Yasuhiko Yoshikazu (安彦良和) is a renowned animator/manga artist whose long list of credits include MS Gundam, Venus Wars, Crusher Joe and many more.

This art book is an expanded edition of the Japanese visual arts magazine Geijutsu Shincho (芸術新潮) June 2024 issue, released in conjunction with the Yasuhiko Yoshikazu art exhibition that took place at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum Of Art from June to September 2024.

The contents cover an extensive and very comprehensive collection of the artist’s manga art work, with each entry showcased through a synopsis of the story as well as beautiful colored illustrations as well as select pages of manga panels.

As I also mentioned in my review of the earlier publication in which this new art book is based on, Japanese magazines & periodicals often do not receive re-prints once they sold-out, so the publishers’ decision to upgrade it into a proper art book is much welcomed so that readers like us can continue to ( have the choice to ) purchase the book.

Yasuhiko Yoshikazu is a very accomplished artist and his colored illustrations are just gorgeous; just take a look at some of the bigger portrait format preview images I’ve included in my review above. If you take a moment to study them, he is really adept in his use of colors to create depth/separation of the characters to create dynamic and eye-catching compositions, something much easier said than done.

This art book is a most splendid collection of his art work and gets my highest recommendations.

“Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Illustration Archives Art Book 安彦良和の歴史画報” details :

Dimensions – 11.02 x 8.27 x 0.71 inches
Softcover, 240 pages
Full color, In Japanese language

  
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