Kokkeibon

The kokkeibon (滑稽本, literally "comical book") was a genre and type of early modern Japanese novel.

As a genre, it depicted the comical behavior occurring in commoners' daily lives.

A less strict definition includes the dangibon as an "early kokkeibon".

Kokkeibon generally consists of dialogue among the main characters and includes illustrations.

The genre was most popular between 1804 and 1830, and is best represented by the works of Jippensha Ikku and Shikitei Sanba.