So you're criticising books produced for the Japanese market for being in Japanese?

And that link still doesn't claim to be a strategy guide:
Quote Originally Posted by The Play-asia page for the Formal Guidebook
It has story info, stats and gameplay info, no walkthroughs. (I know it says and much more, but I would've thought if it had a walkthrough it would be one of the big things to promote over something like story info or stats).

I still think you're buying something thinking its something else, but A5 size is a bit stingy, I'll grant you that .