Artbooks

[Ariel Tsuki]

As I brought Takeshi Obata (the artist of Hikaru no Go and Death Note)'s artbook, Blanc et Noir, which was $60 (ouch), I wonder who collects artbooks. I don't have many but there's my collection:

Tohru Kousaka (artist of Okane-ga Nai), Kill Or Say Love Me
Nanase Chrono (creator of Peacemaker Kurogane), Chrono Kurogane
Hiromu Arakawa, The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist
Range Murata (character designer for Blue Sub 6 and Last Exile), Re:futrhythm (Stantard Edition)
Tae Hyung Kim (character designer for the Magna Carta and War of Genesis Games), Oxide
Takeshi Obata, Blanc et Noir
and a couple of Comickers' anthology books

I'm planning to get the US Version of CLAMP's For You Eyes Only, Range Murata's futurecode (hopefully if they release a standard edition), Hiromu Arakawa's Art of Fullmetal Alchemist 2, any Kazusa Takashim or NiO artbook I can find.

List you stuff here too if you wanna!

[Gasaraki]

Oh man, I love collecting artbooks, almost moreso than manga. My list:

RahXephon Bible
GUNGRAVE Materials (game not anime related)
GUNGRAVE O.D. Archives (game)
Guilty Gear X 2000-2004 - Daisuke Ishiwatari =)
Stella: Illustration Works II - Kozue Amano
ARIA Posterbook - Kozue Amano
RahXephon Official Illustration Collection
ROBOT vol 1&2, not sure if this really counts, but I suppose it does
Flambouyant - Ugetsu Hakua
Kawamori Shouji Design Works - Kawamori does mecha designs for Macross, Eureka seveN, Armored Core, Aquarian Age, etc.
Ar Tonelico guide (game)
(unknown title) - (unknown artist), unfortunatly I don't really know anyone with good command of kanji so I dunno if I'll be finding the author anytime soon.
Food Girls - OKAMA
OKAMAX - OKAMA
Hanafuda - OKAMA
Comickers series 1 - Oh!Great + Hiroshi Kaieda
Kazuma Kaneko Collection II
Eureka seveN vol 1: Character
Eureka seveN vol 2: Machine

Damn, there's gonna be a US version of Futurecode? I'll have to get it.

[Japhyl]

The only artbook I have is Yu Yu Hakusho Gashu (Yoshihiro Togashi).

[VidelCoolGirl]

I only have three art books, and they're all of Battle Athletes Daiundokai.

[Gibb]

Hmmmm I have:

ROBOT #1 (Domestic)
ROBOT 2-5 (Import)
Groundworks of Mahoromatic (All three)
Growlanser Character Collection (Satoshi Urushihara)
Sigma (http://store.yahoo.com/animenation/4056044856.html) (Satoshi Urushihara)
U:COLLECTION (http://store.yahoo.com/animenation/4063645339.html) (Satoshi Urushihara)
Words Worth Perfect File


I know I have more but my mind is drawing a blank, and I'm at work so I cant check.

I would like to get more Range Murata artbooks, such as Rule Fa or Re:Futurhythm, and maybe some stuff by Hanaharu Naruko (http://www.otakuwiki.com/index.php/Hanahalu), Kumichi Yoshizuki (http://www.otakuwiki.com/index.php/Tuchinoko), or Okama (http://www.otakuwiki.com/index.php/Okama)

and as Ariel mentioned, Tae Hyung Kim is another of my favorite artists. I wouldnt mind having a War of Genesis or Magna Carta artbook.

Gasaraki if you can get a picture or scan of the cover of your unknown artbook, I'm sure somebody would be able to translate it. My kanji skills are pathetic, but I can at least try ^___^

[Gasaraki]

Ok first, does Hanaharu Naruko actually have artbooks out?! I didn't think she had any.

As for getting a scan, I can't really do that, but I can get a picture (http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4977/p1010276ym9.jpg). Thanks for those links too, in that case the title to the OKAMA book that I didn't know is Hanafuda.

[Pseudocode]

I have the first Rayearth artbook, as well as CLAMP North Side.

[Shawaazu]

I don't have any artbooks, but I'm going to preorder the Chobits artbook for sure! ^_^ Here's some that I plan on getting in the future:
Rurouni Kenshin Profiles
Rurouni Kenshin Kaden (maybe, not sure)
CLAMP North and South Side
Fruits Basket
Vampire Miyu
Full Moon wo Sagashite
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne

[hiei_kurama27]

Im just starting out, collecting artbooks. So far I only have the Art of Fullmetal Alchemist which is released by VIZ.

