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Fun Fact: Long before he made Diebuster, Kazuya Tsurumaki (creator of FLCL) was the long time assistant & protégé of Hideaki Anno, director of the original Gunbuster OVA's🔝

Artbook Recommendation #56: Jin-Roh Storyboards by Hiroyuki Okiura & Mamoru Oshii
￥ 4,200 (Imported From Japan)
610 Pages of storyboards, sketches and directors notes from the production of "Wolf Brigade".

Artbook Recommendation #55: Ryu-Kotsu by Kunihiko Tanaka
￥ 5,000 (Imported From Japan)
224 Pages collecting some of the best inks, sketches, designs & large scale paintings from the last 30 years of Tanaka's career. Also includes a bonus one-shot manga.

Yoji Shinkawa has always been the real star of Metal Gear Solid to me. Gameplay & story are handled by Kojima, but the technology, characters and ideas were only possible through Shinkawa's design. He is arguably the greatest concept artist in all of modern gaming 🎮

A thread about why you should own "The Art of Metal Gear Solid I-IV" by Hideo Kojima & Yoji Shinkawa

Artbook Recommendation #53: The Groundwork of Evangelion 3.0 "You Can (Not) Redo" by Hideaki Anno & Studio Gainax + Khara
￥ 3,700 (Imported From Japan)
380 Pages containing the entire animation process for the third rebuild of #Evangelion film.

Currently studying Step XX Step: The Art of Darling in the Franxx by Studio Trigger & A-1 Pictures

This will be a compare/contrast between the 2 art books, to show you what changes were made during the anime's production.

Artbook Recommendation #50: The Groundwork of FLCL by Kazuya Tsurumaki & Studio Gainax
￥ 3,000 (Imported From Japan)
220 Pages of detailed Animation Frames, Sketches and Color Illustrations from the production of FLCL, which is now 1 of the most influential anime of all time.

Artbook Recommendation #45: The Art of Kazuchika Kise
￥ 4,400 (Imported From Japan)
240 Pages of Key Frames, Paintings, Sketches & Character Designs from one of the greatest animators who ever lived. Featuring Blood, Evangelion, Patlabor, Ghost In The Shell, xxxHolic and More.

Artbook Recommendation #43: Soul Art 2 by Atsushi Ohkubo
$30 (Available in U.S)
112 Pages of Color Illustrations, Cover Art and bonuses from the Soul Eater manga and Soul Eater Not spinoff.