Linked Series

[majora2007]

Implement the ability to link a series to another via a pre-defined type (Sequel, Prequel, Side Story, etc). The UI will then provide some sort of link for users to click on.

A story can have multiple types linked. If we have multiple Prequel and Sequel, the idea of a reading list is out the window.

Types:

• Side story
• Prequel
• Adaptation (this can be used between Manga and LN)
• Sequel
• Parent Story (from an Adaptation back to original? Or perhaps it automatically generates)
• Spin-off
• Other (catch all?)
• Alternative Version
• Alternative Setting?
• Contains? (For One-Shots)

I'm not sure if we can generate a reading list from this, but look into it.

https://feats.kavitareader.com/posts/41/interlinking-of-series-books

[majora2007]

Per MAL, this is how links work:

sequel        Direct continuation of the story.
prequel           Story that occurred before the original.
alternative setting           Same universe/world/reality/timeline, completely different characters.
alternative version           Same setting, same characters, story is told differently.
side story        Takes place sometime during the parent storyline.
summary           Summarizes full story, may contain additional information.
full story        Full version of the summarized story.
parent story          Parent of all the shows (ex: Naruto TV is the 'parent story' of all its movies).
spin-off          Uses characters of a different series, but is not an alternate setting or story.
adaptation        Manga/Anime adaptation. This field is already vice versa enabled.
character         When characters appear in both series, but is not a spin-off
other         When nothing else fits

[majora2007]

Some good sources for interesting cases: https://anilist.co/manga/65003/Yamadakun-to-7nin-no-Majo/ Bleach

[GlassedSilver]

I may add my thoughts to this too late, but I got linked here a while ago by you and whilst this may be closed I think it still serves as good context.

I can still branch this out into another separate issue if needed, but I just wrote this down in Kavita's Discord in a thread and noticed it perfectly applies here.

Furthermore, I doubt I'll ever do a similarly cohesive write-up of my general idea again, so better to take this opportunity to copy and paste into here.

If anything is unclear still I'll be happy to explain further!

(pasted content has some edits because I noticed some stuff to be misleading without context of convo, may still be the case, again: I'll be happy to answer questions or visualize anything! :) )

Manga Library <-> Doujinshi LIbrary

MANGA LIBRARY

Franchise (e.g. first Manga) example. Himouto! Umaru-Chan

Then you have the series level: Himouto! Umaru-Chan Himouto Umaru-chan S Himouto Umaru-chan G (so this is where you have your main plot, the spin-offs, etc... anything official belonging to the series

Now the doujinshi library:

Each doujinshi has either a Franchise or a series link field (or both)

It must be identical to how the franchise is named in the manga library obviously.

In the background when a user clicks on a UI button in the manga lib for "show related doujinshi" you get the douninshi library opened up, filtered to the context of what you had before. So if you wanted to see all of the franchises' doujinshi you get that and the series level doujjinshi below it of course it's inclusive or rather recursive ideally changing a series name will also adapt the linked metadata in the doujinshi library through a look up and replace (i.e. you stored Himouto Umaru-chan and now you hate not having the stylized version with the exclamation mark included)

And further:

also doujinshi have certain particular metadata that are different from official releases (also a doujinshi can be original and not tied to a series... but you know that) e.g. a Redrawer you will not see in official releases or a "circle"

[majora2007]

Tha ks for the input. This story is closed because it's already implemented. In the upcoming release, I encourage you to try it out and come back in the discord and suggest improvement's to it.

I've been using it and the system as is, is really nice. I don't have doujinshi personally, so there may be some enhancements we can make in another release.