Artbooks

[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]

Originally Posted by Magami No ER

^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/v5...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.