ANGELS ~ Kanan’s works ~

Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews on Dec 27th, 2005 | 0 comments
Title ANGELS ~ Kanan’s works
Artist Kanan
Published 18/08/2005
Publisher BROCCOLI
Content 144 pages in total; 128 pages of colour illustrations; 14 pages of black & white sketches; 2 pages intro/ending; 2 page interview; 2 page afterwards; Softcover
Extras None
Cover Price ¥2500
ISBN 4-86176-216-2
Rate Average
Purchase ??/??/2005 | Graphic Novel Cafe | NZ$64.95
Comments Yet another artbook bought out of a whim, based on the cover art of the book; and while I am not dissapointed with it, I think sometimes I should be a bit more careful XD
This book contains artwork done by the artist Kanan for the series Galaxy Angel. As such you will find all of the main characters featured, with a strong emphasis on the girls of Galaxy Angel (wait, were there even any guys in that show!?) The art is not animation art, and while I love the poses he puts his characters in (and the fact that these girls actually look like curvaceous females!) I find that the artist’s style is… rough. Almost rushed. Certain angles don’t look right, the way he composes certain scenes, the perspective and the poses just a bit off… all of which lends athe art a certain “flat” quality. It’s not helped that the pages are made of a matt paper.

The wrap around cover is made of a matt card, and the book itself feels rather flimsy. I think if you don’t handle this book carefully, you may find it will start falling apart, it definitely dents easily :(
That being said, this is a solid artbook and the few pages of sketches don’t really detract from the book.

A definite must for fans of Galaxy Angel, and anyone who likes pretty bouncy buxom wenches ;)

N.B. Text is in Japanese, obviously, but I had to point this out because people can confuse themselves into thinking that because the publisher is BROCCOLI, the text will be in English.
Angels ~ KANAN ~



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