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
Rows of manga tankōbon
This Japanese tankōbon edition of Love Hina volume 11 is smaller than this English tankōbon edition of Genshiken volume 8.
Bunkobon
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In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and space-saving.
Tankōbon
…independent/standalone book') is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as shinsho (17×11 cm paperback books) and bunkobon. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that was previously published in a serialized format…
An assortment of bunkobon in a bookshop