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Ishinomori Shoutarou Manga Encyclopedia
Date: 9/28/2005
502 Volume Manga Encyclopedia to Cost over $5000
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The entire encyclopedia will span 502 volumes of manga from Shotaro Ishinomori's career and will be released in 12 sets, 1 set every three months, starting on February 22, 2005.

Each set will contain 41-42 volumes of manga and will retail for 51,450 yen (~US$450) after tax. The entire collection will cost 617,000 yen (~US$5500)

The Encyclopedia will only be available from the Ishinomori Shoutarou website, pre-ordering is available from September 26 to December 20th.
Source: Anime News Network