Category Archives: Artbooks

Happy Soda Doujin Vol.1

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There are many talented figure photographers out there but when someone asks me wich of the countless ones is my absolute favorite theres only one answer: superrats.He has the talent to take a figure and arrange it in a way that you simply cant resist buying the figure.I dont know where hes pulling his ideas from but they always underline the figures beauty resulting in gorgeous aesthetic pictures.I am a person that prefers to hold things in his hand instead of looking at the digital counterpart and i was really pleased to hear that superrats planned to make a Doujin of some of his favorite shots.He completed his Doujin last month and offered it for a limited time,with the doujin spirit in mind,as a softcover book via LuLu.

My Thoughts and Pictures after the Jump!

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New Artbook get! Rei Hiroe – Barrage

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What a pleasant suprise!I didnt expect this item to ship sooner than early november but it was lying on my doorstep this morning.It took only 8 days to arrive and is the fastest SAL shipment i ever had from HLJ.The patience i needed for the book to get in stock again finally paid off.I was lucky and paid it before the big stock crash and had to cash out only 13 Euro.Its probably around 16-17 Euro by now. Lucky me!

Be sure to check the after the Jump for some pics and thoughts

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Shunya Yamashitas Wild Flower

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My Copy of Shunya Yamashitas second Artbook called Wild Flower finally arrived at my doorstep today!I cant write how gorgeous it is to flip through the pages and take a look at Yamashitas drawings in high resolution.Im glad that i still could get my hands on one of these since the artbook sold out like fresh bread everywhere.I should check the Preorder schedule the next time a bit more careful,then i wont have to pay twice the price (26€) it was supposed to be sold.Play-Asia sure knows how to make a buck from fans of Yamashitas work.

The Book itself features 116 pages and come in A4 format.These Pages divide into the following

  • 16 Pages of unpublished Works
  • 22 Pages of Figure Designs
  • 39 Pages of Videogame Designs
  • 23 Pages of Cardgame Art
  • 4 Pages of Web & Tshirt Design
  • 5 Pages of Magazine Designs
  • 3 Pages of something called Monochrome Illustrations

The Book features insight into the Coloring Process of 2 of Yamashitas drawings and comments to some of his works.

I especially liked he alternative takes on  Nida Schuettlich and Rei Ayanami that can be found in it.My Scanner refused to work properly so you wont find the picture of the alternative Ayanami but the alternative Designs for Nida.If you can get your hands on this book and youre a fan of Yamashita be sure to grab it.Its worth every cent!

I cant wait for Canal and Nose Art Girl to arrive that are based on Illustrations featured in this Artbook

Check out some Images after the Jump!

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