Inuyasha Anime Artbook [Paperback]

Rumiko Takahashi (Author), Rumiko Takahashi (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Shogakukan (January 10, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 4091011896
• ISBN-13: 978-4091011893
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,807,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The spotlight on Rumiko Takahashi's career began in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan's annual New Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series, Urusei Yatsura, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. This phenomenally successful manga series was adapted into anime format and spawned a TV series and half a dozen theatrical-release movies, all incredibly popular in their own right. Takahashi followed up the success of her debut series with one blockbuster hit after another--Maison Ikkoku ran from 1980 to 1987, Ranma 1/2 from 1987 to 1996, and Inuyasha from 1996 to 2008. Other notable works include Mermaid Saga, Rumic Theater, and One-Pound Gospel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even if my Japanese is like my Unicorns. . ., January 9, 2003

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"fiendsoftruckee" (Truckee, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inuyasha Anime Artbook (Paperback)

Hm. . . What is there to say? I find it absolutely enchanting to see the illustrations of Ms. Rumiko Takahashi in full color. The snapshots from various episodes and the character profiles and sketches are intriguing, even if I can't understand a single Japanese character.

Warning, to those that are following Cartoon-Network's release of the anime and Viz's release of the manga: This artbook has art from much further into both anime and manga. . . There are minor spoilers for the manga most especially. For those that are current with what Japan has
already released, this will be no problem, just rather fun.

I found this book, which is imported from Japan and therefore in original format (Heh...) to be absolutely worth the money and quite entertaining. For those who have the cash to spare, I recommend purchasing the artbook. I know I don't regret it the tiniest bit. (My only nit-pick is the spelling of Gallery as Gallary-Oh well.) The artwork within this book is stunning and truely Rumiko Takahashi.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Erm...yeah...., April 5, 2003

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Kaito (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inuyasha Anime Artbook (Paperback)

Hiya. For me, this book was great! It helped me with a lot of cosplay. I'd be lost on the Miroku costume without it. ^_^ This book is great, even if you can't read Japanese (I can! Haha!). If you haven't been keeping up with the Japanese manga or newly release episodes, this may spoil a bit for you. It has great unreleased art and color manga srips. I stongly recommend you buy this.
I gave it a 4 because it's not in English. This IS an english site and I doubt you can all read kanji. Also, the skip throughout the manga skips some important facts, but other than that, this your guide to Inuyasha!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SWEET!, November 3, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Inuyasha Anime Artbook (Paperback)

In this book you can learn to draw Inuyasha, Kagome, Kikyo, Shippo, Sango,Miroku, Naraku, Sesshomaru, Kouga, Kaede and Kagura. It is really cool, if you are an Inuyasha fan you will love this book