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Yom – Kuro Tights (Fakku, 2021)
Kuro Tights is an anthology by Yom, focusing on the theme of tights, or rather, girls wearing them. The artbook features works by various artists, not just Yom himself.
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Toosaka Asagi – Sanctuaire (Hobby Japan, 2022)
The artbook consists of 130 pages in A4 format. It was released in August 2022 by Hobby Japan at the price of ¥3000. The publication, Sanctuaire, showcases the works of Toosaka Asagi, featuring both her original characters and those from Fate/Grand Order.
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Ogipote – Aikyo Artbook (Kadokawa, 2021)
The artbook has 144 pages in B5 format. The content is divided into 11 thematic chapters. At the very beginning, the author greets us with an explanation of the meaning of the publication's title. Aikyo refers to a charming, enchanting nature or a nostalgic feeling. Enjoy the warm atmosphere of the artworks with unique, beautiful touches.
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Konomi – ArtWorks (Kadokawa, 2022)
Konomi's most popular illustrations are the covers of the Liar Liar light novel. In the reviewed artbook there was no absence of material depicting the heroines of this title. In addition, we can see also here the original works of the creator, as well as the heroines of another light novel - Cross Connect.
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Kantoku – Sailor Fuku no Mannaka Anthology (Wani, 2019)
Another Kantoku artbook in my collection. This time it's an anthology under his leadership with the theme of Japanese sailor school uniforms, or rather girls wearing them. The publication includes works by various artists, not just those of the initiator.
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Kantoku – Imouto sae Ireba Ii. Art Works (Shogakukan, 2020)
This time, the review focuses on an artbook featuring the characters from a light novel called Imouto sae Ireba Ii. The visual part was handled by Kantoku. Most people probably know this title from the anime adaptation. Unfortunately, to put it mildly, it did not even come close to completing the source material. Nor is there likely to be any hope for a second season anymore.
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Komeshiro Kasu – Girls Planet (Genkosha, 2022)
The artbook, titled Girls Planet by Komeshiro Kasu, features mostly original illustrations by the artist. It counts 176 pages in A4 format. Printed - traditionally on high-quality, thick paper.
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Kimishima Ao – Bloomin’ (Kadokawa, 2022)
Kimishima Ao is the artist responsible for character designs for many visual novels. Both the more famous ones and the lesser known ones. He has also designed several covers for CD singles. The publication contains a lot of original artwork, but also graphics from, for example, Rewrite (Key), Summer Pockets (Key), Koi x Shin Ai Kanojo and Einstein Yori Ai o Komete.
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Konbu Wakame – Soleil (Art Jeuness, 2023)
Konbu Wakame is the artist responsible for, among other things, the drawings in manga such as Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!, Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii and Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki! Although there is a bit of character scrolling on many pages, it is the heroines of these titles that Soleil puts in the foreground. It is, of course, about Jahy in two forms, Lilith and Chiaki. A nice touch is that many of the works depict the aforementioned heroines posing together.
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Yabuki Kentarou – “Venus” To LOVEru Darkness (Shueisha, 2012)
Yabuki Kentarou - a creator who probably doesn't need to be introduced to most. Best known for his record-breaking popular manga To LOVEru. Venus is another collection of his illustrations from the continuation of that series, To LOVEru Darkness.
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To Aru Kagaku no Railgun T – Visual Book 1 & 2 (Kadokawa, 2021-2022)
This review will cover two artbooks, as they belong to the same series. Both publications contain the official illustrations of the third season of To Aru Kagaku no Railgun showing the series' heroines in various situations.
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Akasa Ai – Red Queen (Kadokawa, 2022)
The artbook named Red Queen published by Kadokawa is a collection of original illustrations by Akasa Ai. It counts 128 A4-size pages printed in full color on excellent quality paper. Print quality is impressive - especially when viewing the whole thing live. The publication is divided into eight chapters. The penultimate one shows the author's creative process, while the last two pages show thumbnails of all the pages.