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Heroes and Heroines: Japanese Video Game + Animation Illustration (Japanese Edition) Paperback – October 2, 2012

Japanese Edition by Yoshiyuki Oba (Editor)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 40 ratings
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Who are the hottest Japanese video game and animation heroes and heroines? This is a most up-to-date collection of 100 prominent character designers of video games and animation created in 2010 and 2011. No other book collects as many professional works as this book. For game and animation fans, this book allows a comprehensive look at a variety of characters from a range of video game titles, as well as the work of character designers. Designers featured in this book include Shigenori Soejima, Suzuhito Yasuda, Mel Kishida, redjuice, Masayoshi Tanaka, Makoto Tsuchibayashi, aokiume, Takahiro Kishida, Eiji Kaneda, and more. Interviews with Shigenori Soejima ("Catherine," "Persona 3," and "Persona 4") and Eiji Kaneda ("Rezel Cross") make this the definitive book on Japanese video game design.
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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English, Japanese
  3. Publisher
    PIE International
  4. Publication date
    October 2, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    8.75 x 0.75 x 6.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    4756241697
  7. ISBN-13
    978-4756241696
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About the Author

Yoshiyuki Oba is an editor for PIE International.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ PIE International; Bilingual edition (October 2, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, Japanese
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 4756241697
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-4756241696
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.75 x 6.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 40 ratings

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Customers appreciate the craftsmanship and illustrations in the book. They also say it's a really good book for reference if interested in Japanese.

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Customers find the book really good for reference if interested in Japanese. They also appreciate the excellent quality of the printing.

"...Nice printing- excellent quality." Read more

"...Still, it's nice to check it all out. But I had hoped for some 'rougher' pictures instead of just a lot of cut and paste final designs...." Read more

"...However this is kinda nice. If your are looking for an art book, this is not it." Read more

"Its a really good book if you for reference if interested in Japanese style illustration. I am truly satisfied." Read more

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Customers find the illustrations in the book to be beautiful.

"...It is a great tool for fleshing out an artistic direction and main character design while being a good reference for posing...." Read more

"I love all the artwork in this...." Read more

"...It covers everything from anime, to video games. The art selection is really great...." Read more

"This book is in Japanese, but the illustrations are amazing. It's a lot of anime showing video game art. I need 1 more word so there it is." Read more

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J. Chan
5.0 out of 5 stars A good place to start
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2012
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This book is a sample platter of art in video games and animation (of recent fame). Each page has a brief paragraph intro to the artists and where the work(s) comes from.

Personally, I find the title perfectly describes the art book. It is a great tool for fleshing out an artistic direction and main character design while being a good reference for posing.

However, don't expect a traditional breakdown of a character's development drafts and design notes) as this is arguably a collection of promotion pieces and finalized concept art.

Again, this book serves as a launching point to current popular artists and does a fantastic job of doing so.
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CW
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for that Animation fan.
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2014
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I bought this for an Xmas gift for my son who love drawing. He was extremely pleased with the book because of the collections.
Nice printing- excellent quality.
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Christopher Barrett
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but with a few reservations ~
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013
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The book has a lot less content than I hoped. This isn't a design book, which I had hoped. What I refer to are those great Japanese art books which contain a lot of production sketches and designs. This book is really more of a final character photo / poster photo book. The art included for many anime series and games is the art designed for the covers of the cases.

Still, it's nice to check it all out. But I had hoped for some 'rougher' pictures instead of just a lot of cut and paste final designs.

The other reservation is that the book is printed left to right, not the right to left style used in Japan. It doesn't appear that they mirrored the images (the Kanji on a couple of character shirts is still the correct way and not mirrored). It seems they just flipped pages, so normally you have (imagine the slash as the crease in the book):

imageA on page 1 / imageB on page 2

and they flipped so it is:

imageB on page 1 / imageA on page 2

But I have been happier with actual Japanese design and art books specific to particular artists or series instead.
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bobbyrice
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2012
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I love all the artwork in this. I bought it as a reference guide to get some clothing ideas for comic/manga characters and this gave a wide variety to chose from.
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R2
3.0 out of 5 stars Catalog???
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2012
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It could serve as a guide or reference. I felt there was lacking more “images” I guess it wouldn’t hurt the editors to include a little more pictures. However this is kinda nice. If your are looking for an art book, this is not it.
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Francisco
5.0 out of 5 stars Grandes heroes
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2012
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Excelente calidad del papel, una gran cantidad de personajes y buenas poses, lo mejor de todo es que tiene lo mas actualizado de los últimos anime y juegos
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George
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2015
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Its a really good book if you for reference if interested in Japanese style illustration. I am truly satisfied.
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Mateo_Rojas
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book.
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2012
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Great references on how the jappanese character's creators are conceiving the current generation of games and tv characters. Strongly recommended for character designers.
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Hugh Man
5.0 out of 5 stars This is awesome! My husband will love it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2013
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I have gotten this for my husband for Christmas and I better wrap it fast before he senses Japanese gaming sketches and tries to get it early!
This is a beautiful book, the front cover with Catherine on is a bit sparkly/hologram-ish too which is a nice touch, if you take the sleeve off it's a plain white book so you can read it on the train without people assuming it's porn (as Catherine is a little chesty looking there lol)
Inside looks beautiful too, so many different games that I recognise mainly because of the damned husband playing them/watching them 24/7, so this should give his eyes a break from staring at computers for a while lol
I'm really pleased with it, also the Japanese and English translations are nicely laid out, he's fluent in Japanese and English so this will also be good for him to read either of the languages with and keep them both fresh in his mind, as England doesn't have much Japanese text about for him to read lol
Must... hide.... this... amazing... present... before... he... finds... it!!!

It's well worth the money for what it is, and if you love gaming, sketches, Japan, and just plain awesome then this is for you!
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Alberto
5.0 out of 5 stars Genial
Reviewed in Spain on April 18, 2012
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El libro no es del tamaño habitual en un artbook, pero aun así es genial, tiene mogollón de ilustraciones de juegos y animes y si te gusta todo eso, es uno de los que tener en la colección. Además, el libro sale mucho más barato en amazon.es que comprandolo de importación a Japón. Nada más verlo no me lo pensé y lo encargué.

La calidad del papel y de la impresión también son muy buenas.
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paola
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena compra
Reviewed in Spain on November 3, 2015
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Recomiendo este artbook ya que tiene muchisimas paginas y mucho arte por un precio bajo. Muestra principalmente diseños de los personajes e imagenes promocionales como para portadas, asi que no esperen un making of con bocetos, o proceso creativo...
Me compre este y el "more heroes and heroines" y ambos me encantaron
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ken
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly. Written and organized anime characters dictionary
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2013
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Loved this product, it was exactly what I had wanted and in very good condition, the drawings were very clear, and we'll done as well. I would recommend this for anyone who is looking to check out the character styles for well established anime
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mano
3.0 out of 5 stars artbook ressemble entre un Japonais et un chinois
Reviewed in France on March 19, 2013
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artbook ressemble entre un Japonais et un chinois.Donc j'ai un doute SI TROUVE EN JAPONAIS SUR UN SITE JAP .Voila pourquoi cette note.
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