Kadokawa uploaded a bigger version of the first volume of Kobato.

It’s slightly less pink than the one from CLAMP-NET.COM. I hope this are the true colors, they are not that bright ^^”

Kobato. #1 comes out next week, on December 26.

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.

Kadokawa has announced the specifications of the tankoubon version of Kobato.:

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Release date: December 26th.
Price: 567 yens.
Size: B6.
ISBN: 978-4-04-713998-5-C0979

The size (B6) is the same as XXXHOLiC and judging by the price, I’m assuming it must contain at least a few color pages.

Out of curiosity, Kobato.’s manga was classified by Kadokawa under the “Aimed at male” category.