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Akimando ~ Akira Yasuda Artworks

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:28 -0500

Akimando ~ Akira Yasuda Artworks

Akira Yasuda, aka Akiman, is one of the most respected game artists in Japan, having designed characters for such masterpieces as Street Fighter II, Darkstalkers, and even Red Dead Revolver, as well as for anime like Turn-A Gundam. Now you can enjoy a mind-blowing collection of artwork in which Akiman presents his own unique take on some of the most famous characters in video game history. From Dead or Alive's Kasumi and Fate/stay night's Saber to Princess Zelda and the idols of Idolm@ster...

BLOOD C ~ Official Complete Book

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:13:10 -0500

BLOOD C ~ Official Complete Book

One of the more memorable anime of 2011, Blood-C is the story of Kisaragi Saya, a seemingly average girl who spends her days at school and her nights fighting demons. Now fans of this action-packed series can own the definitive Blood-C artbook and guide, with over 125 glossy A4-size pages full of beautiful CLAMP artwork and exclusive information. Enjoy episode recaps, promotional art, and tons of rough sketches and profiles of all the characters, monsters, and important props from the series...

Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Maruhadaka na Wakeganai Official Guidebook

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:13:10 -0500

Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Maruhadaka na Wakeganai Official Guidebook

This is awesome: a gorgeous new official guidebook for fans of the "There's No Way My Younger Sister Is This Cute" anime. Loaded with 170+ pages of color artwork from the series, this high quality fanbook is a great resource for all fans. You get information on all the episodes, all the awesome art from the show, detailed "location maps" allowing you to visit your favorite scenes from the anime on your next trip to Tokyo. You also get full info on the voice actresses, a rare treat. Enjoy this...

Girls Hair Catalog ~ Onnanoko no Kamigata Catalog

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:50:33 -0500

Girls Hair Catalog ~ Onnanoko no Kamigata Catalog

Have you ever had a hard time deciding on how to wear your hair, or how to cut it the next time you visit the styling salon? This great hairstyle catalog features cute manga girls showing off popular hair styles, while also explaining how to do them yourself. There are many pictures, and the Japanese is easy and simple for follow, even for a beginner who don't know many kanji. Many of the guides don't even need explaining because they are explained so well through pictures. 95 pages. A great...

Persona Magazine 04

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:43:05 -0500

Persona Magazine 04

Fans of the Persona series, get ready for an amazing collection of everything Persona related. Persona Magazine covers everything a fan could want, from interviews with artist Soejima Shigenori and the song writers for Persona 4, and a very special interview with the lovely Ami Koshimizu, the voice of Yukiko Amagi in the anime. Plus, get a look at new and upcoming Persona figures, toys and cosplay items, and get tips on gameplay and enjoy some original Persona universe manga, and so much more...

Bicycle Life with KAWAII Girls ~ Shojo Jitensha Kaihouku

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:21:45 -0400

Bicycle Life with KAWAII Girls ~ Shojo Jitensha Kaihouku

Here's an outstanding new artbook featuring images of Japan's cutest moe anime girls riding bicycles. Yes, there's nothing more kawaii than a cute anime girl riding a bike, and this book gives fans 168 pages of breathtakingly beautiful artboko by 40 different artist, including top names like Yoshitaka ABe, Range Murata, Okama, Akatsuki Kato, Shirow Miwa and more. Some of the bikes are dreamy creations of fantasy, but others are actual bicycles you can buy, and information on the bicycles is...

Moe Moe Ghost (ZERO) Encyclopedia ~ Youkai Jiten

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:19:16 -0500

Moe Moe Ghost (ZERO) Encyclopedia ~ Youkai Jiten

The Moe Moe Encyclopedia series is an interesting line of artbooks that present information about a specific subject, interjected with gorgeous original moe artwork. This is the Moe Moe Ghost book, which presents information on the pantheon of "folk ghosts" (in Japanese, youkai ) and mythical creatures from around Japan. Each region of Japan is represented, with different traditional monsters and beasts present, of course with sexy illustrations for each one. Very educational and entertaining...

