UPDATE: -san has posted her raw scans of this month’s chapter of Kobato and the information about the official page count is nowhere to be seen in the Kobato. News section. I would like to ask you to please keep the news below as a rumor until I can find a confirmation ^_~

The official page count of the compiled version of Kobato. was announced in this month’s Newtype magazine.

The Kobato. News section states that the first tankoubon of Kobato. will have 164 pages. That’s 16 pages less than the average tankoubon page count.

The 9 “Exams” that cover the first arc of the story have a total of 126 pages, which means there are 38 pages left of material. We can assume that the first chapter of the “(Temporary)” series might be included in the tankoubon (the chapter has 32 pages), although nothing is confirmed yet.

Newtype also confirms that Kobato. will feature the front cover of it’s February issue, out on January 10th. And it doesn’t end here, the February issue of Newtype will carry a “CLAMP Heroines” feature.

Ah, the present campaign to celebrate the release of the tankoubon will present readers with an exclusive Kobato. cushion and a wall mug tumbler. The campaign details will be announced in Kobato. #1 and Newtype #2. I want a Kobato. mug~! xD

Kobato. #1 hits bookstores on December 26th.