I’m still around~
I’ve been super busy with my work/school stuff. Hopefully I’ll get a bit more time in the next few months to scan stuff and share them. I have a bunch of artbooks coming in the next few weeks (read I’m gonna be really broke XD). In other news, I just bought the domain syuura.net, and it’s up and working now.
I’ve made commenting harder (I think you have to register or something) since I’ve been spammed with like 2000 spam comments while I wasn’t here (even if they weren’t published).
Yogorouta Kamei illustrations
One of the new artbooks I added to my collection. I’m quite fond of this one :D Some scans from it below.
Code Geass Illustrations Relation
Illustrations Relation is about the same thickness as Illustrations Rebel and packed with full page illustrations and spreads. Very worth the money. I’ve scanned the index in the back like I did with Rebel for people who want to check out the contents before purchasing.
Somehow, the thumbnails won’t generate for these pages, so I’ll just post the links below.
Scans~ various stuff
I’ve been gone for quite a while, but now I finally get some days off from school/work. Last rotation was kept me busy all the time. Anyway, I have stacks of stuff to scan, but I still feel really tired and unmotivated, so I just picked some stuff I like best to scan. First, we’ll start with some CLAMP stuff. Mutuality: CLAMP works in Code Geass is really pretty, but most of the book consists of black and white sketches. It has all the artwork CLAMP did for the series.
Next up is Kobato from Newtype. This time, I have Kobato Drop 11 for you as well as a few pages from Newtype featuring the anime.
I have some more stuff, but I’ll save those for later :D
Gundam Ace and other anime magazine scans
I’ve been really too busy to scan much besides finishing up the Junjou romantica artbook. I have this weekend off, so I scanned some stuff. I think almost everything I’m interested in has been scanned and shared by other people already, so I didn’t have to do much scanning.
Gundam Ace November and December ~ I say with regret that they were a waste of money. There is a chapter in it about Lockon and his final moments though. I’ll scan that later.
On to the scans, starting with Gundam00, followed by some Hakushaku to yousei (Earl and Fairy), Junjou romantica, and soul eater scans.
Anime
Updated anime downloads page with some of this seasons new animes. The ones I’ve uploaded are all ones I watched and recommend. Check them out. I’ll try to keep them updated, but I doubt I’ll have time to do so. :x I’ll probably update in batches.
Animes available for direct download – Skip Beat, Nodame paris chapter, Hakushaku to Youse (earl and fairy), Ga-rei, Tales of the Abyss. All are in .mkv except for a few here and there. I’ll replace the .avi with mkv’s when I get around to it. If you cannot play .mkv, download the cccp pack!! Link on anime page. For mac users, vlc player will play .mkv’s just fine :D
I haven’t been scanning any magazines lately. I did a scanning spree of a few artbooks after I got my new scanner. I’ll probably zip them up later… after my papers, presentation, and exam next week.
Manga =O
Sometimes I have this fear that I’ve just bought a volume I already own =x I think it hasn’t happened yet, but with something like 300 volumes and 15+ series (I lost track a while ago), it’s kinda hard to keep track of what I’ve bought already. What makes it even harder is that I have most of it in my room at my parents’ house (some in boxes, some in shelves), and about 50 or so volumes at my apartment here (they’re all over the place x_x). Some series I’m struggling to keep straight are – fma, ouran host club, skip beat, beauty pop, vampire knight, bleach, d.gray-man, death note… I think I’m up to the latest volume on all of those after my last shopping spree; the question is, if I bought duplicates x_x;;
I still read scanlations despite buying lots of manga. Anyway, I don’t think reading scanlations deter people from buying. I probably would buy a lot less (if any) if I wasn’t exposed to all those series via scanlations.
Nabari no Ou artbook – Liricamente
Taking another break from studying XD I guess I’ll review the Nabari no Ou artbook. Liricamente is a hardcover A4 sized artbook. The price for this one is 2381yen. The cost to get it in your hands varies depending on where you purchase it. I think the average amount is about $35. The cover features Miharu and the back Yoite on matte paper. I like the feel of it (kinda like cotton paper). The inside cover is orange with some leaves and butterflies. The book is divided into 3 movements and has about 50-55 color illustrations, a couple of black and white images, and some sketch art in the back for a total of 80 pages (with all the pages counted). The pages feel thin to me, but I like the texture. It’s different from the typical thick pages. What I don’t like is that you can leave pretty obvious finger prints on the dark pages as you’re thumbing through, or as I was flattening it to scan. As far as the illustrations included, they’re pretty, but I have to say I’m not too impressed… I guess part of it stems from the lack of illustrations included. Overall, I’d recommend it you’re a nabari fanatic.
ISBN: 978-4-7575-2345-6
Rating: 3.5/5
~ sample images ~
== Download sample pages == front and back covers and 10 color illustrations inside, sized to about 1000×1500.
Okay, that break was way longer than I intended x_x;; Buy a copy of this artbook to support Yuhki Kamatani. You can find this artbook at yesasia, amazon.jp, akadotretail just to name a few places.
Junjou Romantica Illustration Collection by Shungiku Nakamura
This is a great artbook with tons of pretty illustrations. In my opinion it’s well worth the money. This is a softcover A4 sized artbook. The price is 2200yen. It’ll cost about $35 if you’re not in Japan or somewhere close. Colored illustrations take up 112 pages, and there’s a short comic at the end, bringing the total page count to 128. The dust cover is a bit unusual in that it has a plasticky feeling instead of the matte ones I’m used to. It’s not a fancy artbook by any means, but it’s solid with lots of illustrations (very good bang for your buck). Page thickness is average, nothing special. Overall, I highly recommend it if you’re a Junjou fan; you won’t be disappointed.
ISBN: 978-4-04-854184
My rating: 4.5/5
Now on to some sample pages~ click on to enlarge
== Download artbook part 1 == includes cover and first 18 pages (1000 x 1550 px) | mirror
== Download artbook part 2 == includes the next 18 pages (1200×1750 px) | mirror
== Download artbook part 3 == includes next 12 pages (1000 x 1550 px) | mirror
Please buy a copy to support the mangaka. You can get find artbook at yesasia, amazon.jp, jpqueen and lots of other online stores. Remember, these packs are intended to be a preview and not for replacing purchasing the artbook itself ^^;;
New artbooks added to collection
I have 4 recent additions to my artbook collection ~ the nabari no ou artbook – liricamente, the junjou romantica illustration collection, the spiral alive artbook (#3 in the series), and the zombie loan artbook. That brings my collection to about 35-40 artbooks. I consider the junjou and the zombie loan ones to be excellent buys. I’ll write a review on them later with preview scans from the artbooks if I find some spare time.
Will add some info on these books in a few weeks after my exams are “done.”
== Download some Junjou artbook samples == ~ first 18 pages
Whoa~ this is the first post I’ve made in 2-3 months o.O I’ve been super busy so I haven’t had time to scan stuff.