Monthly Anime Style vol.6 w/ Meiko Honma (Ano Hana) Nendoroid Petite Preorder

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:20:12 -0400

Monthly Anime Style vol.6 w/ Meiko Honma (Ano Hana) Nendoroid Petite **Preorder**

It's time for the sixth issue of the newly revitalized Monthly Anime Style! Each edition of the magazine focuses on a specific famous anime topic and goes more in depth than you've ever seen, with unreleased images and all new features and interviews with the creators - not to mention a special Petit Nendoroid figure produced by Goodsmile exclusively for the issue. This month's feature is Anohana, aka Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai or We Still Don't Know the Name of the...

Oriental Sacred Place 1 ~ Touhou Sangetsusei 1

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:43:43 -0400

Oriental Sacred Place 1 ~ Touhou Sangetsusei 1

A great official Touhou manga written by ZUN and illustrated by Makoto Hirasaka, this is a great comic that focuses on all your favorite characters. Super cute art, and best of all you get a music CD with the "music track" for the manga, which is of course a big part of what Touhou is all about (the awesome music). (instock)

Steins Gate Hiyokurenri no Darling - Artbook/Guide

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:19:20 -0500

Steins Gate Hiyokurenri no Darling - Artbook/Guide

Steins;Gate - Hiyokurenri no Darling is a fandisc for the ultra-popular visual novel Steins;Gate that was released for the Xbox 360 in mid-2011. This spinoff features a much lighter atmosphere than the original game, and lets players enjoy a fun and amusing "love comedy" with romance routes for all of the game's memorable heroines. This combination artbook and guide contains 80 glossy, full-color pages of beautiful art from the game, plus tons of exclusive info on the characters and story. You...

Illustrator Huke Art Book BLK w/Figma BRSB

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:14:45 -0500

Illustrator Huke Art Book BLK w/Figma BRSB

Enter the world of artist and graphic designer Huke, creator of Black Rock Shooter and artist and character designer for then Nitro+/5pb. "science adventure" Steins;Gate, with his first official artbook ever published! This package includes both the artbook "BLK", and a Figma action figure version of the newly designed character BRSB - Black Rock Shooter BEAST. The artbook is 240 A4-size pages thick, while the Figma is produced to typically high quality Max Factory spec with a sculpt from...

Tiger and Bunny Official Hero Book

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:18:14 -0500

Tiger and Bunny Official Hero Book

The definitive companion volume for explosively popular superhero sendup anime Tiger & Bunny is here! It's the story of veteran superhero Wild Tiger (Kotetsu T. Kaburagi) who must contend with being paired with young upstart Barnaby Brooks Jr. (and vice versa) as they work to keep Sternbild City, this fictional world's New York, from peril at the hands of criminal gangs and worse. Now you can see the entire cast of your favorite characters in vivid color, complete with design portraiture and...

365 Days of Danboard

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:57:02 -0500

365 Days of Danboard

Fans of the heartwarming manga Yotsubato! (Yotsuba&!) will immediately recognize Danboard (Danbo or Cardbo in the English translations), the cardboard robot created by Yotsuba's friends Miura and Ena who don't have the heart to tell her it's not real. Since its first introduction the adorable robot made from boxes has taken on a life of its own, first in the imaginations of fans and then in an action figure from Kaiyodo's Revoltech series. This action figure, paired with the artistic mind of...

Come to My House ~ Hetalia Axis Powers Italy -- Orenchi ni Oideyo

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:57:17 -0500

Come to My House ~ Hetalia Axis Powers Italy -- Orenchi ni Oideyo

Hetalia: Axis Powers is the story of Europe in the early 20th century, as told by the adorable personifications of European countries. Instead of war and economic sanctions, alliances and treaties, the characters get in relationships and have squabbles that bring a fresh, satirical perspective to world events both famous and obscure. This is a 160-page guide to Italy's food, fashion, sights, and language, as narrated by the amazingly cute characters of Hetalia! Perfect not only for fans of the...

