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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Main Authors: Kashin Sugishita, Naoki Masuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-11-01
Series:Applied Network Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-023-00604-0

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