Forum - View topicManga Artbooks
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Dranxis
 Posts: 591 Location: Ohtori Academy |
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Does anyone own an artbook for certain series? I've noticed that Viz has a small collection of manga artbooks and became interested. The only one I own is The Art of Inu-Yasha but I really love it. It's great to see Inu-Yasha's color pages reprinted in some form, and Rumiko Takahashi's watercolors looks so fantastic on nice glossy paper... Also, the interviews are pretty fun to read.
The only other one I'm considering though is The Art of Porco Rosso, because I just watched that film and LOVED it. Anyway, it'd be great for some of the other series besides those by Clamp (who have their own library of artbooks) published here. I've had my eye on that Naruto artbook in Japan for quite a while... *drool* |
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Kaitou KID
 Posts: 64 Location: The Netherlands |
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I have the Detective Conan Complete Color Works 1994-2002 artbook. Though I like the artbook [especially the A3 foldouts of the calender art] , I doubt I will buy more artbooks, this one was basically bought on a spur, since I was on vacation in Singapore.
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littlegreenwolf
 Posts: 4796 Location: Seattle, WA |
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I have several, like 2 Angel Sanctuary ones, all the Mythical Detective Loki ones, and a couple clamp ones. Only non-imported one I have is the Narumi Kakinouchi/vampire princess Miyu artbook I bought from an Iron Cat booth at a convention.
I'm hoping the companies here will release more art books, because to import them is usually really pricey. |
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DemonEyesLeo
 Posts: 844 Location: Japan |
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The only one I've got is The Art Of Ranma 1/2 and I love it. It's nice to have a book full of original drawings and stuff like that. I really want to get the InuYasha one as well; plus the Rurouni Kenshin and Fullmetal Alchemist artbooks that were just announced. I hope more companies publish artbooks like Viz because they're a nice addition.
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littlegreenwolf
Posts: 4796 Location: Seattle, WA |
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Tokyopop has published a number of CLAMP ones. I think ADV said they were going to start eventually, but I could be wrong on that.
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Arkard
 Posts: 677 Location: Poland |
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Huh, well I own sometin` like a artbook. Basically it is called a film book and is just a miniature version of an AB. Its called Gundam Seed: Destiny. It features a few characters profiles and, whats most important and what made me buy it in the first place, it has detailed, beautifuly colorful pictures of Gundams!! Some of which I never seen before. Dammit, sometimes I am sucha a mecha freak -_- I dont even like Gundam that much. Yet, those pics just blew me away and I had to have them.
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Kagemusha
 Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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I own an Amano artbook (not technically manga, but whatever) and and plan to get the Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou one soon, as well as Katsuya Terada's when it's released in english. The problem I have is that most artbooks I've seen are pretty barren aside from the illustrations. Most people will probobly say "But that's what it's supposed to be", but I'd rather buy something like the Usagi Yojimbo artbook that really gives alot of insight into Stan Sakai's creative process than something with only pretty pictures and some brief text.
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Dranxis
Posts: 591 Location: Ohtori Academy |
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I agree, the best artbooks are accompanied by commentary as well as illustrations. That's why I would rather wait for an artbook to be released in English than import the Japanese(I can't read Japanese): I want to have some insight into the artists's ideas and creative process as well as look at the purdy pictures. 
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midori kou
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Let's see, I have 2 of Fushigi Yugi, 1 of E'S. 1 of Persona, 1 of Full Metal Alchemist and 1 random artbook that I cannot identify. ^^;
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red stranger
 Posts: 184 |
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I have two Cowboy Bebop art books (The After & The Wind), plus the Tokyo Pop TV Guides, and the Japanese Movie Guide. I also have a book about Ghibli featuring Howl's Moving Castle, but it's just a book with lots of full colour pictures rather than a true art book.
I love "The Wind" beacuse apart from a few short interviews at the back, it's Bi-lingual! Each picture has an informative caption, written by the show's character designer. And the pictures are great too! |
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radicaledward
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I'm pondering getting the Kozue Amano art books (author of Aria) but they are quite expensive - about $40 plus shipping from Japan. However, from what I have seen online they are quite worth it.
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Haiseikoh 1973
 Posts: 1590 Location: Waiting for the Japanese 1000 Gunieas. |
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All 4 Volumes of the Intron Depot Series.
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cell21
 Posts: 59 Location: In the anime world |
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Last year picked up Fruit Basket Artbook (Hugs it) very rare book with all the detailed pictures of Kyo and the gang .Yeah!!!.Along with two Neon Genesis artbooks one named Die Sterne and Der Mond high quailty artbooks indeed. I used to have the Full Metal Acheimist Artobook but i sold it off for $120 on ebay.Good price!!!!This year i'm goinig to try and find Bleach Artbook.
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IvoryBirch
 Posts: 137 Location: a distant northern land |
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Strange, I was just thinking of starting a similar thread. As of yet, the only translated artbook I own is the one for Ayashi no Ceres. However, I most definitely intend on purchasing the English version of "Angel Cage," the first collection of illustrations for Angel Sanctuary, when Viz releases it (the date is set for this summer, I believe).
As for Japanese artbooks, I only have three - 2 for Angel Sanctuary and one for Nana. (I also have various collections of artprints and postcards, which I prefer slightly over artbooks). Still, I have loads more that are on my wishlist, and they're just waiting to be bought. Unfortunately, I always seem to be low on money, and buying manga artbooks is not one of my priorities. 
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