Social network analysis of manga: similarities to real-world social networks and trends over decades
Abstract Manga, Japanese comics, has been popular on a global scale. Social networks among characters, which are often called character networks, may be a significant contributor to their popularity. We collected data from 162 popular manga that span over 70 years and analyzed their character networ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-11-01
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Series: | Applied Network Science |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-023-00604-0 |