The fantastic collection of artworks by the globally active digital artist wataboku is now available!This book is a collection of artworks by wataboku, the digital artist who continues attracting attention both in Japan and worldwide. The artist's illustrations of beautiful, yet somewhat shadowy, shojo girls, rendered with a watercolor touch, have been acclaimed on social media not only in Japan but across the world. This book comprehensively covers wataboku's work, from works presented at solo exhibitions around the world to more recent works.The title VSI means "VS (versus)" "I (myself)," and comes from the wakaboku's desire to "highlight the importance of feelings I had as a teenager, which forms the basis of my work. Or to put it bluntly, to focus on a time when I was 'edgy.'" This book offers a complete archive that condenses five years of evolution since wataboku's first art book was released. Even as the environment around them changed, wataboku continuously protected this sense of self, which has been the central pillar and source of creation for the artist's work.

Gentle and dignified princesses with sparkly eyes bring you into Macoto's art world.This is the third collection of Macoto Takahashi's artworks to celebrate his 70th anniversary as an artist in 2023. Macoto has created many works on the theme of princess heroines in different kinds of fairy tales. His works abound with flowers and animals filled with loving prayers that remind us that all life is precious and each and every creature deserves equal happiness. This is why Macoto's fans named the artist's unique utopian worldview "Macotopia", a world that the artist continues to pursue even today. This book includes a selection from Macoto's iconic large format works complete with the J/E bilingual introduction at the end of each article.

The first collection of art works by the acclaimed illustrator Josee ShimazakiThis book features more than 120 art works by Josee Shimazaki, including commercial works that the artist has created to date alongside original art works that have caused a sensation on social media. Ten of the art works are newly drawn for this book! Josee Shimazaki is an illustrator who skillfully uses different colors to create light and shaded areas that combine to create the artist's signature soft atmosphere. Shimazaki draws relaxed scenes with a fleeting and fantastical atmosphere.The artist is active in book and advertisement illustration, posting on social media, and more.In this book, readers can enjoy the fine details of the art works that fill the full-page and double-page spreads.The colors that are the true pleasure of the artist's work are faithfully reproduced using Japanese printing technology. This is a must-have book full of the art works that have made Josee Shimazaki highly regarded for bold compositions and impressive color expressions.

Welcome to a victorian fantasy world! A special coloring book for you! This coloring book features girls living in a victorian fantasy world by illustrator- Kuroimori, who is popular for his fantasy, adventure, and retro-futuristic work. This title contains 31 patterns focusing on the beautiful constellations twinkling in the night sky, along with rooms and elegant costumes with a steampunk atmosphere.Each coloring page comes with cut-out lines so that the pages can be detached and used. In addition, at the end of the book, you will find color samples of five works, including the cover illustration, as well as tips on how to color in using colored pencils and markers. We hope that you will enjoy this world of nostalgic fantasy.

Enjoy pixiv’s selection of works by creators active in the Americas! This is an art collection featuring 62 noteworthy creators working mainly in North and South America today. The collection includes several attractive illustrations by each artist, and features artists working in a variety of genres, such as Japanese anime-style works, gaming styles, American comic styles, illustrations of daily life or fantasy worlds, and more. Showcasing a range of illustration techniques, coloring methods, styles, etc., this collection highlights variation among the artists and even helps readers learn more about artists that appeal to them by including each artist’s pixivID, along with the details of their personal websites and social media handles. “We hope this art book will inspire readers, help them find creative hints, and discover new creators.” (pixiv) This book is recommended not only for those who enjoy illustration, but also for those looking for reference materials for their own creative projects. Readers will undoubtedly find a lot of inspiration from this collection!

Encounter new and stylish "retro" expressions from the 2020s in this anthology.Released in 2020, New Retro Illustrations, is a book that showcases 300 illustrations from 40 up-and-coming illustrators and that became a popular compilation for new illustration trends. "New retro" (meaning "New" and "Retrospective") is a trend driven by those who appreciate and enjoy things from the past and reimagining them into something new and modern. This is the second "Neo Retro Illustrations" book that introduces 250 latest "neo-retro" illustrations drawn by another 40 new artists with extremely creative ideas. Find out all about the trends, as well as the roots of these young creators, by immersing yourself in this collection and discovering the current artistic and cultural zeitgeist in Japan and abroad.

