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Sabardeyn · 06-12-2014, 09:16 PM

I've been storing manga with a specific title scheme. So, for instance, I have:
Bleach -- v012 c152-158
Bleach -- v013 c159
(Note these are just randomly chosen manga names & chapter numbers, not real data.)

The first format is for a full volume (takubon) and the second is used for single chapters/issues.

I keep all titles consistently named; appending the double dashes, volume and chapter information with preceding zeros and three decimal places. This keeps all books with a uniform appearance (per title) and, with three digits, is unlikely to be re-named/altered due to numbering problems. (Preceding zeroes are required on Windows because of a weird sort implementation.) I use the double dashes to avoid problems with any manga titles that include a dash within the translated title. Use of ASCII characters to separate data is awkward since manga sometimes uses "133t5p34|<" (leetspeak - use of a symbol instead of letter) in titles (ex: Re:Monster, A+B, A Cup Of..., etc).

While I have not yet done so, I have considered the possibility of splitting each volume into separate chapters. Doing so would allow a synopsis, keywords, and other metadata to be chapter/issue relevant, rather than by volume. Since volumes tend to cover 5-12 chapters, a synopsis tends to be vague - it's covering too much of the storyline while trying not to reveal any spoilers. Then, when you're trying to search back for specific facts/events, you cannot find them within the Description.

While not so important for manga, American comics (Superman, etc) would benefit by allowing cross-over characters, multi-universe, and other topics to be searchable terms. So, for instance, I could list "Wolverine" as a keyword on any comic issue and doing a search on that term could get every comic in my collection that Wolverine has appeared in.

Of course, everything beyond naming conventions is metadata that I have to enter. Or obtain from some other service or website. Either way it is mostly a manual (and time consuming) process.

Hope this helps. Let me know if anything is unclear.

06-12-2014, 09:16 PM	#6
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	I've been storing manga with a specific title scheme. So, for instance, I have: Bleach -- v012 c152-158 Bleach -- v013 c159 (Note these are just randomly chosen manga names & chapter numbers, not real data.) The first format is for a full volume (takubon) and the second is used for single chapters/issues. I keep all titles consistently named; appending the double dashes, volume and chapter information with preceding zeros and three decimal places. This keeps all books with a uniform appearance (per title) and, with three digits, is unlikely to be re-named/altered due to numbering problems. (Preceding zeroes are required on Windows because of a weird sort implementation.) I use the double dashes to avoid problems with any manga titles that include a dash within the translated title. Use of ASCII characters to separate data is awkward since manga sometimes uses "133t5p34\|<" (leetspeak - use of a symbol instead of letter) in titles (ex: Re:Monster, A+B, A Cup Of..., etc). While I have not yet done so, I have considered the possibility of splitting each volume into separate chapters. Doing so would allow a synopsis, keywords, and other metadata to be chapter/issue relevant, rather than by volume. Since volumes tend to cover 5-12 chapters, a synopsis tends to be vague - it's covering too much of the storyline while trying not to reveal any spoilers. Then, when you're trying to search back for specific facts/events, you cannot find them within the Description. While not so important for manga, American comics (Superman, etc) would benefit by allowing cross-over characters, multi-universe, and other topics to be searchable terms. So, for instance, I could list "Wolverine" as a keyword on any comic issue and doing a search on that term could get every comic in my collection that Wolverine has appeared in. Of course, everything beyond naming conventions is metadata that I have to enter. Or obtain from some other service or website. Either way it is mostly a manual (and time consuming) process. Hope this helps. Let me know if anything is unclear.