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Fabrica Theologiae Trinity Blood Illustrations
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...
Sweet Dreams Yamashita Shunya Works
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...
Togihime Zohushi No Ni
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...
Bitch’s Life Illustration File
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews on Jul 30th, 2006 | 0 comments
Title
Bitch’s Life Illustration File
Artist
Various Artists
Published:
25/01/2001
Publisher:
Graphic-Sha Co. Ltd
Content
120 pages in total; 16 pages title & informational work; 7 pages photo shoot; 37 manga-style illustrations; 60 colour illustrations; Hardcover
Extras
Single sided pull out poster
Cover Price
¥3000
ISBN
4-7661-1209-1
Rate
Excellent
Purchase
29/07/2006 | Gift from friend | N/A
Comments
This book is definitely not for the faint of heart, and most definitely not for anyone under the age of 18. The content is adult, and I do mean adult.
Presented by...
DearS Peach-Pit Artworks
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews on Jul 30th, 2006 | 0 comments
Title
DearS Peach-Pit Artworks
Artist
Peach-Pit
Published:
15/04/2006
Publisher:
Media Works, BROCCOLI
Content
96 pages in total; 76 pages colour illustrations; 7 pages title & ending; 5 pages character sketches; 2 pages colour manga inserts; 4 pages colour thumbnails with commentary; 2 pages colour product designs; Softcover
Extras
2 double sided pull out posters
Cover Price
¥2200
ISBN
4-8402-3340-3
Rate
Excellent
Purchase
12/07/2006 | Graphic Novel Cafe | NZ$59.99
Comments
DearS is a story I don’t know whether I should love or hate, but regardless, the artwork is...
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