An addictive underground worldview full of very bad boys. This is the first commercial artbook featuring works by sakiyama, a popular illustrator with more than 110,000 followers on Twitter. Ruins, smirking wicked-faced young men, mysterious loners, a riot of wildly scattered flowers and more make up the dark and poisonous worldview that sakiyama is known for, but one that is also wryly humorous. sakiyama's animated music video production for "Kansaete Kuyashiiwa (so frustrated with my instincts)," a song by ZUTOMAYO, rocketed the artist's illustrations to international fame. sakiyama is also active across youth culture scenes, especially animated music video production and apparel collaborations.This book contains over 170 pages of original illustrations, including newly drawn artworks, cartoons, and music video illustrations along with rakugaki sketches posted on Twitter, making this the definitive collection of an illustrator who is at the cutting edge of modern trends.

The first artbook of reoenl, an illustrator who creates overwhelming stories that captivate the audience without words, is finally available in a gorgeous two-volume set!We were born in a distant world. Our mother left, and the world died. A grey flower, but with the scent of our mother began to cover the world. The world is about to be reborn So we decided to pick the "hyka", the grey flowers.(From "hyka" serial 0)Girls living in a decadent, yet beautiful world.... In the past few years, reoenl has been creating illustrations of characters with various worldviews and backgrounds and has been releasing them through social media and doujinshi (self-published fan magazines). The story "hyka," which was serialized on PIE International's official website, has become a universe that contains all of reoenl's creations. This book is made up of two parts: a booklet summarizing his unique worldview centered on "hyka", and a booklet summarizing various commercial works. It is a must-have complete art collection for fans who want to immerse themselves in the unique and all-consuming world that reoenl creates."hyka," which was serialized on PIE International's official website, is available in Japanese only.

Get cocky! Disturbing, frightening, and cool. The hottest boys illustration collection that the world has been waiting for! Recently, dark, disturbing, aggressive, and distorted worldviews that are opposed to bright, cheerful, healthy, and refreshing outlooks are becoming increasingly popular among a wide variety of content creators. This book is a collection of more than 130 illustrations with newly drawn artworks by 19 artists depicting attractive bad boys who are all the more irresistible for their provocative, belligerent, defiant, melancholy, perverse, and dark characteristics and worldview.

The fashion illustration book you’ve always wanted! Check out the newest title in the hit Fashion Illustrations Series!! This is the second title of "Fashion Illustrations Series," which shows the latest trends in fashion illustration! Forty new artists have contributed a selection of their own special style of illustration, this time featuring twin styles. While the previous edition was all about women's fashion, this edition features a more diverse range of fashion illustrations, including men's, unisex, body-positive, and multinational styles. This title also focuses mainly on works by illustrators in their teens and twenties, guaranteeing a showcase of the very latest trends. As in the previous book, we have selected the paper quality for each page individually to maximize the appeal of the illustrations, making each turn of the page an exciting sensory and stylistic experience.

We'll show you everything behind the scenes of the popular game, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, with one million units sold worldwide! Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is a Japanese-style action role-playing simulation video game (RPG) in which the main character becomes stronger by growing fine rice. The beautiful scenery of ancient Japan, the exhilarating action of battling demons, and the wonderfully authentic rice cultivation have created a huge buzz not only in Japan but also around the world. This book contains the production storyboards and artworks, featuring not only the designs of the characters that appear in the game but also the design of small gadgets, weapons, and food, along with the background art that is essential to creating the beautiful Japanese world of the game. An added bonus is detailed explanations from game designer Nal, scenario creator Koichi, and character designer and concept artist Ryota Murayama. This book is a must-have for fans who want to know everything about Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin and for anyone wanting to be a game creator.

