Here's A Manga That I Found Today That Is Considered "Chunky" To Read, It's The Love Hina Manga, Part 1, All 3 Volume Into One Chunky Large Book (In The Book Community, This Type Of Book Is Called A Doorstopper, It's A Type Of Book A common literary term that refers to a book being so thick and heavy that it can be used as a doorstopper. Or a weapon. Or a substitute for barbells. Or a method with which to give an orthopedist a job. While it is likely to be used in a spirit of derision, as it evokes the idea of Padding in spades" - TV Tropes) And The Size Of A Typical Doorstopper Is "Proper Doorstoppers (also known as Tree Killers) should be over 500 pages. If one book is over 1,000 pages, it is probably a Doorstopper. This goes double if the typeface is smaller than 10 points."
Anyways, Ever Wonder Why Some Manga Volumes Are Chunky Like This? Turns Out "In order to cut costs during the economic downturn, many North American manga publishers have been combining two or three volumes of material into a single book. The resulting releases, depending on their dimensions, look either like phone books or pocket dictionaries. It's even more common with reprints of old material, since the title likely already made back its licensing costs during the original release, thus there is an incentive to put out a more economical book"
Anyways, Sorry For Making You Guys Bored With My Info On Doorstopper Books, Here's My Love Hina Book That I Took...
