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No not the head of Sega AM2, apparently one of the freelance artists who worked for Treasure is getting his own artbook, complete with Sin/Punishment and Ikaruga art. Thanks to www.insertcredit.com for the news.
http://www.drmasterbooks.com/200702.html
*-neo
I saw this in the comic thread already, but this is my dream come true. I will buy 3 copies of this book.
+ BONUS MATERIAL:
- Foreword by Dave Halverson – Editor in Chief of Play Magazine.
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Come on, how appropriate is that? Admit it.Quote:
Originally Posted by PBMax
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...8&d=1171341395
btw, neo, Suzuki was staff for the years he was with Treasure, not freelance. Don't really know why he left.
That is interesting...Have you had your interview with him yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Do you know how old he is Frog? I remember we translated that S&P guide once and I thought he was in his early twenties.
I think he's in his late 20s or early 30s. Not quite sure. It says he greaduated from art school in 1997, so I'm thinking he's got to be around 30.
The interview should be up in a couple weeks.
Interview:
http://www.got-next.com/features_read.php?id=443
Insert credit did one, too. wtf@asking "What was up with that guy on the menus screen of Ikaruga" That was the main character...
http://www.insertcredit.com/features/yasushisuzuki/
I am disappointed that he didn't mention some of his favorite artists, although I'm glad you asked Frog. The IC interview is horrible.
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Originally Posted by Valgar
Yeah, Frog's is definitely better than "why do you draw swords alot".
Can't wait for this book and very happy it's even getting a US release. I remember reading in another thread that the Okami artbook is getting released here, quality stuff. *-neo
Where does "Can't HUE" fit into all this?
Into the art book? I imagine he wouldn't. can't HUE's stuff is good as doujinshi, but it's a pale imitation of Suzuki's art.Quote:
Originally Posted by GaijinPunch
I asked about can't HUE in general, but that was another of the questions he refused to answer. He must not be a fan.
I was asking where he fit into the whole Ikaruga thing. Doujinshi only? Thought so, but wanted to check. I don't really follow this series or any of the artists. The Cave artists/enthusiasts seem to be more of a family. Many of them participated on Arcade is God... some even Doujinshi artists (Chako). In fact, I know Kadotsukasa & Junya Inoue have both participated in Chako's doujinshi.Quote:
I asked about can't HUE in general, but that was another of the questions he refused to answer. He must not be a fan.
Oh, yeah. can't HUE is just a fan. Suzuki did everything except the backgrounds (which were done by Iuchi and one of G.rev's guys Hideyuki Katoh)
This is out. I finally got my copy. Even got a little mention in the articles section and in the special thanks.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1185485856
Pretty nice collection. It's very complete. Only notable omission is the stuff he did for Square. I guess they wouldn't give permission. I like that the Zone of Enders stuff he did was in there, as I always wanted to see that.
The book mentions an extended version of Phantoms is going to be published as a one-off book, too, which is pretty neat.
The best part is I got mine for $5 shipped I think. Still waiting for it though.
It's a well-made artbook, the plastic slipcover is a nice touch. I would have liked the portraits from Ikaruga included if only for the high quality of the paper really bringing out the detail in the works.
Congrads Frog on your mention. *-neo
I would assume receiving it would be the best part, but ok. You have fun with that :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by mannerbot
Yeah, you got me there. :lol:
I'm a bit underwhelmed. I would have liked to have seen more concepts and early drawings. The zone of the enders stuff was cool though.
Saving one just because you'll jizz all over the other two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Valgar
Got it today, no time to look through it right now but it's a little smaller than I imagined it would be.
How many pages?
Oh, my God. I want one.
I guess you missed out, it's $18 at Amazon and Overstock now. It's pretty thin.
It's pretty complete, really. I'm not sure who was expecting a 300 page tome or anything. It's got 72 pages of art (and another 10 or so of articles and crap), but a lot of pages have multiple pieces. Printing quality is very good, and it had all the stuff I knew he did but have never seen.
It's got a few very minor odds and ends missing, and the romancing SaGa stuff, but really that's it.
It's got all of his book covers (some of which I didn't even know about) and even his trading card game illustrations. It's really quite comprehensive and covers his body of work very well. Maybe that body of work isn't as vast as you'd like, but the guy's only been in the industry since like 1997.
I have some Japanese art books, and none of them are longer than this.