Youkai Encyclopedia ~ Shigeru Mizuki -- Youkai Dai Zukai

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:37:20 -0400

Youkai Encyclopedia ~ Shigeru Mizuki -- Youkai Dai Zukai

Japan highly stylized world of yokai (also written youkai ), essentially translatable as "folk monsters," is one of the most interesting aspects of the country. In every region of Japan you have different mythical monsters and ghosts and other scary creatures which make their way into popular culture in various ways. This is a fabulous book that lists all the major traditional yokai demons of the Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro universe by Shigeru Mizuki. All names and kanji feature furigana for easy...

Photo Kano Love and Happy Book

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:02:47 -0500

Photo Kano Love and Happy Book

Photo Kano is a new PSP romance simulation from Enterbrain, the creators of the popular game and anime series Amagami. In Photo Kano, you build relationships with cute girls by taking flattering pictures of them. Your choices will determine which girl you end up with. This exclusive artbook contains 40 full-color A5 pages packed with information, character and cast profiles, and beautiful art. You also get amazing omake in the form of 3 large double-sided posters featuring the Photo Kano girls...

Megami Fetish ~ Onnanoko ga Egaku Onnanoko

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:04:01 -0500

Megami Fetish ~ Onnanoko ga Egaku Onnanoko

Fans of Megami Magazine, check this out! This beautiful collection of cute shojo girl illustrations features artwork from only women, hence Onnanoko ga Egaku Onnanoko (Girls Whom Girls Draw), a collection of amazing illustrations made by female artists. All the different art styles compiled in this book makes each style seem even more noticeably unique. There is a certain slightly sexy, yet magical nature found in these pictures. In the back you'll find a section where you get to witness the...

Ika Musume Shinryaku Houkoku Ki

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:28:58 -0500

Ika Musume Shinryaku Houkoku Ki

A totally amazing item for all Ika Musume fans, the official guide to the squad girl's second season. This book is the essential reference to the TV series that offers beautiful illustrations and character biographies, individual episode coverage, interviews with the staff behind the amazing series, sketches and more. 112 pages of beautiful color artwork all fans of Ika Musume TV series will want to have in their collection.

Queen's Blade Bitoshi Gaiden Tales of the Wandering Warrior ~ Reina, Nix, Claudette

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:31:42 -0400

Queen's Blade Bitoshi Gaiden Tales of the Wandering Warrior ~ Reina, Nix, Claudette

This new volume of Queen's Blade "side stories" features the very first gorgeous combat artbook heroine of all, Reina, telling the story of her past and her adventures for the first time! Just in time for the Queen's Blade anime, this gorgeously illustrated book (with art from Kaneko Hiraku, master animator and character designer) tells Reina's story over 32 full color pages featuring the scantily clad heroine and other favorites from the franchise. In addition, the book comes with a 60+ minute...

How To Draw Manga Character Posing Book ~ Onnanoko no Karada Hen

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:39:22 -0500

How To Draw Manga Character Posing Book ~ Onnanoko no Karada Hen

This is a fantastic photobook, great to learn how to draw girl characters from actual real model. Featuring tons of bikini pictures from huge amount of angles, explanations on how to draw body lines perfectly; you'll become a master at drawing girls characters. It's a really cool item for anyone who wants to become a manga-ka (manga artist) in the future. Coming with a 50 pages full color gallery by most popular bishoujo artists! (instock)

How to Draw Manga (Girls Version) -- Manga no Kihon Design

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:57:50 -0500

How to Draw Manga (Girls Version) -- Manga no Kihon Design

The Fundamentals of Manga Design series continues with this exhaustive entry on the female character in manga. Every aspect of female character rendering is included, from the basic building blocks of proportion (with changing scales based on whether the character is younger and more moe or older and sexier), to dozens of specialized poses with an emphasis on the actual construction of the character form, step by step. If you've struggled with faces you'll find all the detailed tutorial...

Steins;Gate - Soushi Souai no True Memories

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:49:25 -0500

Steins;Gate - Soushi Souai no True Memories

Fans of cute and sexy girls will love this new artbook from the Steins;Gate anime. Designed as the definitive guide to each of the beautiful Steins;Gate girls, this artbook features over 60 glossy, perfect-bound pages full of artwork, character profiles, and cast interviews, just the thing to satisfy your appetite for more S;G. You also get an awesome omake gift in the form of 6 posters featuring the lab girls in revealing swimsuits. What a bargain!

