Pricing Guide

Tankobonbon's pricing depends on two factors: the book's US dollar price found at the back of the book near the barcode AND the exchange rate (USD to PHP). We do not charge international shipping fees. Local shipping fees are charged separately.

Pricing chart ($1 = ₱58 as of 1/1/25)

Pricing Types

You can sometimes determine the price of a book depending on the publisher, trim size, imprint, and/or if it's an omnibus. This table is just a general reference.

Some books are cheaper

Some books from certain publishers are cheaper by around 5% such as Kodansha, Vertical, Seven Seas, Square Enix, Dark Horse, INKLORE, and Tokyopop.

Backorder price

Backorders by default are ₱7.00 off when invoiced.

Pre-order price

Pre-orders by default are ₱7.00 off. Some books that fall under the cheaper rate on the table above are 7% off when invoiced.

Determining the exchange rate

We refer to the exchange rate because we are paying our suppliers and couriers in dollars. There are also foreign currency charges in play that we'd like to cover.

The exchange rate is determined by a couple of factors:

• If it reaches the 0.5 line consistently for a week -- which means if the exchange rate is fluctuating between, for example, ₱56.50 to ₱56.99 for a week straight, chances are, we'll abide by the ₱57.00 exchange rate.
• The "consistency" breaks when it has fallen lower than 0.5 for three days straight.
• Price freeze -- there are occasions where we disregard the rise and fall of rates and retain the current website pricing; this usually occurs when there's a major event we're attending (such as the Manila International Book Fair every September).
• Owner's discretion -- Tankobonbon's owner has the sole right to edit the overall pricing if they wish to increase or decrease it, usually depending on how impactful the rise and fall of rates are against supplier payments.