A5 pages with bleed for submission
A5 is the most common interior size for Japanese small-press books. The finished page is 148 x 210 mm, and with 3 mm of bleed the submitted file is 154 x 216 mm.
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Memorise 154 x 216
A5 plus bleed is 148 + 3 + 3 = 154 mm by 210 + 3 + 3 = 216 mm. Nearly every Japanese printer distributes its A5 template at that size. If you are starting a new file in Photoshop or Clip Studio Paint, set the canvas to 154 x 216 mm at 350 dpi — 2126 x 2976 pixels — and the bleed is handled from the start.
The safe area is another 3 mm in
Because the cut can wander a millimetre or two, anything you cannot afford to lose — folios, dialogue, signatures — belongs at least 3 mm inside the trim line, which is 6 mm in from the edge of the file. Backgrounds go the other way and must reach all the way to 154 x 216. Bleed, trim marks and paper thickness differ from printer to printer — always check the spec sheet of the shop you are submitting to.
A five-point pre-flight
Is the page count what the order form says? Does every page carry a folio? Are fonts embedded? Is the colour mode the one requested? Does the bleed reach all four edges? Clearing those five prevents almost every rejected submission.
Frequently asked questions
Can I take A5 artwork up to a B5 bleed size?
Switching the finished size to B5 outputs 188 x 263 mm, but A5 artwork is placed with margins rather than enlarged. Choose "scale up to fill" if you want it blown up instead.
What if I run a file that already has bleed through this?
You get 160 x 222 mm — bleed on top of bleed. Check the source dimensions before running it.
Does image quality change?
No. The embedded images are placed as they are, with no rasterising or recompression.