Category talk:Real-world books

New Subcategories

I've noticed there are a few pages with a "Novels" category. Was that a category before the crash? Should we create it as a subcategory of Books? --Loudstone 03:08, 20 April 2009 (EDT)

I'm wondering if we should add an "Activity Books" or similar subcategory for things like Look and Find Transformers (and possibly make "Coloring Books" a subcategory of that)? --Loudstone 03:18, 20 April 2009 (EDT)

Our books and videos sections are... well, just bad. Really need some work done to them. I'm completley for splitting up "activity" books into a sub-category. --M Sipher 03:26, 20 April 2009 (EDT)

I'd be willing to set up some of that, but I don't know the process of getting such things approved. How would I start such a process? --Loudstone 16:06, 21 April 2009 (EDT)

Resurrecting this conversation - We definitely need to fix our categories. Storybooks as a category (with multipath adventures as a subcategory), Activity Books (with coloring books and maybe sticker books as subcategories), plus the existing Novels and Reference Books. -hx 10:38, 12 November 2009 (EST)

I was just about to suggest something like this. If there is no objection in the next week or so, I'll add Category: Storybooks. At least I'll try to add it, I'm still working out how to do some things here. Khajidha 22:49, 6 December 2009 (EST)

Done. Also added activity books category. Moved a few other things around as well. Comments appreciated. Khajidha 00:30, 13 December 2009 (EST)

Japan!

So I'm in the process of cataloging my various Japanese Transformers books... but I don't know what over half of them are called. With the hope of rectifying this, I've taken quickie photos of every cover.

1980s-era G1 books

Beast Wars books, part 1

Beast Wars books, part 2

I'm not done with my collages yet, but I figured this project might be of interest to the wiki, since we only have a handful of Japanese books covered here and a fair amount of this stuff is obscure to the English-speaking world (2010 coloring book!). I do have larger versions of all the photos if a given title isn't readable in the current resolution.

While I haven't scanned many of the actual covers as yet, I did have the piece of mind to scan the back cover of the 2010 storybook, which offers a look at a bunch of other books I don't have.

2010 storybook back cover

I am fascinated by the lower left-hand book in particular, because it seems to have cartoon Galvatron cosplaying as toy Galvatron.

So, uh... if anyone wants to lend a hand with translation help, by all means, it would be appreciated! In the meantime, I'll work on getting the rest of the photos online. --Monzo 06:19, 12 November 2009 (EST)

EDIT: Car Robots and Unicron/Micron Trilogy:

Car Robots

Uni/Micron Trilogy

--Monzo 15:42, 13 November 2009 (EST)

EDIT EDIT: "Neo-G1" books.

"Neo-G1"

And... these aren't really wiki-able, but eh.

Japanese fan-books by Fumihiko Akiyama and Hirofumi Ichikawa

So, uh. Again, any help would be appreciated! --Monzo 08:43, 22 November 2009 (EST)

Hope this will help. ;-D --TX55^TALK 07:04, 29 November 2009 (EST)

• Note
  • "百科" = Encyclopedia
  • "大百科" = Grand Encyclopedia
  • "超百科" = Super Encyclopedia
  • "絵本/えほん" = picture book/storybook
  • "図鑑/ずかん" = illustrated book

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• http://obscuretf.com/photos/JTFBooks01.jpg

1. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Grand Encyclopedia
2. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer: Autobots versus Decepticons!
3. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol. 1 (illustrated book)
4. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer 2010 (illustrated book
5. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer 2010　(coloring book)
6. Transformer: The Headmaster Grand Encyclopedia
7. Transformer: Super-God Masterforce Grand Encyclopedia

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7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17

• http://obscuretf.com/photos/JTFBooks02.jpg

1. Beast Wars: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Super Encyclopedia
2. TV Encyclopedia: Beast Wars: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer
3. Beast Wars: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Secret Grand Illustrated Book
4. Beast Wars: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Official Guidebook
5. Beast Wars: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Grand Encyclopedia
6. Beast Wars: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Grand Illustrated Book of All Warriors
7. Beast Magazine vol. 1
8. Beast Magazine vol. 2
9. Beast Magazine vol. 3
10. Beast Magazine vol. 4
11. Beast Magazine vol. 5
12. Beast Magazine vol. 6
13. Beast Wars II: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Super Encyclopedia
14. Beast Wars II: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer The Strongest Playing
15. Beast Wars II: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Grand Encyclopedia
16. Beast Wars II: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol. 1
17. Beast Wars II: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol. 2

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14

• http://obscuretf.com/photos/JTFBooks03.jpg

1. Beast Wars Special: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Film Book
2. Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle Complete Manual
3. Beast Wars: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Perfect Book
4. Beast Wars Special: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer <!--I don't know what kind of book is this.-->
5. Catalog of '99 Spring to Golden Week Sales Battle
6. Beast Wars Neo: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol.1 (illustrated book
7. Beast Wars Neo: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer
8. Beast Wars Neo: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Grand Encyclopedia
9. Beast Wars Neo: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Grand Encyclopedia (Perfect Edition)
10. Microman: The Tiny Giant: The Big Fierce Battle: Microman Versus Gorgon the Strongest Warrior
11. Toei Anime Fair in Summer '99
12. Transformer: Beast Wars Metals <!--I don't know what kind of book is this.-->
13. Beast Wars Neo: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Movie Special Issue <!--I don't know what kind of book is this.-->
14. Beast Wars: Super Robot Lifeform Transformer Perfect Book Neo

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• http://obscuretf.com/tfscans/OtherJG1Books.jpg

1. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol. 3(illustrated book)
2. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol. 2(illustrated book)
3. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol. 1(illustrated book)
4. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer 2010 vol. 1(illustrated book)
5. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol. 6(illustrated book)
6. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol. 5(illustrated book)
7. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer vol. 4(illustrated book)

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• http://obscuretf.com/photos/JTFBooks04.jpg

1. Transformer: Car Robot (Transform Illustrated Book)
2. Transformer: Car Robot Sticker 101 Illustrated Book
3. Transformer: Car Robot Battle Encyclopedia of All Warriors

• http://obscuretf.com/photos/JTFBooks05.jpg

1. Super Robot Lifeform Transformer: Micron Legend Year Book 2003
2. Super Robot Lifeform Transformer: Micron Legend Super Warrior Files
3. Transformer: Galaxy Force (Phase: IGNITION)

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7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16

• http://obscuretf.com/photos/JTFBooks06.jpg

1. BotCon Japan '98 Year Book
2. Transformers First Series Complete
3. Transformers Visualworks
4. Transformers Generations
5. Transformers Generations Deluxe
6. Transformer: Character Complete Works from Generation One
7. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics
8. Extremely Funny Transformer Gag Colosseum
9. Henkei! Henkei! Transformer
10. The Grand Encyclopedia of All Transformers: Robot Masters on the Whole
11. The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide
12. The Transformers (KP)
13. Transformers Collection 2007
14. Transformers Ultimate Guide
15. Transformers Generations 2009 vol. 1
16. Transformers Generations 2009 vol. 2

Page counts

For page counts, are we counting only the text and/or picture pages or do we include blank pages, title pages, etc? For example, a storybook might have 22 pages of text and art but 24 pages (12 sheets front and back) total. I am finding conflicting information on some books and can only assume that the person who added the material initially is using a different standard from that of the source I am using. --Khajidha 14:34, 16 March 2011 (EDT)