Title ARIA: The Collection of Illustrations Artist Reiko Shimizu Published: 15/11/1991 Publisher: Hakusensha Content 76 pages in total; 72 pages of colour illustrations; 2 pages of notes on illustrations; 1 page afterward with colour illustration; Softcover Extras None Cover Price ¥1550 ISBN 4-592-73077-1 Rate Average Purchase 26/06/2003 | JPQUEEN.COM | US$12.00 Comments Being the first (known) collection of her artwork, one would expect the lower quality artwork to what most fans are used to. Don’t let this dissuade you, the artwork is still rather nice (if a bit...

Title Ayashi No Ceres Illustrations Artist Yuu Watase Published: 1st printing – 20/04/2000 | 2nd Printing – 25/05/2002 Publisher: Unknown Content 110 pages in total; 2 page intro & index; 77 pages of colour illustrations; 2 b&w pages showing character interaction; 13 pages of black & white sketches and images from manga of various characters; 5 pages showing location of where characters are from in Japan & more char info; 6 pages of interview with artist; Softcover Extras Double Sided Pull Out Poster Cover...

Title Planet Brute: Shinwa Akai Tsunobue Tsuzuki Kazuhiko Artist Kazuhiko Tsuzuki Published: 30/07/1993 Publisher: Dragon Magazine Content 95 pages in total; 58 pages of colour illustrations; 23 pages of colour illustrations and text; 13 pages of black & white text with a few sketches; 3 pages of misc and afterward; Hardcover Extras Double Sided Pull Out Poster Cover Price ¥3000 ISBN 4-8291-9111-2 Rate Good Purchase 13/01/2004 | JPQUEEN.COM | US$12.50 Comments Without realising it, I have seen Kazuhiko Tsuzuki’s artwork all over the internet, but never made the...

Title Angel Flavor: Aoi Nanase Illustrations Artist Aoi Nanase Copyright 2003 Content 95 pages in total; 91 pages of colour illustrations; 1 page (colour) afterward by artist; 3 pages of colour thumbnails & notes on images; Softcover Extras None Cover Price ¥2000 ISBN 4-04-853653-2 Rate Excellent Purchase 14/02/2004 | OTAKU.COM | US$27.95 Comments I think every Aoi Nanase fan out there screamed with joy when it was announced on the Aoi Nanase website, that an artbook collecting together her illustrations would be published; and wow what a book!!! First off let me fill...

Title Hiyoko Voice Artist Hiyoko Kobayashi Copyright 2000 Content 116 pages in total; 32 pages of colour illustrations; 24 pages of colour manga; 4 pages of b&w illustrations; 12 pages of manga (first 2 pages of this manga are in colour before going to b&w); 10 pages of sepia coloured manga; 20 pages of monochrome manga; 4 pages of misc sketches; 2 page afterward by artist; Softcover Extras Double Sided Pull Out Poster Cover Price ¥1429 ISBN 4-06-335110-6 Rate Good Purchase Date Unknown | Graphic Novel Cafe | NZ$44.95 Comments A book that is definitely aimed at an older...

Title Setsuna: Sey Goto Illustrations Artist Sey Goto Copyright 1996 Content 103 pages in total; 96 pages of colour illustrations; 2 page afterward by artist; 5 pages of thumbnals & notes on images; Softcover Extras None Cover Price ¥1800 ISBN N/A Rate Average Purchase 16/09/2003 | JPQUEEN.COM | US$15.90 Comments Another book bought on a whimsy, based solely on the cover art and the few scans provided of interior artwork. I’m not overly dissapointed with it, but then it’s not that ‘wow’ either. This book collects together images done by the artist...

Title Venus Illustrations Artist Satoshi Urushihara Copyright 1997 Content 98 pages in total; 95 pages of colour illustrations; 1 page afterward by artist; 2 pages of notes on images; Softcover Extras None Cover Price ¥2100 ISBN 4-05-601681-X Rate Excellent Purchase Date Unknown | CARTOONGALLERY.COM | NZ$65.00 Comments After reviewing U:COLLECTION I thought that none of the other books by Urushihara were as good, but I was wrong. Venus collects together images done by Urushihara, that in some respects, are better than those in U:COLLECTION. Here you’ll find images from...

Title Spectral World Official Illustrations Artist Hino Shinnosuke Copyright 1999 Content 95 pages in total; 64 pages of colour illustrations; 26 pages of b&w sketches; 3 pages of interview; 2 pages of thumbnails with notes; Softcover Extras None Cover Price ¥1600 ISBN 4-88749-011-9 Rate Poor Purchase 01/10/2003 | JPQUEEN.COM | US$17.90 Comments I honestly don’t know what compelled me towards buying this book… ah… yes, it was based solely on liking the cover art and the scan JPQUEEN provided of inside art. There are about 5 images in total that I like...

Title Miyukichan in the Wonderland Newtype 100% Comics Extra Artist CLAMP Copyright 1995 Content 115 pages in total; 16 pages of colour illustrations; 98 pages of b&w manga; 1 page afterward; Softcover Extras None Cover Price ¥900 ISBN 4-04-852586-7 Rate Average Purchase Date Unknown | Friend | Not Applicable Comments Not quite an artbook, definitely more a manga, but altogether presenting a lovely book that I’m rather happy to call an ‘artbook’ – you just have to see the level of quality in the colour illustrations and the manga to understand why....

Title the revise pictures of XX Artist Nobuteru Yuki Copyright 1998 Content 56 pages in total; all b&w sketches & illustrations; 1 page afterward; Softcover Extras Double Sided Pull Out Poster in Colour Cover Price N/A ISBN N/A Rate Good Purchase Date Unknown | Comiket | ¥4000 Comments This book collects together sketches done for some of the key scenes in X the Movie, as well as sketches for most of the Dragons of Heaven & the Dragons of Earth. The poster is a lovely edition too, although I’d be loath to try and pull it out. The cover to this book is a...