32 Japanese artists and illustrators showcase their stunning flair and boundless imagination in this Science Fiction centric art book published by PIE International, the latest in a series of illustration books with a focus on landscapes and environment art; check out these titles that I reviewed previously – Mysterious Scenes From A Dark Fantasy World / Everyday Scenes From A Parallel World / Retrospective Scenes From A Sentimental World.
These 32 artists leverage the rich visual culture of anime and manga to create sci-fi art that is in many ways uniquely Japanese, and is certainly a breath of fresh air from the more common visual style of science fiction offerings we see posted on social media. Here’s the full list of the illustrators featured in this book –
ああもんど/あすてろid/AF_KURO/APO+/EVILVIT/維吹/植田たてり/宇木敦哉/えすてぃお/エヲカクPETER/カシワイ/カタユキコ/黒イ森/K, Kanehira/坂月さかな/CLT/JNTHED/Sheng Lam/SWAV/谷口修/津城野葉太/neco/Novelance/歯車ラプト/PALOW./パンチ/日田慶治/丸紅茜/ミズノシンヤ/みっちぇ(亡霊工房)/ろるあ/waneella
Many of the artists showcased are new to me, with a few familiar artists whose art books I’ve covered previously. I’ve included links to their featured illustrations below.
(above & below) The illustrations of artist Shinya Mizuno. I’ve had the art book in my amazon cart for the longest time, maybe I should really commit and get it for review soon…
(above) Art work by Tsukino Yota. He doesn’t have a published art book yet, but I really like his work and I hope one is on the way !
(above) An illustration from the Steam Reverie In Amber Illustration Book I reviewed a while back, by artist Kuroimori (黒イ森). Very lovely illustrations, and I highly recommend the art book.
(below) Malbeni Akane’s bold and whimsical illustration style is instantly recognizable. Check out my review for her art book.
This is a splendid volume to discover the work of some new exciting Japanese artists and illustrators while marveling the excellent sci-fi illustrations showcased. Recommended.
Also be sure to check out these other art books in the series by Japanese publisher PIE International – Mysterious Scenes From A Dark Fantasy World / Everyday Scenes From A Parallel World / Retrospective Scenes From A Sentimental World
“Science Fiction Illustration” art book details :
– Dimensions – 10.3 x 10 x 0.6 inches
– Softcover, 160 pages
– Full color, in Japanese/English
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July 21st, 2021 at 7:41 am
Wow, this looks fantastic! I follow Wanneela on instagram and love whenever her stuff comes up in the feed.
July 23rd, 2021 at 9:42 am
MJ – Yes, I like her art work too ! :]
July 24th, 2021 at 12:14 am
Wow…again, another review of another book that is going right on my “You’d better check this out!” list!
July 25th, 2021 at 8:31 am
Marc – Definitely worth taking a look ! :]