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Inu-Yasha Illustration
Manga Art & Story by - Rumiko Takahashi
Publisher:
Shonen Sunday Graphic
Attributes: Dust-Jacket, Mat Gold trim on
Dust-Jacket and more
on cover underneath.
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| Pages: |
159 |
| Colour: |
128 - 99
full colour Manga & Anime illust, 17 cover and chapter illust, 12 Anima
Chara Design. |
| B&W: |
31 -
10 Voice actors interview, 21 Rumiko Chara Design. |
| Text info: |
All in Japanese |
| Translation: |
Nope, but there is an English Version |
| Size: |
21cm - 26cm Big and square |
| Cover: |
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| Printed: |
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| ISBN: |
Japanese = 4-09-101189-6
English = 0613842766 |
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Review:
This is a wonderful combination of Manga and Anime art
mixed together in bright full page colour... This art book basically runs like a
quick summery of the Manga series, showing where the Anime ties in or where it
slightly differs... It also has the full coloured pages that are grey scaled in
the English and Japanese manga! as well as the chapter illustration also in full
colour on there own page... Almost all of the images are by Rumiko and the whole
thing is laid out like a manga. It also has promotional Illustrations all by
Rumiko. The colour anime chara design is of the Anime chara, and this is not to
say they aren't nice, the artist has stuck VERY close to Rumico's own chara's.
It also has snippets of the beginning and end seines I think... There is an
interview with the voice actors and I think one of the key animators or
background artist's I'm not sure... Then there is the wonderful Rumiko black and
white chara design for all the main chara...
This book just knocked me away, Rumiko was one of my first loves when it comes
to Manga, I love her simple line manga! I thought Ranma 1/2 was good but I love
Inu-Yasha, And Rumico's women/girls just rock, she just makes them so real and
you cant but help fall in love with her true to life chara in some wacky
adventure! I love her art and I love her stories! She has a wicked sense of
hummer that cracks me up and a sense of comic timing that out matches anything
else I've ever read... Where as Ranma 1/2 seems to have no end of hummer,
Inu-Yasha has hummer when it's needed but holds a darker serious note that just
warms your heart as it makes you laugh... but that's the manga... This book
rocks! it's as simple as that. |
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Harukanaru Toki no Nakabe
by Tohko Mizuno
Attributes - Dust-Jacket |
| Pages: |
88 |
| Colour: |
72 - all colour panels |
| B&W: |
16 |
| Text info: |
Mostly Japanese |
| Translation: |
Non needed |
| Size: |
A4 large |
| Printed: |
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Cover: |
Soft |
| ISBN: |
4-592-73191-3 |
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Review:
This is the artbook for Harukanaru Toki no Nakabe, (I think it
might have some images from other manga's by the artist but I'm not sure) I've
not read the manga but to me it looks like it might be something like Fushigi
Yugi, with lots of really nice looking guys (all with stones somewhere on their
person) who all seem to revolve around one pathetic looking school girl... Not
like that is going to stop is drooling at the guys...
The artwork is pretty standard but the colour work is just wonderful, clear with
good poses.
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Guardian
[Kamimura Sachiko Gashyu]
by Kamimura Sachiko |
| Pages: |
95 |
| Colour: |
79 |
| B&W: |
16 - appears in the middle of the book |
| Text info: |
What little there is is Japanese |
| Translation: |
there isnt any needed |
| Size: |
A4 Large |
| Printed: |
1996 |
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Cover: |
Soft |
| ISBN: |
4-257-03498-X |
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Review:
This book is how Artbooks should be... no text at all other than on
the last page ^_^ all images are full colour and the black and white are
great as well...
Also anyone a fan of "The Heroic Legend of Arislan" (or how ever
it's spelled) you will love this, the artwork is very detailed and oozing
with bright colours... there is nothing I can really say about this
artbook other than to buy it if you like the front cover, you will NOT be disappointed
with it's exhalent!
This book is also printed Left to right!
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Setsuna
by Sey Goto
published by - Gakken |
| Pages: |
107 |
| Colour: |
100 - including cover |
| B&W: |
7 - illust info |
| Text info: |
Japanese |
| Translation: |
Very little of any text |
| Size: |
A4 Large |
| Printed: |
1996 |
| Cover: |
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| ISBN: |
Doesn't have one |
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Review:
This is a very soft coloured artbook, the images have an almost
dream like quality to them, I cant name some of the manga in this book unfortunately,
but if you like the cover then you will like the rest.
It has a feel of Kamimura Sachiko (above) but with the
softness of Kaimu Tachibana (below), it's another book that you really
cant be disapointed with.
I bought it on a whim and I'm glad I did! it's very pretty and awe
inspiring!