Galerie de Art ~ Bungaku Shojo 2

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:18:18 -0400

Galerie de Art ~ Bungaku Shojo 2

An absolutely beautiful pastel color based artbook filled with over 150+ pages of full-color bishoujo artwork. The back shows the artistic details and steps that go into making one of these fine pieces, a great reference for aspiring artists. The second addition to the series shows the growth of the artist Miho Takeoka. Addional illustrations by Mizuki Nomura. Printed on 29.5 x 21 cm (11.5 x 8.25 inches) perfect bound, high quality paper. (instock)

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st Visual Collection (Jyo)

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:00:32 -0400

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st Visual Collection (Jyo)

Here's a really special artbook / illustration book, a massive collection of the best art from the first Nanoha Movie, with delightful illustrations of all your favorite characters. You get no less than 24 mini posters, which are dual sided for a total of 48 images, and they're printed on thick paper for long life. They are easily removable from the book so you can take them out without damaging them. The book is a large A4 size, 12 x 9 inches (29 x 22 cm). It also comes with a cool original...

Quarterly Pixiv vol. 07

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:26:52 -0500

Quarterly Pixiv vol. 07

It's time for another installment of the archival magazine of all things modern art and digital design, packed with pages and pages of gorgeous illustrations on perfect-bound paper. With content generated by the critical mass of Pixiv's users (all properly credited and compensated), you get the benefit of that accumulated expertise chosen from the best of the best in Japan's artistic talent. IN THIS ISSUE: Enjoy tons of amazing art from talented creators like Hoshino Lily, Zerokichi, felt...

Evangelion Chronicle Illustrations

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:45:10 -0500

Evangelion Chronicle Illustrations

Relive and appreciate the gorgeous art of Neo Genesis Evangelion. This complete collection shows the entire cast of Evangelion, giving at least one full page to every character, Eva, and Angel shown in the TV show and movies, with multiple pages dedicated to the main characters and Eva units. Featuring the illustrations of amazing artists such as Youichi Fukano, Genichirou Kondou, Hirofumi Ichikawa, K2Shoukai, Takuya Io, Tomotake Kinoshita, STS, Kim Donghoon, Towa Hikiyama, As' Maria, Kaito...

Monthly Anime Style vol.4 w/ Ruri Hoshino Nendoroid Petite

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:36:25 -0500

Monthly Anime Style vol.4 w/ Ruri Hoshino Nendoroid Petite

It's time for the fourth issue of the newly revitalized Monthly Anime Style! Each edition of the magazine focuses on a specific famous anime topic and goes more in depth than you've ever seen, with unreleased images and all new features and interviews with the creators - not to mention a special Petit Nendoroid figure produced by Goodsmile exclusively for the issue. This month's feature is Martian Successor Nadesico, complete with a chibi figure of the adorable Ruri Hoshino, everyone's favorite...

Quarterly pixiv vol. 05

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:06:58 -0400

Quarterly pixiv vol. 05

It's time for another installment of the archival magazine of all things modern art and digital design, packed with pages and pages of gorgeous illustrations on archival perfect bound paper, and backed by easily understandable tutorials that explain just how each was made. With content generated by the critical mass of Pixiv's users (all properly credited and compensated), you get the benefit of that accumulated expertise chosen from the best of the best in Japan's artistic talent. The magazine...

Tiger and Bunny Roman Album

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:18:58 -0500

Tiger and Bunny Roman Album

The ultimate guide book for fans of Tiger & Bunny, this large format artbook is loaded with glossy art and information from the whole series. In addition to tons of official art featuring all the characters from the show, you get a full episode-by-episode guide, information on the voice actors and actresses in the show, official artwork for the mecha and more. Enjoy! 124 pages. (instock)

Muv-Luv Alternative TSF Cross Operation vol. 4

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:29:54 -0500

Muv-Luv Alternative TSF Cross Operation vol. 4

Muv-Luv is a massively popular series of eroge visual novels with gorgeous characters, mighty mecha, and incredibly high production values. Here is the 4th volume of TSF Cross Operation, the official artbook and guide for the action-packed Muv-Luv Alternative side-story Total Eclipse. It also includes Tactical Surface Fighters in Action, a series of famous Muv-Luv Alternative scenes reenacted in epic detail with Muv-Luv mecha figures. This artbook is 187 pages long, thicker than most artbooks...

