Tankōbon
Japanese term for a complete book or single manga volume / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A tankōbon (単行本, "independent or standalone book")[lower-alpha 1] is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as shinsho [jp] and bunkobon. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that was previously published in a serialized format. Manga tankōbon typically contain a handful of chapters, and may collect multiple volumes as a series continues publication.
Major publishing imprints for tankōbon of manga include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump and other Jump magazines), Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics.