Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews
on Aug 20th, 2006 | 0 comments
Title:
0.5 Like A Balance Life Second Mix Edition
0.5?Like a balance life 2nd mix edition (????)
Artist:
Range Murata
Published:
15/07/2000
Publisher:
WANI Magazine
Content:
Comes packaged in a hot pink thick cardboard box; two books, one called Databook and the other a loosely bound collection of prints housed in a hot pink cover.
Databook contains: 63 pages in total; 13 pages of colour illustrations; 3 pages of colour manga; 8 pages of monochrome manga & sketches; 32 pages of black & white sketches; 5 pages of thumbnail images with notes; 1 page interview; Softcover
Loosely bound...
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews
on Aug 19th, 2006 | 0 comments
Title:
Fantastic!
?????????? fantastic!~?????????!~ (???)
Artist:
Tooko Miyagi
Published:
03/07/2006
Publisher:
Kadokawa Shoten
Content:
87 pages in total; 66 pages of colour illustrations; 11 pages monochrome illustrations; 7 pages intro/title/ending/interview; 3 pages b&w notes & thumbnails; Softcover
Extras:
Single Sided Pull out Poster
Cover Price:
¥1800
ISBN:
4-04-853918-3
Rate:
Average
Purchase:
12/07/2006 | Graphic Novel Cafe | NZ$49.99
Comments:
This book is one I am sure many fans of Tooko Miyagi have been looking forward to, but I would strongly...
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews
on Aug 12th, 2006 | 3 comments
Title:
Fabrica Theologiae Trinity Blood Illustrations
THORES?????????????? fabrica theologiae(???????????) (???)
Artist:
THORES Shibamoto
Published:
30/09/2005
Publisher:
Kadokawa Shoten
Content:
256 pages in total; 128 pages of colour illustrations; 110 pages of blank page; 18 pages intro/title/ending/interview; Hardcover
Extras:
None
Cover Price:
¥8500
ISBN:
4-04-853867-5
Rate:
Good
Purchase:
06/08/2006 | Friend from Amazon Japan | N/A
Comments:
The cost of this book alone is scary to most. You’d have to be a dedicated collector of artbooks, or a fan of the...
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews
on Aug 1st, 2006 | 0 comments
Title
Sweet Dreams Yamashita Shunya Works
Sweet Dreams?????????? (???)
Artist
Shunya Yamashita
Published:
02/08/2005
Publisher:
Ohzora Shuppan
Content
112 pages in total; 108 pages of colour illustrations; 4 pages of intro, title and ending; Softcover
Extras
N/A
Cover Price
¥2200
ISBN
4-7767-9192-7
Rate
Excellent
Purchase
?? | Graphic Novel Cafe | NZ$??.??
Comments
Yamashita Shunya was an unknown to me until I saw the cover for this artbook, Sweet Dreams. A beautiful strong warrior woman with a cute kitty at her feet, and a bright pink pink cover; how could you go wrong...
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews
on Jul 31st, 2006 | 2 comments
Title
Togihime Zohushi No Ni
(Masamune Shirow “Two-Sided Small Illustration Collection: Togihime Zohushi No.2 Small Folding Screen”)
Artist
Masamune Shirow
Published:
21/07/2006
Publisher:
Kodansha
Content
Comes with two fold out booklets, each presenting 16 unique never seen before images in a concertina /\/\/\ fashion. The black booklet contains the “regular” images, and the red booklet contains the ecchi version of most of the images in the “regular” edition, with two replaced with 4 being completely new images; comes with a slip of paper advertising...