Chaos;Head (Chaos Head) NOAH Visual Book / Game Guide

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:36:49 -0400

Chaos;Head (Chaos Head) NOAH Visual Book / Game Guide

The full and complete guide to the Xbox 360 / PSP / iPhone / iPad port of the popular PC video game Chaos;Head. From character design to game machanics, this book contains just about everything you could want to know about the game. The visuals in this book are just stunning, thanks to the newly re-rendered CG material used in these recent ports. The back includes a step-by-step guide for achieving every possible ending to the end. It's like a hybrid artbook and game guide. Cool. 120+ full...

Deus Machina Demonbane Complete Illustrations

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:37:43 -0500

Deus Machina Demonbane Complete Illustrations

The complete collection of promotional artwork, magazine illustrations, calendar pinups, posters, collectible cards, and more from the entire Demonbane franchise are collected here in this gorgeous artbook! Nitroplus pulls out all the stops in these great books and this is no exception, presenting a perfect archival collection of all the best full-color Demonbane artwork that you won't see within the actual games themselves - 144 pages of full color lavishly printed sexy art, most of it from...

Tiger and Bunny HERO TV FAN vol. 2

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:25:14 -0500

Tiger and Bunny HERO TV FAN vol. 2

The definitive companion volume for explosively popular superhero sendup anime Tiger & Bunny is here! It's the story of veteran superhero Wild Tiger (Kotetsu T. Kaburagi) who must contend with being paired with young upstart Barnaby Brooks Jr. as they work to keep Sternbild City, this fictional world's New York, from peril at the hands of criminal gangs and worse. Now you can see the entire cast of your favorite characters in vivid color, complete with design portraiture and keyframe guides for...

Symposium of Post-mysticism ~ Touhou Gumon Kuju Preorder

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:54:06 -0500

Symposium of Post-mysticism ~ Touhou Gumon Kuju ** Preorder **

Touhou Gumon Kuju is the newly released official Touhou Project Fanbook, which not only includes beautiful art by the illustrator of Masakichi, but will also introduce every character from Mountain Faith to Ten Desires. With 160 pages of beautiful artwork on A5 size (5.83" x 8.27") hardboard printing, this is a great addition to any Touhou fan's collection. Written by ZUN. Preorder product, scheduled to be released in late January 2012. (preorder)

Tiger and Bunny Official Hero Book 2

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:06:17 -0500

Tiger and Bunny Official Hero Book 2

The official hero book for the great anime series Tiger and Bunny! This is the 2nd part of the two part collection, and includes all the new character profiles, scenes, design boards and information, continuing where the last book left off, starting from episode 14 and continuing until episode 25. Character designs, interviews with the cast and more await you inside. 80 pages of full color greatness.

Quarterly Pixiv vol. 06

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:50:19 -0500

Quarterly Pixiv vol. 06

It's time for another installment of the archival magazine of all things modern art and digital design, packed with pages and pages of gorgeous illustrations on archival perfect bound paper, and backed by easily understandable tutorials that explain just how each was made. With content generated by the critical mass of Pixiv's users (all properly credited and compensated), you get the benefit of that accumulated expertise chosen from the best of the best in Japan's artistic talent. This issue...

Arakawa Under The Bridge Visual Fanbook

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:08:47 -0500

Arakawa Under The Bridge Visual Fanbook

If you are not familiar with the story of Arakawa Under The Bridge, then you are in for a comedic treat. It's a unique story that focuses on the wealthy Ichinomiya Kou and his fateful day under the Arakawa bridge where his life is saved by a homeless girl named Nino. To repay her, he offers to be her boyfriend, which leads him to a new life full of strange and memorable characters. This artbook has some great artwork, its also like an encyclopedia on character details, art, and the story line...

