--- title: "Luddite Function Notebook A5: 64-Page Undated Planner Pad" canonical: "https://stationerytimes.com/guides/luddite-function-notebook-a5/" description: "Luddite Function Notebook A5 explained: 148 × 210 mm, 64 saddle-stitched pages, 12 layouts from monthly to spreadsheet, A5 slim and B5, made in Japan, ¥308." category: "Notebooks" type: "Stapled notebook" published: 2026-11-02 updated: 2026-11-02 author: "Ellis Penhale" publisher: "Stationery Times" sources: 5 products: - name: "Luddite Function Notebook A5 (LDNT-A5F series)" brand: "Luddite" brand_origin: "Japan" made_in: "Japan" material: "White woodfree paper, saddle-stitched (weight not stated)" price_band: "$ (under $5 per notebook, typical US retail, October 2026)" manufacturer: "Luddite Co., Ltd. (Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan)" model: "LDNT-A5F-01 to LDNT-A5F-24 (by layout)" url: "https://luddite.thebase.in/items/19801109" --- # Luddite Function Notebook A5: 64-Page Undated Planner Pad > The Luddite Function Notebook is a thin saddle-stitched notebook with one job per book, in 12 layouts such as monthly, daily, meeting, to-do and spreadsheet. The A5 is 148 × 210 × 5 mm with 64 pages of white paper, made in Japan. It sits in our $ band (under $5). - URL: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/luddite-function-notebook-a5/ - Category: Notebooks - Author: Ellis Penhale - Published: 2026-11-02 - Updated: 2026-11-02 ![Luddite Function Notebook drawn to scale: an A5 closed at 148 × 210 mm, the A5 opened to 296 mm, and a B5 closed at 179 × 252 mm](https://stationerytimes.com/images/raster/luddite-function-notebook-a5-illustration-16x9.png?v=4b8c2b21) *A5 closed, A5 open and B5 closed at 1 mm = 1.35 px; the cover tint comes from Luddite's Monthly Planner photo, and layouts are not drawn.* Original illustration made for this guide. © Stationery Times. Original drawing (SVG): . Drawings © 2026 Stationery Times, reusable with credit under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Product facts | Product | Brand | Brand origin | Made in | Material | Released | Price range (typical US retail, October 2026) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Luddite Function Notebook A5 (LDNT-A5F series) | Luddite (by Luddite Co., Ltd. (Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan)) | Japan | Japan | White woodfree paper, saddle-stitched (weight not stated) | – | $: under $5 per notebook | - Made in (Luddite Function Notebook A5 (LDNT-A5F series)): Japan. Luddite's own shop page ends its spec list with the Japanese words for made in Japan. Source: https://luddite.thebase.in/items/19801109 - Good for: Journaling and planning. Skip it for fountain pens until you test a page: Luddite states no paper weight. ## Key takeaways - Luddite lists the A5 at 148 × 210 × 5 mm, saddle-stitched, with 64 pages of white woodfree paper, made in Japan. - The A5 comes in 12 layouts, from monthly and daily planners to meeting, to-do, ruled, grid, spreadsheet, visualizer, Free Field V and Parallel Planner. - A5 slim (120 × 210 mm) and B5 (179 × 252 mm) have the same thickness and page count; the B5 costs ¥330 (about US$2.10), against ¥308 (about US$1.95) for the A5 sizes. - The layouts are undated, so you can start any month; the Journal Shop calls them lightweight and modular for use in an A5 cover. - Luddite's own page doesn't give a paper weight, so we can't say how a fountain pen or marker would behave. ## What is the Luddite Function Notebook? **It is a thin notebook with one function per book.** Luddite's page says the series adds "function" as a choice for a notebook, to help you control time and work better, and that each book is made for ideas you only get by writing. Luddite, a Fukuyama, Hiroshima stationery maker that mostly sells cases and covers, sells it at ¥308 (about US$1.95) in A5. We read its shop pages and the Journal Shop on November 2, 2026. ## What sizes and page counts does it have? **Three sizes, each 5 mm thick with 64 pages.** All are saddle-stitched, which Luddite's pages call center-bound, on white woodfree paper. | Size | Body (W × H × D) | Pages | Luddite price | |---|---|---|---| | A5 | 148 × 210 × 5 mm (5.8 × 8.3 × 0.2 in) | 64 | ¥308 (about US$1.95) | | A5 slim | 120 × 210 × 5 mm (4.7 × 8.3 × 0.2 in) | 64 | ¥308 (about US$1.95) | | B5 | 179 × 252 × 5 mm (7.0 × 9.9 × 0.2 in) | 64 | ¥330 (about US$2.10) | ![Luddite Function Notebook sizes drawn to scale: A5 148 × 210 mm, A5 slim 120 × 210 mm and B5 179 × 252 mm](https://stationerytimes.com/images/luddite-function-notebook-a5-sizes.svg?v=22275164) *The three sizes at Luddite's listed dimensions, 1 mm = 0.9 px. Original illustration made for this guide. © Stationery Times.* ## Which layouts can you choose? **Twelve in A5, named by what they do.