[HGurl]

List w/pics & reviews:
http://www.geocities.com/hgurl_2000_99/Artbooks/Artbooks.htm

Books not listed:
Sweet Dreams - Shunya Yamashita
Un Ballo In Maschera - Mutsumi Inomata

[HitokiriShadow]

Domestic:

Fushigi Yuugi
Ceres

Import:

Arina Tanemura mixed series artbook
Red River (a.k.a. Antolia Story) artbook
Nausicaa watercolor artbook
Fruits Basket

several others that I can't remember at the moment.

[seba_boi]

. Hyung-Tae Kim's Oxide 2x
. Capcom Design Works and Street Fighter Eternal Challenge
. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's Der Mond
. Clamp's X, and both North Side and South Side


Man, I don't have a lot of anime artbooks... I ordered ROBOT #1 and #2 but hasn't been shipped yet by Amazon (*sigh*)... I'd like to get more Range Murata artbooks and Katsuya Terada as well, but they're so damn expensive...

[Skyy Blu]

As I brought Takeshi Obata (the artist of Hikaru no Go and Death Note)'s artbook, Blanc et Noir, which was $60 (ouch), I wonder who collects artbooks. I don't have many but there's my collection:

....I hate you so much. :naughty:

I have only three, all imports:
Full metal Alchemist TV animation vol.2
Manga Carta (beautiful artwork inside, A must get...but $50)
Fruits Basket

[Manafairy]

I've only got two if you don't count videogame ones that they sometimes include as preorder bonuses. I intend to get more one day, but for now, all I have is:

G/B (An import, obviously. It was the only GetBackers [manga] artbook I could find, and I love it :wub: )
Angel Cage (The domestic release, of course. My shameless Kaori Yuki love bought this one, and I was happy to see more than just Angel Sanctuary in it ^_^ )

I want to get the domestically released Priest artbook, and if they have it at Anime Gamers (about 90% of the store is imported books and merchandise, so they have a pretty good selection of artbooks), pick up Ayano Yamane's artbook in the near future. Other than those, I'm not sure what artbooks I absolutely must have, but I want to expand my collection somehow....

[Magami No ER]

I have....
Import;
Edge of Gundam
The production sketches as seen in "Groundwork of Evangelion" vol III (due to teh Kaworu-icity)
Mobile Suit Z Gundam Nostalgia; Believe in a sign of Z? may count since there's art inside....
Domestic;
The art of Inuyasha
If this counts; Anime Poster Art; Japan's moviehouse masterpieces

Pretty weak considering I <3 artbooks, almost bought the smaller Fruits Basket one, a Matsumoto one(a bit much for the asking price imo), and domestic Clamp North/South side books, only to end up reading the whole thing(s) at the store(s).
I'm pretty sure I need to get the newest(quite pricey) X artbook, what I saw of it was simply beautiful. Another Gundam/Evangelion book would be nice as well, perhaps.

[SonRyu]

My collection consists of:

Arc the Lad (TV) Official Chara Visual Collection
Berserk Illustrations File
Chrono Cross: A View of the World
Clamp North Side (domestic)
Clamp South Side (domestic)
Dragonball Daizenshu 1: Complete Illustrations
Dragonball Daizenshu 2: Story Guide
Dragonball Daizenshu 3: TV Animation Part 1
Dragonball Daizenshu 4: World Guide
Dragonball Daizenshu 5: TV Animation Part 2
Dragonball Daizenshu 6: Movie & Specials Guide
Dragonball Daizenshu 7: Dragonball Encyclopedia
Dragonball Daizenshu 8 Extra: Carddass Perfect File 1
Dragonball Daizenshu 9 Extra: Carddass Perfect File 2
Dragonball Daizenshu 10 Supplemental: TV Animation Part3
Akira Toriyama Dragonball The World (Paper back edition)
Akira Toriyama Dragonball The World Special (hard cover edition)
Full Metal Panic Dragon Magazine Special
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Visual Book
GunGrave -the backyard-
Houshin Engi Animation & Illustrations
Love Hina Art Collection
Lunar I & II (Silver Star & Eternal Blue)
Lunar Silver Star Newtype 100%
Martian Successor Nadesico Perfects
Metal Gear Solid: Art of
Mezzo DSA Perfect File
Naruto: UZUMAKI
RahXephon Official Illustration Collection
Rurouni Kenshin Cel Illustration
Rurouni Kenshin Zoushi 1
Rurouni Kenshin Zoushi 2
Rurouni Kenshin Zoushi 3
Slayers DRA-MATA
Slayers Dragon Magazine Special
Tenchi Muyo 1
Tenchi Muyo 2
Shin Tenchi Special Collection
Shin Tenchi Perfect Collection
Wolf's Rain Seeking "Rakuen"
X: First Contact
Xenogears Perfect Works

