The Twelve Kingdoms ( Juni Kokuki – 十二国記 ) Settei art book showcases illustrations and character model sheets by famed manga/concept artist Yamada Akihiro ( Lodoss War : Lady Of Pharis, RahXephon ) for the anime The Twelve Kingdoms, based on a series of light novels by Ono Fuyumi.

On top of the many beautiful color illustrations, there are close to 100 pieces of character model sheets that really show off the amazing character design work that Yamada Akihiro created for this anime adaptation. If you like the style of his work, I most certainly recommend checking out the character designs he worked on for the Shinobi film.

Yamada Akihiro’s Twelve Kingdoms pop-up store at Maruzen Marunouchi bookstore. I will have 2 of his art books for review in the coming weeks.
Here are 2 older ones I’ve reviewed – https://t.co/Qnz8zKNVmH pic.twitter.com/myv2l3eCLV

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I’m a really big fan of Yamada Akihiro’s art work so this was a day one purchase for me, and definitely makes for a nice companion to the other two illustration art books that I previously reviewed here and here. This is an easy recommendation for fans of the artist’s work or the anime.

Twelve Kingdoms Anime Settei Art Book 十二国記 アニメ設定画集 山田章博 details :

– Dimensions – 11.22 x 8.27 x 0.39 inches
– Softcover with dust jacket, 128 pages.
– Full color, in Japanese language ( contents of book are mostly art work )

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