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Memoriatechnica
by Satoru Yuiga
Attributes -
Dust-Jacket is totally metallic |
| Pages: |
88 |
| Colour: |
64 |
| B&W: |
24 |
| Text info: |
Japanese, English & Latin? |
| Translation: |
Nope |
| Size: |
A4 small |
| Printed: |
2000 |
| Cover: |
Hard |
| ISBN: |
4-5757-0191-9 |
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Review:
These illustrations are great, full colour pages. The chara are a
little young looking for my liking with HUGE eyes, boys and girl... but
there is no faulting the artist's skill.
Some really nice touches are double pages with the original colour images
at one side, and a clean cut anime style image at the other, it's just fascinating!
even the Black & White work is exhalent and very well presented!
This books is a must for anyone! I love it ^_^ |
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Petshop of Horrors
Maboroshi no Hana Yoi no Tsuki
By Matsuri Akino
Publisher: ?
Attributes:
Dust-Jacket with opalescent sheen |
| Pages: |
102 |
| Colour: |
98 |
| B&W: |
4 |
| Text info: |
There is a little at the
back in Japanese |
| Translation: |
none, none needed |
| Size: |
A4 Large |
| Printed: |
- |
| Cover: |
Soft |
| ISBN: |
4-257-03736-9 |
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Review:
This book actually has a gallery page to it, so I'm sending you there ^_^
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HERE!! CLICK CLICK |
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Kao Yung
by Kao Yung
Publisher: ?
Attributes:
Dust-Jacket - metallic Gold trim, slightly
embossed, mine came with a protective spine add.
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Pages: |
99 |
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Colour: |
83, all full colour pages, no text |
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B&W: |
16, 1 chara images, 8 Short Manga, 4 Interview, 3 Image info. |
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Text info: |
All in Japanese, no English |
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Translation: |
Non that I know of |
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Size: |
Height 30cm - Width 22.5cm , over A4 (this book hardly fits on my scanner) |
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Printed: |
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ISBN |
957-25-2635-9 |
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Review: I bought this book about 30 mins after
my first Artbook (Tokyo Babylon).
All images are either full page or a double spread, a few contain 2 or 4 images
a page. All images in this book are printed on exhalent quality paper to the
highest degree. Some of the images have Shonen ai suggestions, but the women's
eyes are so large they all look stunned. Mostly dealing with a few Chara, with
some odd illustrations thrown in. There is only one word that sums up this
book... Beautiful...
MANGA REVIEW: Only 8 pages long, with the odd coloured eyes guy talking to a
woman about something emotional, strikes me as being a little Vampirick in
quality. I would love to own some more of Yung's work, but don't know anything
about it.
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Fushigi Yugi
The Art of
Artist:
Watase Yuu
Publisher:
Shogakukan
Attributes:
Dust-Jacket is almost pull out poster,
Gold embossing,
2 fold out images.
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Pages: |
98 |
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Colour: |
74 all illustration |
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B&W: |
24, 16 chara illustration, 4 interview, 4 illust/book info (all in black white and orange) |
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Text info: |
All in Japanese, maybe one ore two wording in English but
that's it. |
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Translation: |
This book has been translated and Printed into English, it's smaller,
Reversed, and of poorer quality... |
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Size: |
Large A4 |
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Printed: |
1995 |
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Cover: |
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ISBN |
4-09-199701-5 |
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Review: Review: Most images are full page with some double, also a 4
page fold out and 2 double pull outs... Most of the more popular Images here
also some I've not seen, Very nice, if the images are thrown about online a lot
it's still nice to have, the Black and White pages are not that good as far as
chara design goes, but then I cant understand Japanese so it's pretty naff to a
non reader, but the colour bits make up for it...
I have no idea what possessed me to bid for this seen as I'm not a huge fan of
FY... but it is a lovely book!
This book is available in English by
VIZ
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Illustrations of Reiko Shimizu
(I'm not sure of the name of this art book)
Artist; Reiko Shimizu
Attributes; Dust-Jacket with gold embossing. Reads Left to
right
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Pages: |
104 |
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Colour: |
104 - All pages in colour, including colour momo prints. |
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B&W: |
24 Coloured mono and duel colour prints |
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Text info: |
Mostly Japanese, v-little English |
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Translation: |
Not really needed (but knowing more about the manga might help) |
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Size: |
V-Large A4 |
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Printed: |
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Cover: |
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ISBN |
4-592-73200-6 |
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 Review: I have no idea to the name of the manga that this art book is
mostly featuring. It's got a girl in it who looks like a boy and male chara that
look more feminine than she does. (I found this fact rather ironic, seen as it's
mainly the guys who look like women :P)
All the colour prints are just lush, and almost all of them are full page with a
double sided pull out in the middle, the double mono pages are purple, pink or
blue and are the description and character info on the manga in question and
title pages. At the back it includes images from other manga's by the artist.
Most of the miscellaneous images seem to involve cat's and tigers.