I first started buying artbooks only for titles I liked (just for collection purposes), then I bought some for my box designing purposes that I normally wouldn't have, though I still only bought them for titles I liked; I wouldn't have bought an artbook for something I didn't like just for scanning purposes only. I haven't bought any in some time though.

[Scandiadream]

I have a lot of artbooks, though I have not bought any since last year. Here's my collection:

Sailor Moon 1-5, Materials
Magic Knight Rayearth manga 1 and 2, anime 1 and 2, materials
Rose of Versailles manga, Fantasia, encyclopedia, anime
Card Captor Sakura 1-4
X Zero
RG Veda Tenmagouka and Hiten Muma
Sakura Taisen (2 of them)
Basara 1
Nadesico
Escaflowne
CLAMP in Wonderland 1, plus another Chinese one
CLAMP Northside and Southside
Angelic Layer anime
Snow Fairy Sugar
Final Fantasy- Dawn and the one for FF6
Utena- 2 of them

[Gibb]

Gasaraki

Well that is indeed alot of kanji in your image (image) (http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4977/p1010276ym9.jpg)

I can read a couple of the kanji characters, but not enough to make out anything. I'll try to remember to ask my Japanese tutor on Thursday. She loves translating things like that. Hopefully it doesnt say anything ecchi :P

Also, I dont know if Naruko has any artbooks out, in fact I never even knew she was female lol. I guess "Naruko" should have given it away, but I didnt think about it. I love Kamichu! so I hope an artbook to that comes out sometime soon.

[Gasaraki]

Thanks, and I honestly wouldn't be too surprised if it did say something ecchi, the guy/girl has done image covers for hentai mags before haha.

Well, I don't know for sure if Hanaharu Naruko is a girl, it could be a pen name or something. I'm just assuming from that name.

[Haruhi]

Too many to list.. I've been collecting artbooks for over 6 years now.

[Gasaraki]

More than sonryu's list?

[HGurl]

The mystery author is Matsumoto Noriyuki http://www.kirindo.info/
The book is called RIN -Matsumoto Noriyuki Illustrations- nothing dirty (lol)
As, stated, he does illustrate covers for adult comics, and the book has some adult artworks.

[Gasaraki]

YES! Thank you for the info. Much appreciated

[kenshinbebop]

I only have the domestic ONE PIECE:Color Walk 1 and RK Profiles.

[Emi]

I've only got three artbooks:
Utena-This is Animation
Memory of the Rose-another Utena artbook
Adolescence Apocalypse Movie Program

My next artbook purchases are going to be the Sailor Moon Picture Collections 1-4 and when I find them, Picture Collection 5 and the Materials Collection.
My dream is to own the Sailor Moon Infinity Collection.

[Haruhi]

More than sonryu's list?

Yep. I'm more into particular artists/circles than series, though.

I also collect Megami magazines monthly, Deluxes, Creator, and Animage.

[bebopxblues]

Hm. *looks at shelf*

I have:
Fullmetal Alchemist TV Animation Artbook 2
Saiyuki Salty Dog 1
Saiyuki Salty Dog 2
Saiyuki Salty Dog 3
Gungrave Materials
Naruto UZUMAKI
Getbackers (The anime one, not the manga one. I'm not entirely sure of the title.)
Gankutsuou
Saiyuki Backgammon Remix
Wolf's Rain "Seeking Rakuen"
Fruits Basket
Wild Adapter: Sugarcoat
Cowboy Bebop Illustrations: The Wind

Whoo! Now I want to go artbook shopping. :)

[Scandiadream]

Wow, a Gankutsuou artbook. I'll have to hunt for it at AWA.

[Aya Nekoneko]

I love artbooks. Sometimes I'll sit around with an artbook and just stare at it... kuku.

