Manga109-s

Among the works contained in the Manga109 dataset, 87 books are available for commercial use, under the following conditions. This special subset of the Manga109 dataset is available as the Manga109-s dataset (hereby referred to as “the dataset”). The Manga109-s dataset is available for the following uses:

Using the Manga109-s dataset for experiments for machine learning or image processing.
Printing the manga images within the dataset on an academic paper.
Recording an academic paper that contains the manga images within the dataset to a digital library.
Using the manga images within the dataset inside academic demo videos and other digital media.
Using results, or portions of results, obtained from machine learning experiments or image processing experiments, for commercial use.
Redistribution of the Manga109-s dataset to third parties is forbidden.
When publishing results (including pre-trained models) obtained from machine learning experiments or image processing experiments, the use of the Manga109-s dataset must be indicated clearly within the published work.
Selling manga images within the dataset together with results obtained from machine learning experiments or image processing experiments is forbidden.
Direct copies or modifications of the manga images within the Manga109-s dataset must not be treated as products, regardless of the product being either free or being sold for a fee.
For all uses from Number 1 to 5 when publishing whole pages (or modifications of whole pages) of the manga works contained within the dataset for the purpose of presenting the results of research and development, the total number of whole pages (including modifications of whole pages) to be published must not exceed 20% of the entire book (volume), for each of the books (volumes) in the dataset. Publishing over 20% of whole pages or modifications of whole pages of any book (volume) is forbidden.

Redistribution of the dataset to third parties is forbidden. When using parts of the dataset within academic papers or videos, please note the author’s usage permission notice as “courtesy of [Author’s Name]” and note that the work was cited from the Manga109-s dataset. In addition, for use in academic papers, please cite the related papers shown below as well. In no event shall the distributors of the Manga109-s dataset, and the authors of the manga works contained in the Manga109-s dataset, be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, for the use of the Manga109-s dataset.

User Instructions for Manga109-s

Please contact us with an outline of the intended use of the data set. We can then send you the download page address and a password.

Other points

When including manga extracts in an academic paper or video, users are requested to acknowledge the author’s copyright to the material by including the author's usage permission notice as “courtesy of [Author’s Name]”, and to acknowledge their use of Manga109-s. In addition, when quoting Manga109-s material in an academic paper, users are requested to cite the related papers.

@article{mtap_matsui_2017,
    author={Yusuke Matsui and Kota Ito and Yuji Aramaki and Azuma Fujimoto and Toru Ogawa and Toshihiko Yamasaki and Kiyoharu Aizawa},
    title={Sketch-based Manga Retrieval using Manga109 Dataset},
    journal={Multimedia Tools and Applications},
    volume={76},
    number={20},
    pages={21811--21838},
    doi={10.1007/s11042-016-4020-z},
    year={2017}
}

@article{multimedia_aizawa_2020,
    author={Kiyoharu Aizawa and Azuma Fujimoto and Atsushi Otsubo and Toru Ogawa and Yusuke Matsui and Koki Tsubota and Hikaru Ikuta},
    title={Building a Manga Dataset ``Manga109'' with Annotations for Multimedia Applications},
    journal={IEEE MultiMedia},
    volume={27},
    number={2},
    pages={8--18},
    doi={10.1109/mmul.2020.2987895},
    year={2020}
}

Manga109 contains comics which are approximately 40 years old and may contain images that are considered inappropriate based on modern day global ethics. Please be careful upon its use.

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