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Ange Vierge, Imouto sae Ireba Ii, Kami-sama no You na Kimi e, Märchen Mädchen, More Check!, One Room

Wydawca

Publisher

Kosaido Publishing

Tytuł

Title

よりみちカントクアートワークス

Artysta

Artist

Kantoku

Data Wydania

Release Date

29.03.2021

MFC

1141959

Kantoku – Yori Michi (Limited Edition, Kosaido Publishing) – My Comment

I fell in love with Kantoku’s artstyle as soon as I watched the first season of One Room. While browsing his profile on pixiv, I noticed that an artbook featuring his work is being released. Without a second thought I ordered it. I opted for the limited edition because the price difference wasn’t that big. What did I gain in the limited edition? Firstly, the whole thing was enclosed in a rather thick cardboard box, from which you could slide out the contents. Secondly, the artbook itself has a hardcover (with a wrapper).

Additionally, I received a book of several pages in A4 format with sketches of selected drawings included in the Yori Michi. However, there is no difference between number of pages and illustrations between limited and normal edition, but covers are different (completely different illustration was chosen for limited edition). A nice touch is also the use of glossy hologram-colored paint on the inscriptions (unfortunately it’s impossible to capture it in the picture).

As for the print quality itself – I really can’t complain about anything. The paper is thick and the colors are perfectly rendered. Artbook has 160 pages and the book with sketches has 18 pages. The whole thing is undoubtedly worth its price. I personally placed an order at CDJapan. At the time of publishing this entry you can still order the limited edition. However, if the print run runs out you might as well buy the regular edition.

Kantoku – Yori Michi (Limited Edition, Kosaido Publishing) – Galeria

Kantoku – Yori Michi (Limited Edition, Kosaido Publishing) – Prezentacja

Before we move on to the gallery, where you can see some pictures of the artbook’s contents, it’s good to show how it looks from the outside. The box that contains the contents has a colorful print that matches the cover of the collector’s edition.

Kantoku - Yori Michi (Limited Edition) - recenzja artbooka - rascal.pl

The back of the box looks the same way.

There are two books inside. One of them contains sketches of selected illustrations. While the paper used for printing is as thick as the artbook, here we have a soft cover.

And now it’s time for the icing on the cake – the artbook itself. This is how it looks like in the wrapper:

And without:

Kantoku – Yori Michi (Limited Edition, Kosaido Publishing) – Photos

A book of sketches

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