Heheh, update finally
Well, I finally went around looking for a new wordpress theme. I have to say, I’m satisfied with the greenish scrap-book looking theme I found. Yeah, I could make one myself, but that would require some work on my part. I have been amassing artbooks like crazy the past year or so. I think I’ve passed the 100 mark, but I lost count a long time ago around 60. I should definitely get a wall shelf and take a pic of my collection someday… won’t be any time this year, that’s for sure.
Noticed that I’ve only been buying artbooks, and well, anime magazines here and there. I think I’ve bought less than 10 graphic novels this year ._. To remedy that, I just got some 07 Ghost volumes and got my usual FMA, Ouran, Vampire Knight, and Skip Beat up to date. What I really wanted was Demon Flowers v5 to complete my collection, but amazon.com was out :/ I really want to find out what happens ~_~
Anyway, I’ll try to update more often :3 Maybe I’ll review a few more recent artbooks like Ko-cha’s new artbook or Aurora Gem or something, after I figure out which stack they’re in ._. Oh yeah, I added 3 scans under the misc tab.
Shoujo Planetarium
Why not do another artbook review while I’m at it? Shoujo Planetarium is an illustration collection of Misakura Nankotsu. This collection is a gorgeous 100 pages of color. The illustrations are from PS2, PSP, PS3 games/magazines (?). Every page is a color illustration that takes up most of the page and a short blurb at the bottom. There is also a 18+ collection called Last Resort, which I didn’t get.
Price: 2800yen without tax
ISBN: 978-4-7577-5010-4
Without further ado, I present some of the gorgeous pages in this book~ Btw, if these seem brighter than the scans I submitted at animepaper, it’s because they are XD These are raw scans straight from my scanner :D
Jam – Asako Nishida Art Works
This artbook is one of the new additions to my collection. I’ve been getting so many that I’ve been lazy (not to mention really busy) on writing reviews. Anyway, this illustrator did a lot of anime illustrations, including artwork for the series Vampire Knight. I’ve scanned most of the pages with Vampire Knight… and only Vampire Knight. Yeah, there’s this and that, so yeah, only Vampire Knight :p The other artworks included are gorgeous as well.
List price: 2800 yen without tax
ISBN: 978-4-7767-9452-3
I ordered mine from amazon.co.jp, but you can get it at other online shops too.
Here are those VK pages. Edited higher resolution scans can be found at animepaper.
Update~
Well, not much of an update XD I added the Pandora Hearts opening theme and a high resolution scan. I think I’ll try to rotate the scan every week if I can, but I’ll probably forget. This week’s scan features art by Akira, published in Girls Girls Girls! 2. Oh yeah, the scan is under the misc tab. I’ll try to find a new wordpress theme too :p
Compilation artbooks
I recently bought about 6 compilation artbooks, and I really like them all. I’m too lazy to talk about them all, so I’ll do one today.
Girls Girls Girls! 2 is a thick volume that collects lots of artworks from different artists. The pages are thick :D There’s a monochrome section in the back, taking about 1/4 of the volume or so. The list price is 2667 yen without tax.
Here are the spread pages (12 at the front of the book) from the Girls Girls Girls! 2 book. ISBN is on the back cover.
Pixiv Girls Collection scans
Since I already de-binded a copy and scanned this thick art compilation of pixiv artists, I figured I might as well share. Lots of gorgeous art and styles I like. Buy a copy to support your pixiv artists! It’s well worth the money in my opinion.
== Download Part 1 == 300dpi, about 65mb, up to page 54
For some preview pics, see post below.
Pixiv Girls Collection
I got this one a couple of months ago when it came out. Somehow, I ended up buying 3 copies x_x;; Anyway, I really like this compilation of the pixiv artists. Lots of styles that I like. This is a large volume with over 150 pages, full color. Pages are thick. Here’s a taste of what’s inside.
Pandora Hearts Official Guide
My copy of Mine of Mine 8.5 came a while ago. I just haven’t had the time to scan and edit anything until now (while I’m supposed to be studying for a huge exam). Anyway, here’s the gallery that came with the guide.
Maou illustrations ~ review and scans
Just got my copy a couple of days ago. It’s packed with illustrations manga style. Has about 100 pages of color. A pretty solid buy, especially if you’re a KKM fan. Anyway, too busy to do a full review, so I’ll just present you with some scans from the book.
Saiunkoku Monogatari Illustrations artbook
Just got my package today, and I decided to scan a few pages before I get too buried with work and stuff. This artbook has about 70-80 color pages with full page illustrations. I think it includes all the artwork draw for the novel. There’s a section with black and white novel illustrations, 4 to a page. A very solid buy in my opinion. The paper used is very thick :D The cover is very thick too and has a cotton paper/construction paper feel to it. Anyway, click on the thumbs to enlarge as always~ I’ll try to do a better review on it when I have more time :3