All the artwork is astounding and I have a slight thing for pastel illustrations,
some of the illustrations I'm tempted to take out and frame! I have seen Reiko
Shimizu's work around the internet, and always liked them... This is another one
of those art books you get out and show people to impress them, it's wonderful.
I originally thought this was a Yaoi Artist and book but I was mistaken, there
are a few nice Shonen-ai images but it looks mostly straight stuff that you don't
mind looking at :P
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Komatta Tokiniwa Hoshini Kike!
Complete File
by Miyuki Abe
Publisher: Motto Attributes:
Dust-Jacket |
| Pages: |
80 |
| Colour: |
40 |
| B&W: |
40 - 8 Special
Manga |
| Text info: |
All in Japanese |
| Translation: |
None |
| Size: |
Small A4 |
| Printed: |
2000 |
| Cover: |
Soft |
| ISBN: |
4-88741-419-6 |
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Review:
The manga this is based off is not Yaoi, but more Bromance. So the
images inside are all long looks and hooked arms together.
All the colour images are the gallery, with full colour images.
Complete File: I have another of these books
for 'Ice Cold Demon Tail'
And they are really nice little books
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Princess Princess Premium
by Mikiyo Tsuda
Publisher: ? Attributes:
Dust-Jacket |
| Pages: |
61 |
| Colour: |
45 - Gallery |
| B&W: |
16 - 12 Manga, 3 Image
info |
| Text info: |
All in Japanese |
| Translation: |
None |
| Size: |
Small A4 |
| Printed: |
2007 |
| Cover: |
Soft |
| ISBN: |
4-403-65030-7 |
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Review:
If you loved the manga, then this is the book for you, it's chocked
full of all the pretty colour images. Though the first pages are of the
two boy's who take over the original 3 (Those manga were never printed
in English as far as I know)
The 2 little manga in the back of the book are cute, or you can figure
out whats happening in the first one, but the 2nd one is a little
baffling :P (This book
in not in the yaoi section, cos I know the artist does do Yaoi, this
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tactics
Illustration Works
By Sakura Kinoshita / Kazuko Higashiyama
Published: Mag Garden Attributes:
Plastic box outer case (Shown to the left) |
| Pages: |
88 |
| Colour: |
72 |
| B&W: |
16 - Book images and image
info |
| Text info: |
Japanese |
| Translation: |
none |
| Size: |
A4 |
| Printed: |
2003 |
| Cover: |
Hard |
| ISBN: |
4-901926-65-9 |
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Review:
This is a brilliant artbook! the images in it was great! and the B&W
section isnt boring and on the same high quality paper as the colour
images.
It also came in a opaque plastic case with a dragon on it to keep
the hard back book safe.If you
have only seen the Anime, then the artwork is a little different,
but it doesnt really matter, the artwork is great ^_^ |
Below: This is the
book without
it's Plastic box cover: |
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The Art of
Fullmetal Alchemist
by Hiromu Arakawa
Publisher: VIZ Attributes:
Cover matt with picked out Glossy bits. |
| Pages: |
95 |
| Colour: |
95 |
| B&W: |
- |
| Text info: |
English |
| Translation: |
Yup |
| Size: |
Large A4 |
| Printed: |
2005 |
| Cover: |
Hard |
| ISBN: |
1-4215-0158-9 |
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Review:
This is an English translated art book for the Manga (there is no
anime in the artbook) it also reads right to left!
All the images are high quality and the paper is thick and sturdy.
I'm really impressed with this book, as it is what it is. an Artbook ^_^
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Uzumaki
Art of Naruto
by Masashi Kishimoto
Publisher: JC Attributes:
Dust-Jacket - Pullour double sided poster |
| Pages: |
145 |
| Colour: |
114 |
| B&W: |
31 |
| Text info: |
Japanese |
| Translation: |
none |
| Size: |
A4 large |
| Printed: |
2004 |
| Cover: |
Soft |
| ISBN: |
4-08-873706-7 |
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Review:
This is a great artbook, that huge, stuffed full of images and little
else ^_^ there is also a nice image of Naruto under the Dust-Jacket.
All the artwork refers to the manga, and there is a how-to drawing bit.
The black and white bit is mostly taken up
by image info, but that's the only irksome but.
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The Art of
Vampire Knight
by Matsuri Hiro
Publisher: VIZ Attributes:
Matt rough feel Dust-Jacket,
Has a long pullout poster of the cover art. |
| Pages: |
94 |
| Colour: |
80 |
| B&W: |
8 |
| Text info: |
English |
| Translation: |
Yes |
| Size: |
W-23.5cm / H-40cm (Larger
than A4) |
| Printed: |
2011 |
| Cover: |
Hard |
| ISBN: |
1-4215-4005-4 |
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Review:
This is a great English reprint/translated book! all the images are
huge and gorgeous. I first watched the anime, before getting this book
that nothing but Matsuri's manga colour work, and I was so not
disappointed! this is a great book!
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