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Another part of the excellent artbook series. A collection of carefully selected title illustrations by one hundred (very well-known and respected) artists. The fourth edition in the series, is again published in B5 format. However, unlike the third volume, all texts are exclusively in Japanese. I don’t know why it was decided to publish it this way. There is nothing I can do about it, unfortunately. On each page dedicated to a particular illustrator, various information is given, including a link to the website, profile ID on pixiv, email address, YouTube channel name, equipment the illustrator works with, Twitter ID (and other profiles on websites – if they have any), a brief description, and the prevailing type of drawings.

At the bottom of the page there is also information on where the drawings came from. Such as names of series, manga, games or other projects. New Masterpieces of 100 Eshi ver.4 totals 223 pages, so there is plenty to look at. Especially since the whole thing looks gorgeous . Not only is it beautifully saturated with colors. The printing itself was done on very good quality paper, which only enhances the ‘wow’ factor. I definitely recommend this publication. You can discover a lot of new artists, who upload to pixiv a myriad of brilliant works. This is one of those artbooks (and its previous editions) that you simply must have in your collection if you are a fan of modern Japanese art.

New Masterpieces of 100 Eshi ver.4 (BNN, 2022), Artbook – Show off

Before I show the dozen or so photos of the artbook’s contents, a quick glance at the exterior page rolled up in obi (which lists the creators in alphabetical order).

And this is how the artbook looks without the wrapper:

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Eshi - 100-nin - ver. 4 - "New Masterpiece of 100 Eshi" (2022, BNN) - recenzja artbooka - rascal.pl

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