** Luddite's shop lists monthly, daily, meeting, separate, to-do, to-do and memo, ruled lines, grid, spreadsheet, visualizer, Free Field V and Parallel Planner, each with its own item code from LDNT-A5F-01 to 24. Luddite calls Free Field V and Parallel Planner its new series. Free Field V combines a 5 mm grid field with a vertical weekly planner, and Parallel Planner a Gantt chart with a vertical weekly planner. Luddite doesn't describe the other layouts, so we haven't drawn any. ## Do the sources agree on the layouts? **Nearly.** The Journal Shop sells 13 A5 layouts, adding a "Weekly Planner Vertical Type" that isn't in Luddite's current A5 list. Luddite's A5 slim and B5 pages do list a vertical item (code 02), so it may simply be out of the A5 list for now. The Journal Shop also uses English names, such as "Section Notebook", that don't map one-to-one onto Luddite's Japanese names, so check the photo before ordering a specific layout. ## What is the paper like? **White woodfree paper, with no weight or ink rating stated.** Luddite's page says only that, and neither it nor the Journal Shop makes a fountain-pen claim. We haven't tested bleed or show-through. ## Who is the Luddite Function Notebook for? **It suits people who plan on paper and want a separate, cheap book for each job.** - **Journaling and planning:** each A5 notebook has 64 pages, and Luddite offers 12 layouts from monthly and daily planners to ruled and grid pages. Skip it for fountain pens until you test a page: Luddite states no paper weight. ## Is there a cover? **Yes, a vinyl one.** Luddite's page links vinyl covers for one notebook and for two, and the Journal Shop sells them at £7.50 (about US$9.90) and £8.50 (about US$11.20). The Journal Shop suggests gathering several inserts in an A5 cover; see our [planner buying guide](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/how-to-choose-a-planner/) for choosing layouts. ## Where is it made, and what does it cost? **In Japan, per Luddite's own shop page.** Luddite's shop listed the A5 at ¥308 (about US$1.95) on November 2, 2026, in our $ band (under $5); Luddite also posted a price-revision notice on May 14, 2026, whose list we didn't open. The Journal Shop listed the A5 at £7.00 (about US$9.20), a $$ price ($5–20). Luddite also makes the [canvas Bendy Pen Case](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/luddite-bendy-pen-case-canvas/) and the [ALTDRAW pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/luddite-altdraw-mechanical-pencil/), and for other Japanese notebooks see [best Japanese notebooks](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-japanese-notebooks/). ## Frequently asked questions ### How big is the Luddite Function Notebook A5? Luddite lists 148 mm wide, 210 mm high and 5 mm thick (5.8 × 8.3 × 0.2 in), with 64 pages. ### What layouts does the A5 come in? Twelve on Luddite's shop page: monthly, daily, meeting, separate (a weekly layout), to-do, to-do and memo, ruled lines, grid, spreadsheet, visualizer, Free Field V and Parallel Planner. We have only seen the cover of the monthly one. ### What are Free Field V and Parallel Planner? Luddite calls them its new series. Free Field V pairs a 5 mm grid field with a vertical weekly planner, and Parallel Planner pairs a Gantt chart with a vertical weekly planner. ### Is the Function Notebook dated? The Journal Shop sells it as an undated planner, so you can start in any month. Luddite's page doesn't say whether the pages carry dates, so check the layout photo. ### How is it bound? Saddle-stitched, which Luddite's page words as center-bound. We haven't tested how flat it opens. ### What paper is it? White woodfree paper, per Luddite. It gives no weight or fountain-pen rating, so test a page before relying on it with wet ink. ### Are there other sizes? Yes: A5 slim at 120 × 210 × 5 mm for ¥308 (about US$1.95) and B5 at 179 × 252 × 5 mm for ¥330 (about US$2.10). All three have 64 pages. ### Is there a cover for it? Luddite's page links vinyl covers for one notebook and for two, and the Journal Shop sells them at £7.50 (about US$9.90) and £8.50 (about US$11.20). ## Sources - [Luddite shop (Japanese): Function Notebook A5 (size, 64 pages, saddle-stitched white woodfree paper, 12 layouts with codes, new series, made in Japan, price; read November 2, 2026)](https://luddite.thebase.in/items/19801109) - [Luddite shop (Japanese): Function Notebook A5 slim (120 × 210 × 5 mm, ¥308; read November 2, 2026)](https://luddite.thebase.in/items/19992478) - [Luddite shop (Japanese): Function Notebook B5 (179 × 252 × 5 mm, ¥330; read November 2, 2026)](https://luddite.thebase.in/items/19932947) - [Luddite (Japanese): company overview (Fukuyama, Hiroshima; read November 2, 2026)](https://luddite.co.jp/%e4%bc%9a%e7%a4%be%e6%a6%82%e8%a6%81/) - [The Journal Shop: Luddite A5 Function Notebook, undated planner (A5, 64 pages, 13 layouts, £7.00, vinyl covers; read November 2, 2026)](https://www.thejournalshop.com/products/luddite-function-note-a5-lined-notebook-for-daily-use)