Bunkobon
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In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and space-saving.
An assortment of bunkobon in a bookshop
Tankōbon
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A tankōbon is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as shinsho and bunkobon. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection
Bunkobon
…Japanese books Tankōbon – Many manga are reprinted in bunkoban (or "bunko edition") format. Reclam – German publishing house. Their "universal library" (Universal-Bibliothek…
Rows of manga tankōbon
This Japanese tankōbon edition of Love Hina volume 11 is smaller than this English tankōbon edition of Genshiken volume 8.