SF20: The Art of Street Fighter [Paperback]

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It's the most complete collection of official Street Fighter artwork ever! The Art of Street Fighter gathers over 1,500 illustrations created by Capcom's top artists over the past 20 years. Included are character designs, concept art, sketches, promo artwork, plus many never-before-published pieces from both Street Fighter's past and from the all-new Street Fighter IV!

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Udon Entertainment (September 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897376588
• ISBN-13: 978-1897376584
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #21,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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  #22 in	Books > Entertainment > Pop Culture > Art

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 20 years of fantastic art, September 17, 2009

By	Parka (Singapore) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

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This review is from: SF20: The Art of Street Fighter (Paperback)

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SF20: The Art of Street Fighter is actually a translated edition of the Japanese art book Street Fighter Art Works (ISBN:4862332145). It's really great that Capcom (or Udon Entertainment) has decided to translate it and pushed it out so fast.

SF20 is a 20th anniversary tribute art book to Street Fighter, which was actually released in 1987. This is a pretty thick 320-page paperback. It doesn't come with a dust jacket like the Japanese edition. On the non-glossy pages are printed with over 1500 illustrations, paintings and sketches. The spine is a bit inflexible for a book this thick and will definitely have wrinkles if you open the pages too wide.

The illustrations are divided into chapters by artists, namely:

* Akiman
* Kinu Nishimura
* CRMK
* Daigo Ikeno
* Daichan
* Edayan
* Shinkiro

Akiman is the designer for the classic Street Fighter characters. Daigo Ikeno is the art director and character designer for Street Fighter IV. The last chapter is a collection of work from other artists.

Since this is a character based game, you'll see a lot of character designs. They are a mixture in sizes from small portraits to the full page group splash art. Most are full colored illustrations in myriad manga styles. There are captions for everything and several artists interviews.

Work comes from all the various different versions of Street Fighter, including spin-offs like Super Puzzle Fighter II, or even some SNK-vs-CAPCOM illustrations -- rivalry between King of Fighters and Street Fighter is strong and burning. Included also are the latest Street Fighter IV character profile designs used in the game.

The art here spans over an impressive 20 years, I'm very sure there will be more to come. This satisfying thick compilation is recommended to all Street Fighter fans and collectors.

If you have bought Street Fighter Tribute and Udon's Art of Capcom and like them, I'm very sure you'll like this book as well.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 320 page love letter to Fans, September 15, 2009

By	Audiobook listner (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SF20: The Art of Street Fighter (Paperback)

Something that makes this book extremely special to my mind is the illustrators comment on their work or a particular illustration. There are a few short interviews on their experiences working with Street Fighter. The art is divided into to sections devoted to Akiman, Shinkiro, Ikeno, and much more. I am very happy with my copy and appreciate the love and detail that obviously went into compiling this volume.

One note though, not all the pictures are large, but its perfectly understandable with the sheer volume of illustrations in this already very loaded book.

Highly Recommend.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Way Over Due!, October 13, 2009

By	James Bader - See all my reviews

This review is from: SF20: The Art of Street Fighter (Paperback)

This book is great.

Only cons are:

Arranged only by artist.

No index or appendix.

Binding comes lose quickly.

Other than that it's a great book. Brings all the major stuff together so you don't have to search the internet for it.