The first commercial collection of work by Nanaco Yashiro, an illustrator who has attracted international attention for her fluid lines, vivid colors, and vintage style. Nanaco Yashiro’s illustrations feature various motifs such as a woman in a feathered robe from Japanese mythology, a large tiger reminiscent of Arabia, a man in a spacesuit, and concept art for an imaginary movie about heaven and hell that the illustrator created herself and are each drawn sometimes in delicately refined watercolor brushwork and at other times in bold strokes with acrylic gouache. While the themes and motifs may vary, all of them depict Nanaco Yashiro’s signature style which is sure to continue fascinating her audience forever. This book contains nearly 120 carefully selected illustrations, including many that have been newly drawn for this book, which are grouped in different themes, such as plants, animals, beautiful women, and fairytales, allowing readers to enjoy the lovely and mysterious world of Yashiro’s works. This book will not only appeal to Nanaco Yashiro's current fans but will also captivate those who are new to her beautiful, delicate, and colorful illustrations.

Overwhelming fantasy landscapes. The first art book by concept artist Yo Shimizu is finally published! The first art book of Yo Shimizu's work, featuring his series of breathtakingly beautiful and overwhelmingly fantastic landscapes, is finally available. The book contains more than 160 representative works of the artist, including illustrations of fantasy backgrounds, and illustrations with characters, which appeared on the paper bags at Comic Market 97. The book introduces a wide variety of Shimizu’s work to date, from fully-realized digital art to those that still retain the more natural touch of handwriting. At the end of the book, a feature on the making of the cover illustration is included with bilingual Japanese and English text, giving readers a glimpse into the techniques that Shimizu uses when drawing. Immerse yourself in the incomparably beautiful landscapes of fantastical imaginary worlds in FLEXIBLE.

Film and special effects director Higuchi Shinji's mind revealed over more than 600 pages!This is a collection of Higuchi Shinji's concept sketches for special effects appearing in movies such as Shin Ultraman, Shin Godzilla, Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo and more, in a single book. The ideas for filming sketched in these kokuyo sketchbooks, handy notebooks beloved in Japan for their portability, were sometimes filmed as is, while others were abandoned. Commentary on the value of these notes and sketches in communicating ideas to production staff, along with an extensive interview with Higuchi Shinji, are also included. The interview part has also been translated into English, making this a must for overseas readers and especially special effects fans.When Higuchi creates his works, he makes detailed simulations to work out how surrounding objects move when Godzilla moves, or how the monster gets blown away when Ultraman shoots his Ultra Beam, and so on. Comparing storyboards, it's fun to see which were adopted for the movies and which were rejected!This book takes readers behind the scenes during the making of global hits like Shin Ultraman and Shin Godzilla, making this book a must-have not only for fans of these movies, but for all film creators.

Discover unknown worlds in this anthology of illustrations focusing on Science Fiction. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking and astounding futuristic images created by 32 creators. This book is a large-format anthology that introduces 32 contemporary artists and their works depicting near-future and imaginary worlds with a variety of illustration styles and outstanding techniques. Inside you will find a devastated apocalyptic world, a society with advanced science, humans and cities that are a fusion of machines and advanced technology, characters traveling through an infinite universe, novel gadgets with huge potential, and the future that we may have dreamt of during childhood. Enjoy these highlights from the world of science fiction illustration printed in full color and with a beautiful binding. Also, at the end of the book, there is a feature on the method of Atsuya Uki, a visual artist and illustrator who creates unique worlds with his vivid colors and bold compositions. These dramatic and captivating visions invite us to explore unknown worlds and remind us of the discoveries of a future yet to be seen. From the "S"ukoshi “F”ushigi (A Little Weird) world hidden in the daily lives of children, to mysterious creatures and robotic mecha that stir up the imagination, you’ll come to appreciate various genres of “S”cience “F”iction worlds.

Uncover the stories of colorful rooms and charming girls by Senbon Umishima!"Rooms," Senbon Umishima's popular illustration series, which has received 158,000 likes and 31,000 retweets on Twitter, is now available as a book! The book is an omnibus-style collection of illustrations and short comics showcasing the colorful and unique rooms and the everyday lives of the girls who live there. There is one story per room, with nine rooms featured in total. Each room is lovely enough to make anyone want to actually live in them. The layout of each room, the arrangement of the furniture, and the accessories on display reveal the personalities and characters of each girl. Cute pets, such as cats and dogs, also sometimes appear in the story, adding a touch of warmth and coziness. The text is written only in Japanese, but the detail in the illustrations of each room alone is enough to give readers everywhere a fascinating glimpse into each girl's life and story.