In this November 2020 post I showcased the cover art of Garōden ( 餓狼伝 – Legend Of The Hungry Wolf), a series of Japanese martial arts novels by Japanese sci-fi writer Baku Yumemakura, illustrated by the renowned manga artist Katsuya Terada.

Garoden isn’t their only collaboration; Terada-san has also illustrated the covers for another of Yumemakura’s novel series, Chimera ( キマイラ ), which follows the story of Ko Otori, a normal high school student who experiences a repeating dream of being eaten by a beast from inside himself. When Ko meets Reiichi Kuki, the elite student who rules his school, the encounter awakens hidden powers inside him; a terrifying and legendary creature known as a Chimera.

Check out these stunning covers for the novel illustrated by Terada; as always the artist’s signature cross-hatching style really adds rich and intricate textural quality to his drawings –

Just like the art covers he has done for Garoden, here’s hoping these illustrations for Chimera also find their way eventually into his next art book, and hopefully without too long a wait !


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