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Currently writing the review for Mahiro Maeda's 'Zatsu' art book. There's a lot of good stuff in here. Review should be up in a day or two. 雑 #前田真宏画集 Get a copy here - AMZ JP - amzn.to/41yBBHU CDJapan - shorturl.at/JH3g4

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The prettiest Lawson conbini you've ever seen. As collected in the Suzume background art book (2023) - halcyonrealms.com/books/suzume...

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ICYMI - Mike Mignola's 'Bowling With Corpses', a delightfully illustrated collection of 8 short comic stories. Hardcover, 112 pages. Explore more in my review - halcyonrealms.com/books/bowlin...

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Just picked up @Criterion's 4K UHD for Chen Kaige's 'Farewell My Concubine' on sale at $19.95, winner of Palme d'Or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. I haven't seen the film for a while but I remember the cinematography is spectacular - amzn.to/4hlhqBM

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Cassette Futurism porn. Photographs courtesy of mznbs.bsky.social - I highly recommend his art book - halcyonrealms.com/books/mzn-pe...

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A little more information on the 'Mythical Animals' ( まぼろしのどうぶつ展 ) art/illustration exhibition starting on Mar 10 at Boris Zakkaten, Tokyo, featuring artists like Higuchi Yuko & Daisuke Igarashi ( Children Of The Sea ) - halcyonrealms.com/illustration...

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One little known Mahiro Maeda film credit; beautiful storyboards he drew for #Furiosa : A Mad Max Saga (2024). Some of these are included in his newly published 'Zatsu' art book. My review coming soon. Get a copy here - amzn.to/3QJgEE4

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I just updated my art books review page; currently count - 13 for 2025, 1026 total since 2009. Here are some of my latest reviewed titles; see the full list here - halcyonrealms.com/store/

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Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro Imageboards art book goes on sale today. Large format softcover, 176 pages. I'll be picking up a copy for review となりのトトロ (宮﨑駿イメージボード全集 3)- AMZ JP - amzn.to/43mZUd3 CDJapan - shorturl.at/lCdbK

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A few limited copies of the much sought after 'THE ARTWORK OF BERSERK' book is available on CDJapan. 239 pages, hardcover. $26 USD. Get a copy before it's gone ( I got mine ) - shorturl.at/RcyGX

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If you haven't already followed Greg, do it now ! BIG fan of all his game and film poster art work.

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I'm heading to Tokyo in May, these are some animation/manga/illustration exhibitions I'm planning to visit, on top of my usual run of the big museums to catch any special art/painting exhibitions. Sharing them in case anyone is interested too -

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ICYMI - 'The Art And Making Of Arcane' is a book most befitting the spectacular Netflix/Fortiche animation series, with over 220 pages of fantastic env concept art, character/prop designs packed in a beautifully designed hardcover volume. See more in my review - halcyonrealms.com/books/the-ar...

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I will oversee the transfer and do a commentary track

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Oldie. Think I was playing a lot of Inside at the time

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Upcoming Japanese art book reviews - Mahiro Maeda 'Zatsu' - amzn.to/3QJgEE4 World of Buichi Terisawa - amzn.to/4h5DyQD Shuichi Kusamori BG Art Works - amzn.to/4ilIcLp Sculptors LABO 2 - amzn.to/41PE693

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More art book PSA; The Otomo Complete Works website has announced the release date ( April 18 ) for the next 2 titles from Phase 2 - Apple Paradise - amzn.to/4boZxkl AKIRA Vol 2 - amzn.to/4hafJqI More details here ( In JP only ) - otomo-complete.com/news/details...

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Art book PSA - Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro Imageboards art book will be out this Friday Mar 7. I'll be picking up a copy for review となりのトトロ (宮﨑駿イメージボード全集 3)- AMZ JP - amzn.to/43mZUd3 CDJapan - shorturl.at/lCdbK

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That would be the late Ron Cobb, concept artist extraordinaire - halcyonrealms.com/books/the-ar...

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Upcoming Japanese art book reviews - Mahiro Maeda 'Zatsu' - amzn.to/3QJgEE4 World of Buichi Terisawa - amzn.to/4h5DyQD Shuichi Kusamori BG Art Works - amzn.to/4ilIcLp Sculptors LABO 2 - amzn.to/41PE693

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Iris Compiet's 'Star Wars Bestiary ( vol 1 )' art book is a celebration of the dazzling variety of alien beasts & creatures that inhabit galaxies far, far away; TaunTauns, Porgs, Rancors & many more. 208 pages, hardcover. Explore more in my review - halcyonrealms.com/books/star-w...

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A Lisbon street. Painted this time last year.

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Nishimi's layouts for the first #Tekkonkinkreet image boards—you can tell this was very early in the process because we're using #Animatrix L/O paper with its ANIMA label (Animatrix having been our only other 'scope project) #AmerBeton #鉄コン筋クリート #anime #animeBG #sakuga #作画 #TaiyoMatsumoto #松本大洋

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Excited to see this exhibition when I'm in Tokyo later in May. Hoping there's a big fat catalog art book like Intron Depot on steroids I can pick up. But the chance to see Shirow's originals alone will be well worth it - halcyonrealms.com/anime/shirow...

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ICYMI - The Art & Making Of Arcane - the book delivers not only on both quantity & quality of the concept art pieces, but the design/layout is exceptional as well, and make for a really fantastic read. Big hardcover, 224 pages. See more in my review - halcyonrealms.com/books/the-ar...

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Art book PSA - Renowned anime director/concept artist Mahiro Maeda's 'Zatsu' art book is out today. My copy is in the mail and will post pictures when I get it. Order a copy here 雑 #前田真宏画集- AMZ JP - amzn.to/41yBBHU CDJapan - shorturl.at/JH3g4

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The Setabun museum's Shirow Masamune/Ghost In The Shell exhibition is updated with a slideshow of what I assume will be originals that will be on display. Very exciting - www.setabun.or.jp/exhibition/2... These are also collected in the Intron Depot art book - halcyonrealms.com/anime/shirow...

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The 4K Re-mastered version of Satoshi Kon's debut film 'Perfect Blue' is out today. On my wishlist ! You can order it below - AMZ JP - amzn.to/4bnorRl CDJapan - shorturl.at/gWJQS

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This should be interesting - 'The Manga That Raised Katsuhiro Otomo' exhibition will be held at the Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subculture from Mar 7 - Jun 23. I'm definitely visiting when I'm in Tokyo in May - www.tokyoartbeat.com/en/events/-/...

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The Art Of Ron Cobb, showcasing the work of the legendary concept artist who contributed to all the great sci-fi films you can think of - Alien/Aliens/Total Recall/Rocketeer/The Abyss/Back To The Future & more. 208 pages, hardcover. See more in my review - halcyonrealms.com/books/the-ar...

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They don't really look like much, but it's difficult to describe the impact of these experiments. Many of our colleagues were quite surprised that this kind of thing could actually work. All that we'd done before—Mindgame, Animatrix, going back to Noiseman and Extra—was considerably less complex.

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Japanese art books showcasing background art are always a delightful read, but if you want something with a little more written context/annotations, @reallyriekeles.bsky.social's Anime Architecture (2021) is an excellent one to pick up. See more in my review - halcyonrealms.com/books/anime-...

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