- Angel Sanctuary: Angel Cage [Yuki Kaori]
- Angel Sanctuary: Lost Angel [Yuki Kaori]
- Art of Final Fantasy IX
- Loveless: For Your Eyes Only [Kouga Yun]
- NANA First Illustrations [Yazawa Ai]
- Sailor Moon Illustrations 2 [Takeuchi Naoko]
- X Infinity [CLAMP]

[Shawaazu]

My artbook collection:
http://www.anime-link.com/artbooks/art30.jpg

I plan on buying more artbooks soon (I've said that before, but this is the first time I actually bought one -_-; ). I actually probably would not have bought this if it wasn't $5.

[Gabs]

I don't have a lot but here's mine:

Domestic:
Der Mond- Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Angel Cage: The Art of Angel Sanctuary- Yuki Kaori
Rurouni Kenshin Profiles

Import:
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children -Reunion Files-
Gundam Wing: Complete Operation
D.N. Angel Illustrations FEDER- Yukiru Sugisaki

[Suiko Eiji]

I used to buy artbooks, but I honestly get bored of them quickly because there are only so many times I can look through them at the same pictures and still be interested. I prefer the "research books", books with all sorts of text, diagrams, and photos concerned with the background of the series, making of the series, and other file data.

[Skyy Blu]

^ Do you draw? That's the only reason I'm really interested in artbooks.

[Suiko Eiji]

I used to; I used to use them as study material for developing my own style of artwork. I'm much better with language, writing, and communication than I am visual media like artwork, hence probably why I enjoy research books more because there is more concrete information to process.

[Magami No ER]

Drawing purposes not to mention interesting portrayal of chracters is a main reason I love artbooks.There's always the part about me loving....eh, art. That's why I'm a bit choosy about which ones I by, they must be worth my money in my opinion. Pictures not scaned on the internet is another plus.

^Did you used to draw mecha as well, Suiko? =o

[Suiko Eiji]

^Did you used to draw mecha as well, Suiko? =o

Poorly, but I made the attempt. It was hard for me to get the correct angles and I rarely carried a decent straight edge in my art suplies.

Ironically, the majority of my mecha books post-date when I gave up drawing. Most mecha work I did was off of things like CD covers or pictures found on the Internet.

[Shirubia]

I got:

- Card Captor Sakura Cheerio 1
- Card Captor Sakura Illustrations 3 (Clamp)
- Chobits - Your Eyes Only (Clamp)
- Detective Conan Movie Guide
- Ayashi no Ceres Illustrations (Yu Watase)
- Marmalade Boy Illustrations (Wataru Yoshizumi)
- Nana 1st Illustrations (Ai Yazawa)
- Pita Ten Illustrations (Koge-Donbo)
- Pietá (Adumi Tohru)

I really LOVE artbooks *____* I'll buy more in the future

[Imasyon]

I've only got
Samurai Deeper Kyo Artbook "You" and Full Metal Alchemist TV Animation Artbook.
And Filmbook Weiss Kreuz, if this counts as Artbook...
I'm planning to buy
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children -Reunion Files- and the first artbook of Full Metal Alchemist. Problem is, that artbooks are much more expensive than mangas (logically)...:(
So I have to wait...

[Zeb]

Errr... to save on space I'll just post a link to my collection list:

http://www.asgard.gen.nz/artbooks/todo.html

[Zeb]

Posted this image on the manga pictures thread, but thought it would be appropriate here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/asrafrate/otakuroom/artbooks-1.jpg

Bottom four shelves are all artbooks, and the top shelf has artbooks as well (but not all, thats part of my Masamune Shirow shrine.)

On the floor there are also over sized artbooks.

[DazzleKitty]

I don't have any, but I want to get some....

I plan on getting the hana-kimi one when it comes out this fall (I think...).

I have a Naruto anime profiles book, but I am not sure if that even counts...

[Gasaraki]

Well, I just ordered the undoubtably awesome Robot Vol 3 to add to my collection. I still need to buy another volume 1 thuogh, the glue binding the first one I bought came loose cause my room is so hot, and unfortunatly there's nothign I can do about that.

[Sushikins]

Over 20 Years of Gundam - Gundam Regeneration
One Piece Color Walk 1 - Eiichiro Oda
The art of Card Captor Sakura 1 - CLAMP
CLAMP Art Works Northside & Southside - CLAMP

I don't have alot, but whenever I spot one I really like and I have the spare cash, I usually grab it. My favorites are the CLAMP ones.