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“Quality and Integrity”
Thank you very much for visiting the website of Ryokuyousha. Ryokuyousha is a bespoke magazine and book printing company, which has printed and manufactured over 100 million books during the past 40 years. We offer a highly flexible set of services to meet our customers needs, including color printing with vivid colors, high-definition black-and-white printing, very thick books, and special processing. Whether you are a first-time book creator or a professional author, we will support you in creating beautiful books that will remain in your mind with quality and sincerity that you can rely on.
Features of Ryokuyousha
With regard to color printing, we strive to produce beautiful character skin tones and can achieve color reproduction close to RGB with very fine dots. To achieve this, we use high-definition printing with AM240 lines and FM screen 10μ (equivalent to AM600 lines).
Our black-and-white printing creates clear and sharp fine lines with great precision! We use the best printing method for each document, such as combining AM150 lines, which are good for crisp and clear expression, and FM10μ, which reduces moiré, unwanted dots or wavy lines that can appear when two grid-like patterns overlap.
Our skilled team of staff will print and bind your book in the best possible way after examining each customers original document.
Our experienced staff will provide helpful support for those who are creating books for the first time. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us by inquiry form. Our “Online Consultation Room” online meeting tool is also available to answer questions about special binding and manuscript preparation. (Currently available in Japanese only)
As a feature of the basic color set, you can use more than 40 kinds of special processing options! In addition to the standard foil stamping and flyleaf papers, we have a selection of bindings such as high-quality bookbinding and gilding on the page edges, as well as a wide range of finishing choices that adds gorgeous color to your books.
Please contact us for special papers and processing not listed on the site.
Usage flow
We offer “Ryokuyou MyPage”, where you can check quotations, make reservations, submit manuscripts, and place orders.
【1】Registration
First, please visit “Ryokuyou MyPage New Registration”.
You will receive 1000 yen worth of points for new member registration! You can use it right away when you place your first order.
【2】Reservation
Please make a reservation from our “Automatic Quotation & Reservation System”.
*Early bird orders can be placed immediately without a reservation.
For special bindings, please contact us using our “Custom Course Individual Quotation Form”.
Please feel free to make a reservation as there is no cancellation fee.
【3】Deposit
All printing and binding goods are made-to-order, so payment must be made in advance.
In the case of bank transfer, please make the transfer before the first submission. In the case of credit card payment, please use the payment URL sent after submission.
＞＞About payment
【4】Draft/Manuscript submission & order
Please proceed to submission from MyPage or use our automatic quotation system if no reservation is made.
You can easily submit from the dedicated uploader in MyPage user area.
After submitting your manuscript, click the “Order” button to complete your order.
【5】Printing and manufacturing
Book printing and binding begins. ＞＞Log in to MyPage to check the production status of your book!
【6】Delivery
We will deliver to the designated delivery destination such as the event venue, bookstore, home, etc.＞＞About delivery
Please visit this page for more information on the“Order Flow”
On MyPage, you can use convenient functions such as an online reservation/submission system, confirmation of order history, and our special point service!
About book printing courses
We offer “Standard Course” and “Custom Course” for book printing. All items are printed using offset printing or digital printing, depending on the set you choose.
More information about the quality of offset printing
Recommended for those who want to make a book for the first time! This is a great course that includes everything from printing costs to delivery costs (within Japan). Various options and discounts can be combined. (*Please check each set for details)
A high-quality digital printing set that can be produced at a more reasonable price than offset printing!
This is a discount course that includes everything from printing to delivery (within Japan) for those who are making books for the first time.
This is a course where the quotes are tailored to each customer’s individual needs.
It is possible to use special processing options and order special papers that are not listed on the option page.
Please feel free to contact us even if you have a question such as, “I don’t know the specific name, but I want to use this kind of paper or processing!”
● Other Printed Goods
Details on printing “Large Posters”
Details of “Merchandise Printing” (Ryokuyousha Custom Made Goods Website).
Over 40 processing options are available to create “bespoke books”.
“I want to try a special binding for the first time”, “I want to make a unique kind of book, but I’m worried…”
Don’t worry! We have a wide range of special bookbinding products and know-how.
Even if you need a book with specifications not shown on our website, our skilled staff will work closely with you to create the best possible result. Please contact us to discuss your unique and treasured book.
Book design competition “Book Fetish Award”
Current list of limited time fairs and offers
Here are some of the books we have produced for our customers.
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“I want to make a book with a particular binding, but I’m worried about the finished product…”, “I want to know how to use a specific processing option…”
If so, please take a look at the “Book Fetish Award” for some inspiration.
The “Book Fetish Award” is a project to introduce the best books from among those ordered from us, based on various categories. It is full of creative ideas from many artists! It also includes information that will give you hints on how to proceed with your own anthology project!
Also, on X (formally Twitter) you can see reviews by our customers by using the hashtag #Made by Ryokuyousha /「#緑陽社で作ってみた」
Special Services = up to 40% off!
Ryokuyousha offers many special services and discounts! You can combine discounts up to 40% OFF (maximum amount of 400,000 yen)!
Example of discount services
・Early bird discount
Always available! 10% to 30% off the basic set fee for early submissions!
・Extra copies service
You can get up to 40 extra copies for free! This is a very popular service of Ryokuyousha, which lowers the price per book considerably!
・Compilation discount
10% off if there is a note on the front cover indicating that the book is a compilation or a reprint! This discount also applies to reprints from the web.
・Anthology discount
10% off anthologies with 5 or more people participating on multiple pages! Mixed data and analog manuscripts are also free!
・Reprint discount
Reorders of books printed by us within one year will receive a 10% discount! We also offer free replacement of the publication information.
*The use of each service/fair is on a “self-declared” basis. Please confirm the contents of services and rules of use in advance.
*Standard Course: Discount is calculated from the “Set Price”.
Custom Course: Discount is calculated from the “Inner pages Price”.
We also offer many other discount services!
We provide a lot of information to help with manuscript preparation!
We have a system in which we ask our customers to submit their own “complete manuscripts”.
Complete manuscripts refer to manuscripts that can be printed as they are without any modification at our company.
We have prepared a variety of manuals so that even first-time book authors can create a complete manuscript with ease!
We also support manuscript creation using smartphone apps and submission from iPads.
If you are a first-time author of a self published book or magazine, this is a must-see! The following pages provide easy-to-understand explanations of terms that appear when creating a manuscript!
“Printing and binding terminology” for doujinshi circles.
We often receive positive comments from customers who have received their books, such as “The printing is beautiful” and “The book is excellent.” This encourages our staff and gives us the strength to pursue further quality.
We will continue to evolve so that you can entrust us with your important works.
We look forward to serving you.
You can order papers and printed samples free of charge within Japan. If you request overseas delivery, we will contact you with the shipping cost. Thank you for your understanding.
Receive 1000 yen in points when you register on MyPage!
Processing Options List (Japanese)
Discounts/Services List (Japanese)
Current Limited Time Fairs (Japanese)
