This is a new art book edition of the June 2022 issue of the Japanese visual arts magazine Geijutsu Shincho (芸術新潮) featuring the work of renowned manga/concept artist Yamada Akihiro (山田章博), who bought us such amazing works like Record Of Lodoss War : Lady Of Pharis, The Twelve Kingdoms, RahXephon and more.

The book takes a look back at his expansive portfolio of work that includes manga work as well as character design for games and animation, with a big feature on The Twelve Kingdoms. Also included are interviews with character designer Yutaka Izubuchi as well as Yamada Akihiro himself, plus a showcase on how he painted the cover art for the magazine.

Because magazines and periodicals are almost never reprinted once they sell-out in Japan, the move by the publishers reprint it as an art book is great because it will ensure that interested readers will have a chance to acquire a copy in the future as they do get reprinted. At the time of writing this review, the magazine is out of print.

A beautiful collection of some of Yamada Akihiro’s most famous works; the cover art itself alone is almost worth the price of the book, but there are so much more beautiful art work collected in here; highly recommended for fans of the artist.

If you’re looking for more of his art work from The Twelve Kingdoms, go here or look at the full list of his art books I’ve reviewed before.

The World Of Yamada Akihiro Art Book「十二国記」絵師 山田章博の世界 art book details :

– Dimensions –‎ 8.27 x 5.87 x 0.39 inches
– Softcover, 128 pages.
– Full color, in Japanese language

  
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