Shunya Yamashita illustration Works III One Voice

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:01:12 -0400

Shunya Yamashita illustration Works III One Voice

Yamashita Shunya has become one of the most famous names in the bishoujo (beautiful girl) illustration world over the past few years, known for his stunning line of PVC figurine designs and game artwork. His first artbook Sweet Dreams was released in 2005 as his popularity was just beginning to grow. After a long wait, here comes another addition this illustration book featuring his latest works! This book contains 120 pages of lavish full-color sexy artwork from Shunya's vast repertoire...

Queen's Gate -- Taki (Soul Calibur)

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:14:55 -0400

Queen's Gate -- Taki (Soul Calibur)

Queen's Blade is the popular bishoujo battle game based on the old Lost Worlds combat RPG made by Flying Buffalo, which has been re-invented as a series of gorgeous artbooks for Moe fans to enjoy. This is the Queen's Gate series, a spin-off set of battle books using characters from other artists, which really makes for some amazing cross-over battles. This fabulous book features Taki from Soul Calibur, the awesome female ninja who hunts demons, whose weapons, fighting style and body are all...

Monthly Anime Style vol. 2 w/Nadia Nendoroid Petite

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:02:18 -0400

Monthly Anime Style vol. 2 w/Nadia Nendoroid Petite

The magazine Monthly Anime Style has returned better than ever under the guidance of figure maker Goodsmile! This second issue features the seminal Gainax TV anime Fushigi no Umi no Nadia , aka Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. In addition to exclusive interviews and rare images from the show's production, granting exclusive, never before seen insights into the show that (in)famously drove so many to otakudom in the early 90s, you'll find an adorable Petit Nendoroid figure of Nadia herself...

Youkai Daihyakka (Blue) ~ Youkai Encyclopedia -- Shigeru Mizuki

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:05:56 -0400

Youkai Daihyakka (Blue) ~ Youkai Encyclopedia -- Shigeru Mizuki

Japan highly stylized world of yokai (also written youkai ), essentially translatable as "folk monsters," is one of the more interesting aspects of Japanese traditional country folklore. In every region of Japan you can find different mythical monsters, ghosts and other scary creatures which make their way into popular culture in various ways. You'll see monsters like the kappa , chigari , tsurubeotoshi , yamajijii and many many others. This is a fabulous book that lists all the major...

Health and Physical Education for Over Thirty ~ Efforts of Love ~ 30 Sai no Hoken Taiiku

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:05:16 -0500

Health and Physical Education for Over Thirty ~ Efforts of Love ~ 30 Sai no Hoken Taiiku

This book that caused quite a splash is a complete manual for Health and Physical Education for people aged 30 or older. Specially aimed at Japan's many otaku , who sometimes live as socially maladjusted hikikomori (shut-ins) despite wanting to interact with people normally. This book helps tackle these problems, giving advice on everything from fixing one's personal appearance to avoiding bad topics of conversation when talking with the opposite sex, and how to handle yourself if things get...

Water Nuri-e ~ Mizu Nurie

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:14:36 -0400

Water Nuri-e ~ Mizu Nurie

This water color book, called "mizu nuri-e," pronounced "Mee-zoo - noo-REE-eh" which features simple yet artistic illustrations of every day things. Eight sheets measuring 13x19 cm (5.1 x 7.4 inches) feature cute drawings of kids clothing, delicious food, toy robots, desserts and books that give you plenty of practice. Simply add colors to the images as you wish! Comes with a water color brush. (instock)

How to Draw Girls ~ Manga Class (Onnanoko no Kakikata - Manga no Kyoshitsu)

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:30:50 -0400

How to Draw Girls ~ Manga Class (Onnanoko no Kakikata - Manga no Kyoshitsu)

Learn how to draw like a real mangaka by first focusing on your ability to draw girls. Onnanoko no Kakikata shows all the details and tips required to make your amateur drawings level up to works you'll be proud of. This book is a great resource for budding artists. It shows and explains many basic points about drawing manga with many colorful and useful pictures. Need a reference of many different clothing and hair styles? It's here. Need to know how the body falls, bend and twists when it...

