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Nanao Naru – Rainbow-colored IceCream (2005)
Nanao Naru is an illustrator whose character designs have been used in many visual novels and their adaptations. These include Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two (and both Shaft studio adaptations), Sola, Da Capo, Canvas 2: Niji-iro no Sketch, Shuffle! and Wind -A Breath of Heart-. This artbook contains quite a few original illustrations that have appeared in various magazines or doujin circle publications founded by the author, Ice to Choco, but also some of the titles mentioned above. Sources for each drawing are given on the final pages.
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Plastic Little (1994)
The seventeen year old Tita, captain of the ship Cha Cha Maru, is one of the colonists of the planet Yietta that benefits from the unique oceans of liquid gas. She and her crew specialize in harvesting the exotic life forms that live in these oceans and selling them to intergalactic pet stores.
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Murata Range – Futurelog
I assume that not many people interested in Japanese art don't recognize the author, or at least his unique style. This beautiful artbook is covered with wrapper and protective clear film - English-language versions of Japanese artbooks or manga usually don't have these, so good job, Denpa Books.
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The Best Winter 2022 Anime Series That I Recommend
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Winter 2022 Anime Another year has passed. It's January now, so it's time to prepare a seasonal recommendation - winter 2022 anime series. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]First, a quick recap of the previous season. I recommend checking out the linked post, as here I will list the best fall…
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Year End Summary: Best Anime of 2021
It's January, so it's time to prepare a post summarizing the past year of anime 2021.
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Saki-chan wa Konya mo Pekopeko / サキちゃんは今夜もぺこぺこ (2016) | manga
Twenty-year-old Michino Saki was kicked out of her home by her older sister. Wandering the streets, she meets a stranger in his thirties, Oota Renta. He lets her stay the night at his place after she faints near his apartment. However, Saki is hiding a secret. She is a succubus - she needs the essence of a man to survive.
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Minase Iori – 1/8 – THE iDOLM@STER (Phat Company, 2014)
I've set myself a goal to collect the entire collection of 1/8 scale Idolm@ster figures produced by Phat! Company. Their quality for the price is simply superb in many respects (sculpting, brilliant reproduction of character designs from 2D to 3D, paint quality, etc.). Unfortunately, my copy of Minase Iori suffered from the well-known problem of plasticizer leakage.
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Hoshii Miki – 1/7 Angelic Island ver. – THE iDOLM@STER (Kotobukiya, 2012)
Six versions of the Angelic Island figures were produced - Hagiwara Yukiho, Ganaha Hibiki, Takatsuki Yayoi, Amami Haruka and Hoshii Miki, the one covered in this post. Each was sold for ¥7800. This is a slightly higher standard of figures than the cheap Pop Up Parade figures popular in Poland.
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Tokunou Shoutarou – Next Game!! (Houbunsha, 2021)
I've loved Tokunou Shoutarou's style ever since I read the first chapter of New Game! A few months ago, while browsing pixiv, I noticed that an artbook titled Next Game was being released on September 27! Without a second thought I placed a pre-order. The package was shipped on schedule (the day before the release), but I waited over a month and a half for it (it was only yesterday that the letter carrier showed up at my door handing it to me) - I can't remember the last time it took this long for a package shipped in Japan to arrive.
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Kantoku – Yori Michi (Limited Edition)
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.…
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Tokyo 7th Sisters: Bokura wa Aozora ni Naru / Tokyo 7th シスターズ -僕らは青空になる- (2021)
The year 2032 was a turning point for the idol world. The slow extinction of this subculture was initiated by the breakup of the legendary 7th Sisters unit. The media began to rally to the end of the idol era, and large corporations took it upon themselves to purchase buildings and land belonging to various agencies.
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Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou / 彼氏彼女の事情 (1998)
Miyazawa Yukino is the most recognizable girl in school and the president of her class. She has no weaknesses, and her grades are always good enough to put her at the top of the honor roll. On top of that, she makes new friends easily, which has always made her an object of admiration. In reality, however, all this is nothing but her other face.