Anime/Manga Artbooks

By Zeb. 26/07/09, 09:38 pm

So does anyone collect them? And I'm talking about actually owning the artbook, and not scans.
This includes specialty sets e.g. the Death Note "Death Box" or the limited edition Chocolate sets for Digi Charat.

http://www.hlj.com/product/syu08042

Just curious to know what the scene is like here in NZ.

By Basaka. 26/07/09, 09:59 pm

I uh, plan too... I have an ARIA poster book, and I plan to get all 4 artbooks eventually...

DO have a Chinese version of Kino's Journey art though.

By sweet georgia brown. 27/07/09, 10:34 am

I have like six or seven.
Sucks that shipping makes them so expensive.

By Zeb. 27/07/09, 10:43 am

Depends on where you're getting them from Juxtapoz. If you're buying from someone in NZ, then yeah, it gets expensive, but places like JPQueen and Mandarake are awesome Very Happy

Basaka is the poster book still even available?!?! @_@
Am kicking myself for not getting all the Aria artbooks when they came out. Was able to get Cielo, but yeah, hard to find the others unless you go Yahoo! Auctions way.

By Pyro. 27/07/09, 01:40 pm

I have one artbook, but it's for a game, does that still count? xD

It was really expensive-- not surprising, considering it had been out of print since '04. But I love iiit~

I want to get a few more artbooks sometime, but mostly for games.

By **JVCA**. 27/07/09, 01:44 pm

I hope to get more someday (money... *sigh* ), but at the moment the only one I have is the CLAMP Mutuality Code Geass concepts book, which is amazing. *o*
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By **Admin**. 27/07/09, 02:31 pm

There are two artbooks I want. P: I'm not sure if one of them exists though.

The first would be the Genso Suikoden Tierkreis 108 Character Guide and the other would be an xxxholic artbook. But I'm not sure if there are any holic artbooks. Px
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By Zeb. 27/07/09, 02:37 pm

Jess the Mutuality book is GORGEOUS, good choice!!! Very Happy

And Admin (do you go by another name?!!?) I think there are a few animation art books for xXXHolic but if you want the art by CLAMP, the only thing I've really seen are those yearly calendar sets they put out.

By **Admin**. 27/07/09, 02:42 pm

Oooooh. Yearly calendars? I was just sulking over the fact that I didn't have a 2009 calendar and it was already half way through the year. XD

Oh, and you can call me Alex. Most people call me that... among other things that shall not be mentioned any further than this.
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By Zeb. 27/07/09, 02:55 pm

Really old photo, I also have 2007 & 2008 but can't be bothered taking a new photo (will do so when I get my photo gallery of my collection up on my site... one day...)

Each calendar is pretty large and comes with a special gift, 2005 was a little stamping set, 04 were pens and 06 was a mini-desk calendar.

And hello Alex :)

By **Admin**. 27/07/09, 03:03 pm

Oh wai, hai. 8DDD

Aww. I looked up CLAMP Calendars and it seems they haven't made a 2009 one. P:
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By Zeb. 27/07/09, 03:06 pm

NO WAY @_@

I was kinda annoyed that I missed out on this year's one but if they haven't even made one, I feel KINDA better. But I don't quite believe they haven't... MUST RESEARCH NOW.

*Zeb gets ott about this sort of thing*

By Rolly. 27/07/09, 03:10 pm

By Zeb. 27/07/09, 03:11 pm

You're absolutely correct Alex, Kodansha didn't put out a CLAMP calendar this year. Which is weird, but ah well.

fyi these calendars aren't pure xXXHolic, they're also Tsubasa Chronicles.

By Zeb. 27/07/09, 04:48 pm

Speaking of CLAMP's Mutuality artbook, if anyone has been wanting it; this is probably the cheapest I've seen it anywhere (someone please prove me wrong!)

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048542869/ref=pe_3542_13761752_pe_ar_d1

Around NZ$32 for the book, and another $10 or so for shipping. Damn good.

p.s. if you've never shopped from Amazon JP before, its really easy, just login with your standard Amazon account, and use 1-click ordering. :)