Please note: the policy for Graphic Novels differs from the policy for Manga
Are you having trouble determining if your material is manga? Check out this blog post from the New York Public Library to learn more.
Bibliographic Record
Do not use serial records or set records for manga—use a monograph record for the individual volume.
Subject Headings
Use the free-floating form subdivision ‡v Comic books, strips, etc. with all topical headings.
Example
650 _ 0 ‡aRunaway teenagers‡vComic books, strips, etc. 650 _ 0 ‡aVoyages and travels‡vComic books, strips, etc.
Delete duplicate subject headings that are the same heading with a different subdivision.
Form and Genre Headings
Assign genre headings from the LCGFT as appropriate. Use the following form headings for manga materials:
655 _ 7 ‡aGraphic novels.‡2lcgft 655 _ 7 ‡aComics (Graphic works)‡2lcgft 655 _ 7 ‡aManga‡2lcgft 655 _ 7 ‡aShojo manga.‡2lcgft OR 655 _ 7 ‡aShonen manga.‡2lcgft as aproppriate.
Shojo and Shonen
If your item has “shonen” or “shojo” written somewhere, do not include this as a series statement. Instead, include it as a genre term.
Example
245 1 0 ‡aSnow White with the red hair‡n17‡cstory and art by Sorata Akiduki ; translation, Caleb Cook ; touch-up art & lettering, Brandon Bovia. 250 _ _ ‡aShojo beat edition. 655 _ 7 ‡aShojo manga.‡2lcgft
OR
245 1 0 ‡aDragon Ball‡nVol.5,‡pDragon Ball in space /‡cstory and art by Akira Toriyama ; English adaptation by Gerard Jones ; translation, Lillian Olsen. 250 _ _ ‡aShonen Jump manga edition. 655 _ 7 ‡aShonen manga.‡2lcgft
Translations/Adaptations
For Manga that has been adapted into English, enter the work under the main author/artist. Make an added entry for the adaptor.
Example
100 1 _ ‡aToriyama, Akira‡d1955-2024 245 1 0 ‡aDragon Ball‡nVol. 1 /‡cstory and art by Akira Toriyama ; [English adaptation, Gerard Jones ; translation, Mari Morimoto ; touch-up art & lettering, Wayne Truman]. 700 1 _ ‡aJones, Gerard,‡d1957‡eadapter.
Titles vs. Series Statements
If the title and numbering is listed in the 245 ‡n/‡p, do not repeat the same information in the 490/8XX fields. Only include a series statement if it differs from the title.
Example
245 1 0 ‡aPenguin & House‡nVol. 1 /‡cAkiho Ieda ; translation, Sawa Matsueda ; lettering, Evan Hayden. 246 3 0 ‡aPenguin & House‡nVolume 1
[No need for a 490/8XX]
Include series statements if they differ from the title of the work. Search the authority files for the series to determine the appropriate wording, and include the 8XX.
Example
245 0 0 ‡aSpongeBob SquarePants‡pTales from Bikini Bottom /‡ccreated by Stephen Hillenburg. 490 1 _ ‡aCine-manga 830 _ 0 ‡aCine-manga.
Adopted 06/05/2025