Artbooks

In an email distributed to all Pixiv members last month, it was announced that Japan's largest artwork community would be introducing a 'Requests' functionality for all users. Its name should already imply what the service sets...

For those unawares, Pixiv is one of Japan's largest online communities for artists, animators and storytellers. With millions members residing within Japan and across the world, you would be hard pressed to struggle finding an artist which...

If you have favourite Japanese artists on services such as Pixiv, then the language barrier may prevent you from outright enquiring whether an artist is taking a commission. This is where Skeb.jp comes in.

North American artbook publisher Udon Entertainment has confirmed their plans to continue releasing publications around Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise, announcing plans to release Monster Hunter Illustrations 3 from 20 October 2020. The book will primarily feature works...

With a biannual development and publishing schedule for Final Fantasy XIV expansion packs, to date, Square Enix has released a base game and three expansion packs. With each offering new environments, characters, monsters and themes to explore - it...

In attendance at Anime Expo Lite this weekend, North American manga and light novel publisher Yen Press hosted a panel. During this panel they announced a sizable cache of new manga and light novel acquisitions, thirteen in...

Kicking off the new month, North American licenser of Japanese manga and light novels Yen Press has announced multiple new titles which will be making their way to store shelves over the coming months. More information on...

On The Otaku’s Study, I regularly talk about design compendiums when it comes to artbooks. There are books which provide insight into the processes of creating characters and settings for a video game, manga or anime. However,...

As one of the major North American manga and light novel publishers, Yen Press regularly bring waves of new licenses to the English-speaking market. In October 2020, a wave of new volumes and brand new acquisitions have...

US-based artbook / comic publisher Udon Entertainment and video game publisher / developer Capcom have a long history of working together. Therefore, there is bound to be a lot of in-development work from years past lying around,...