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An art book that is long overdue, Ikegami Ryoichi Art Works is a superb collection of illustrations from the famed manga artist of Crying Freeman, Sanctuary and Mai The Psychic Girl.

Running at a sumptuous 288 pages, the art book is split into 2 separate volumes, with one book dedicated to male characters, and the other female. While a good portion of both volumes feature illustrations from Crying Freeman, likely the artist’s most famous work; there’s still a good spread of content from Ikegami’s other mangas, and this is the biggest collection of his art work published yet.

(above & below) Illustrations from the manga Tales Of Lady Snowblood, based on the original Shurayuki-hime manga by the late Kazuo Koike and Kauzo Kamimura. Read my review for the manga here.

The 2 volumes come housed in a protective thin cardboard slipcase.

I’ve been waiting for a long time for a good collection of Ikegami Ryoichi’s beautiful art work, and this is everything I’ve hoped for. My highest recommendations.

“Ikegami Ryoichi Art Works 池上遼一 男編&女編” book details :

Dimensions – 28.4 x 21.2 x 2 cm
Softcover, 288 pages
Full Color, in Japanese

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