What kind of literature are you looking for?  The only series are typically the bunko volumes published by Iwanami, Shincho, Kodansha, etc.

I think the various literature bunko publishers are similar to Penguin in that they have critically edited texts with introductions written by scholars and annotations.

yudantaiteki wrote:

I think the various literature bunko publishers are similar to Penguin in that they have critically edited texts with introductions written by scholars and annotations.

Are you aware of any said publishers that sell softcover/paperback editions for roughly a similar price, or around １０００円 (not including any shipping, if available online)? A further question, if you don't mind: that you are aware of, are books in Japan expensive to buy new? Would Amazon.com be a good example (without shipping costs) of a reasonable price for new books out of Japan?

I did manage to find some series!

This one is classical literature, something I probably won't get myself into for a couple of decades hahaha. At least they have been rewritten in "contemporary" Japanese, but yeah. Too bad because the designs are nice for every single volume!

This looks much more promising for a literature series. But they are not really as beautiful... At least they are cheap (@uisukii! Also, I tried tenso for shipping items bought on bookoff.co.jp but it would work on Amazon.co.jp as well. It's still expensive, but then again, there aren't many ways of shipping).

There were also a couple of sets/collections about literature written by women which I didn't bookmark! Not that..., but... gender equality..., so...

I know I'm literally judging books by their covers, but I originally made this thread after browsing through the Folio Society website thinking: "It's crazy expensive, but I'd buy some if they were in Japanese".