Queen's Blade Vanquished Queens

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:48:42 -0400

Queen's Blade Vanquished Queens

Queen's Blade Vanquished Queens is the illustrated storybook companion series to the Queen's Blade anime and Queen's Blade, Queen's Blade Rebellion, and Queen's Gate series of combat artbooks. You'll find dozens of pages of opulently illustrated fanservicey art inside, with a focus on the beautiful Eiwa-illustrated Annelotte and her story. Stock is limited so placing orders early is advised. (instock)

Colorful Days Collection ~ A Channel The Animation Official Guide Book

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:16:09 -0400

Colorful Days Collection ~ A Channel The Animation Official Guide Book

An incredible item for every A Channel fan, an essential piece to complete your collection. This is an official A Channel Anime Guidebook dedicated to featuring fantastic illustration work, comments by staff members and creators and more. Just awesome! 128 pages, all including something you are going to want to see. (instock)

Border Break Modeling Works ~ Hobby Japan Special

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:56:53 -0500

Border Break Modeling Works ~ Hobby Japan Special

Here's a great item for fans of puramo or plastic models, and excellent robots that fight each other. A special issue dedicated to the excellent world of Border Break, the hit arcade game in which robots known as Blast Runners do battle with each other. The robots are gorgeously designed, and the book is filled with images of the best professionally made models from the series. You also get cool model parts to put together yourself, the LM-Sirius and Heavy Pike weapons. (instock)

Queen's Blade Rebellion 4 -- Tanyan and Sainyan

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:30:58 -0400

Queen's Blade Rebellion 4 -- Tanyan and Sainyan

Here comes the two latest characters of the Queen's Blade Rebellion series, Tanyan and Sainyan. They are twins who are descendants of a lineage of "Anti-demon experts" (or exorcists) that has been carrying the responsibility of protecting their village for generations. The elder sister Tanyan is a holy sword user. She's strong willed but has a cheerful personality. The younger sister Sainyan can use a mysterious power similar to magic. Those 2 cute character were created by the famous character...

Queen's Blade Rebellion ~ Young Wife Ardra Normal Edition

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:09:08 -0500

Queen's Blade Rebellion ~ Young Wife Ardra Normal Edition

"To all the fools who dare oppose me - turn into the stone statues that line this arena!" Ardra is the victor of the past two Queen's Blade tournaments and current reigning queen. The daughter born from the coupling of the land's highest church leader and the lord of the underworld, she is a cursed half-demon. Eight years ago, using her innate summoning abilities she called forth the demon Delmore, forging a contract with him that granted her powers of "petrifying gaze" and "flesh-rending...

Queen's Blade Rebellion -- Yuit and Vante

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:09:52 -0400

Queen's Blade Rebellion -- Yuit and Vante

Fans of Queen's Blade, we've got a new artbook in stock that is from the new famous sequel called 'Rebellion.' Starring in this new book, the Yuit and Vante team, 2 super girls that will work together and do anything to defeat their opponent, even if it means tearing apart their clothes! Complete your collection today. (instock) Great discount: get 15% off 3 or more DVDs. Just add them to your cart and the discount will be calculated automatically.

Queen's Blade Rebellion ~ Shigi

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:30:13 -0500

Queen's Blade Rebellion ~ Shigi

Shigi is the next hot character from the Queen's Blade Rebellion series. Wearing a very sexy outfit for a nun, Shigi enters the battle with this new fantastic artbook, featuring character designs, sexy poses and full color drawings by famous Oda Non. Another collector's piece from Queen's blade that you don't want to let go. (instock) Great discount: get 15% off 3 or more DVDs. Just add them to your cart and the discount will be calculated automatically.

Queen's Blade ~ Musha Miko Emaki -- Tomoe

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:37:17 -0500

Queen's Blade ~ Musha Miko Emaki -- Tomoe

With the enormous popularity of the Queen's Blade combat artbook game in Japan, its publishers decided to branch out and bring the characters to life even further with a series of Bitoshi Gaiden (Beautiful Warrior Side Stories) books. Musha Miko Tomoe is the first in this series, a hardbound, full-color tome lavishly illustrated by artist Eiwa that depicts the struggle of Shinto priestess Tomoe against the demonic hordes of her enemies, led by the female-demon general Shizuka. It wouldn't be...

