Shueisha Comic Bunko

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Shueisha Comic Bunko (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 集英社文庫 コミック版) is a novel-sized release (commonly referred to as in Japan) of the first seven parts of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga that was published by Shueisha Comic Bunko.

Summary
Each volume is 105 mm by 148 mm (A6 size), on standard quality paper and is roughly three-hundred pages long. Though smaller than the standard Tankōbon in both height and width, they contain more chapters per volume.

The release of this edition first started with all three volumes of, Phantom Blood, on February 15, 2002. It was then periodically released through fifty volumes, with the final volume of Stone Ocean being released on February 18, 2009.

Steel Ball Run: Shueisha Comic Bunko (スティール・ボール・ラン 集英社文庫 コミック版) is the Bunko release of Steel Ball Run. The release of this edition started with two volumes on February 17, 2017 and was periodically released through 16 volumes. The final two volumes were both released on January 18, 2018.

Volumes
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Battle Tendency=

Stardust Crusaders=

Diamond is Unbreakable=

Vento Aureo=

Stone Ocean=

Steel Ball Run=

Box Sets
After the release of each individual volume, they are bundled together into multiple box sets based on their corresponding parts. Currently, there are a total of 6 box sets.

Trivia

 * The box sets for the first three parts have the same number of volumes as the JoJonium releases.
 * Bunko releases for Cool Shock B.T., Baoh: The Visitor, Under Execution Under Jailbreak, Gorgeous Irene, The Lives of Eccentrics and Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan were released alongside the series.
 * Unlike it's counterpart, this version has been mildly censored, removing only a few phrases that would now be considered homophobic, sexist, or demeaning to the intellectually disabled.
 * This version has been fully published in Italian by.

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