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5NIN No PUROJIN/AMAJIN TEN
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews on Apr 24th, 2005 | 0 comments
Title
5NIN No PUROJIN/AMAJIN TEN
Artist
Yun Kouga, Kazushi Hagiwara, Yumi Tamura, Tatsuneko, Naoko Takeuchi
Published
21/08/1997
Publisher
Doujinshi Circle = Inside Edition
Content
Cover is a thick card with a shimmery red foil plating, with areas of colour on image foil as well; 64 pages in total; 26 pages of colour illustrations; 31 pages of monochrome (black on blue) pages of illustrations and Q&A with artists; Softcover
Extras
None
Cover Price
N/A
ISBN
N/A
Rate
Average
Purchase
03/06/2004 | Tokyo Central | US$14.50
Comments
A doujinshi artbook put together by artists...
Deluxe Edition Tsukasa Jun Illustrations
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews on Sep 19th, 2004 | 0 comments
Title
Tsukasa Jun Original Illustration Book (Deluxe Edition)
Artist
Tsukasa Jun / Tsukasa Bullet
Published:
20/12/2001
Publisher:
WANI Magazine
Content
132 pages in total; 6 pages of title, intro & index pages; 104 pages of colour illustrations seperated into sections; 5 pages of ‘Question & Answer’; 4 pages of guest illustrations; 6 pages of colour thumbnails with notes; 3 page afterward; Hardcover
Extras
None
Cover Price
¥3800
ISBN
4-89829-828-1
Rate
Good
Purchase
17/07/2004 | JPQUEEN.COM | US$52.50
Comments
“This is my first original illustration...
Detective Conan: The Complete Color Works
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews on Sep 19th, 2004 | 1 comment
Title
Gosho Aoyama The Complete Color Works 1994-2002 Detective Conan
Artist
Gosho Aoyama
Published:
01/05/2003
Publisher:
Shougakukan
Content
163 pages in total; 156 pages of colour illustrations & colour comic art; 7 pages of interview & ‘How To’; Hardcover
Extras
A total of 16 single sided posters!
Cover Price
¥3300
ISBN
4-09-199891-7
Rate
Excellent
Purchase
Date Unknown | JPQUEEN.COM | Price Unknown
Comments
Detective Conan (or Case Closed, as the US release of the anime is called!) is by far one of the best anime/manga I’ve ever come...
Black Magic M-66 Sketchbook
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews on Sep 18th, 2004 | 0 comments
Title
Black Magic M-66 Sketchbook
Artist
Masamune Shirow
Published:
31/08/1987
Publisher:
MOVIC
Content
71 pages in total; 2 pages of colour illustrations; 6 pages of cel art from the anime; 63 pages of design board, character sketches & layout; Softcover
Extras
Single Sided pull out poster
Cover Price
¥1000
ISBN
4-943966-09-8
Rate
Average
Purchase
Date Unknown | MANDARAKE.COM | Price Unknown
Comments
Not really an artbook, but definitely a good example of Shirow’s art at the time.
Unlike most of his other works, Shirow was heavily involved with the making of the...
Souichi Aoyama Visual Works
Posted by Zeb in Artbook Reviews on Sep 18th, 2004 | 0 comments
Title
Souichi Aoyama Visual Works
Artist
Souichi Aoyama
Published:
27/12/2001
Publisher:
Shoeisha Co. Ltd
Content
159 pages in total; 57 pages of colour illustrations; 99 pages of colour illustrations & b/w sketches; 1 page sketch & summary; 2 page intro & index; Softcover
Extras
Single Sided pull out poster
Cover Price
¥2000
ISBN
4-7753-0029-6
Rate
Good
Purchase
31/07/2004 | JPQUEEN.COM | US$24.90
Comments
This was one of those “Ooh pretty cover… BUY IT!” books… and thankfully I wasn’t dissapointed when I finally received it ^_^;
As the...
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