8月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 6, 2024. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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  20. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 6, 2022). "Spy×Family Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  21. ^ Tai, Anita (December 5, 2023). "Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  22. ^ Harding, Daryl (February 2, 2023). "RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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