Angels III -- Kanan's Works

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:13:34 -0500

Angels III -- Kanan's Works

Here's a great artbook for fans of the "Galaxy Angel" anime and game series. This illustration collection features the original works of "Galaxy Angel" character designer KANAN in a fun and wacky perfect bound artbook form, with lots of glossy artwork for you to enjoy. Features page to page full color illustrations showcasing all the characters (with character profiles) in various poses and expressions utilizing his trademark elements of Moe (large expressive eyes, sexy costumes, and a girlish...

Always Bakate Tsu No. 1 ~ Stupid Anytime Book -- Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:11:17 -0400

Always Bakate Tsu No. 1 ~ Stupid Anytime Book -- Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts

Baka to Test to Shokanju ("Idiots, Tests and Summoned Beasts") is a fun anime about a boy named Akihisa who is put into the "baka" (stupid) class for helping a fellow student when she faints during a placement test, and the many adventures they have from that point. This is the official fanbook of the series, filled with gorgeous full page and color artworks, detailed story and characters introduction, special interviews and more exclusive content, the perfect book for everyone who loves this...

Rainbow Spectrum: colors ~ artworks of Kiyotaka Haimura

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:29:01 -0500

Rainbow Spectrum: colors ~ artworks of Kiyotaka Haimura

Haimura Kiyotaka, the artist for the covers and interior illustrations of To Aru Majutsu no Index and To Aru Kagaku no Railgun as well as many other projects (including Peach Princess's own Yume Miru Kusuri) presents this epic and gorgeous artbook of his compiled Index works! Spanning 192 pages and packed with over 350 amazing illustrations, this is the rich, dreamy world of Haimura's work that you've always wanted to see. While the focus is on material from the Index and Railgun novels, his...

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ~ Yun Kouga Works Complete

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:16:22 -0500

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ~ Yun Kouga Works Complete

Yun Kouga is the female bishounen mangaka who famously brought us Loveless before being brought on as character designer for Gundam 00. This book contains her complete contributions to the entire Gundam 00 project, including the movie, featuring design work never before printed or published along with a dozen full color promotional images and an interview section at the back. A4 size, perfect bound, 80 pages with dust jacket. 16 pages full color, 64 pages dichromatic (grayscale and green). From...

Enfu Poster ~ Enfu Bar

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:29:09 -0500

Enfu Poster ~ Enfu Bar

This is Enfu print # 27 Enfu Bar displaying a large jidouhanbaiki (vending machine) with various parody drinks. Take a look inside and see what you recognize? This is a poster print open edition size with the following dimensions: 24"x30" This is a bigger size from the original Enfu bar as requested by fans. Grab this awesome poster today! These will be shipped in a protective tube (add $2) for the journey to your door. (instock) (christmasitem) Great discount: get 15% off 3 or more DVDs. Just...

Enfu Poster ~ Nihon Town

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:16:07 -0500

Enfu Poster ~ Nihon Town

This is a large glossy poster, Enfu print # 38, that takes you around town in Japan. Designed with various famous characters from Japan in a fun "Where's Waldo" themed motiff. It's an open edition size with the following dimension. 8.5"x39" and no white border. Search this site for the companion key here to see what characters you'll find inside. Grab this awesome poster today! These will be shipped in a protective tube (add $2) for the journey to your door. (instock) (christmasitem) Great...

Enfu Poster ~ Niko Niko Boy

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:21:42 -0400

Enfu Poster ~ Niko Niko Boy

This is a large glossy poster, Enfu print #43 featuring a fun image of Niko Niko Boy. This is an open edition size with the following dimensions: 13.5" x 39" and no white border. Grab this awesome poster today! These will be shipped in a protective tube (add $2) for the journey to your door. (instock) (christmasitem) Great discount: get 15% off 3 or more DVDs. Just add them to your cart and the discount will be calculated automatically.

The Art of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:31:05 -0400

The Art of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

The Japanese both young and young at heart are excited about the latest Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli film about a cute goldfish that yearns to become human called Ponyo (a name that sounds like a bouncing ball or bubble, that you'll enjoy repeating just because it sounds so cute). This purchase is for the authentic Art Book from 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea'. Actually this book could be called 'making of Ponyo' as you get access to the most fantastic fan resource on the new Ghibli Studio movie. 270...