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Unexpected May loot

Merun — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:17:30 +0000

I’m still alive, blog is not, though I don’t expect it to change much considering how busy I’m. However it doesn’t mean I stopped collecting. I just didn’t expect to have a big loot in May. Might or might not dig deeper in these goodies in future post, but here is an overview.

Je suis toujours vivant, mais pas le blog, et je crains hélas que cela ne continue ainsi vu comment je suis occupé en ce moment. Néanmoins, ça ne veut pas dire que j’ai arrêté de collectionner. Je m’attendais pas par contre à recevoir un gros loot en Mai. J’entrerai peut-être plus en détail dans d’autre post mais en voici le contenu.

Let start with 3 Tinkle dakimakura by K-books! They were released over previous Comiket and I managed to get them for the price of one; a rather good deal.

Commençons par 3 dakimakura par Tinkle provenant de K-books. Ils ont été vendu durant les Comiket des années précédentes, et j’ai réussi à les avoir pour le prix d’un seul; une bonne affaire.

A bit earlier, I got a rather thin artbook ( around 80 pages ) from Korea, Apple Selection vol. 6. Young-in and mintchoco made already a good reason to get it, but tearfish is icing on the cake, even though there isn’t new illustration from her unless you have never seen Alicia . Printing is detailed and you can appreciate all the details artists has put, down to the pencil lineart.

Un peu plus tôt, j’ai reçu un artbook plutôt mince ( environs 80 pages ) de Corée, Apple Selection vol. 6. Young-in et mintchoco sont déjà 2 bonnes raisons de prendre cet artbook, mais tearfish est la cerise sur le gateau, même si il n’y a pas de nouvelle illustration, à moins que vous n’ayez jamais vu Alicia. L’impression est détaillé et on peut vraiment apprécié tout les détails, jusqu’au trait au crayon.

And lastly, the doujinshi and artbook from Japan. After 4 months of searching, I finally got tearfish’s Fuyu no Mori for a lot less than the flying price of January. Then in May, it was time for COMITIA96 and COMIC1☆5. Normally, I don’t try to get anything from these events as I wait for Comiket, and if I didn’t get Fuyu no Mori, I don’t think I would have get anything, but since I always group shipping, the loot had to get bigger. First, I caught back a bit with Tsukigami Luna‘s older doujinshi, girlishgene, and LX/ES. From COMIC1, Tinkle’s set, doujinshi + large shitajiki. Standard from them, but still awesome. From COMITIA, I got Fuzi Choko maybe first doujinshi, Fuji Shiki, a gorgeous 60 pages full colour book with impressive printing quality ( no visible screening ). She is a young artist, maybe around 20 years, but her work is already quite popular, making it to the cover of the Pixiv Girls Collection 2011.

Et finalement, les doujinshis et artbook du Japon. Après 4 mois de recherche, j’ai enfin eu Fuyu no Mori de tearfish, et pour beaucoup moins que les prix exorbitant de Janvier. Ensuite en Mai, c’était la période du COMITIA96 et COMIC1☆5. En temps normale, je n’achète rien provenant de ces conventions, comme j’attend le Comiket, et si je n’avais pas pris Fuyu no Mori, il n’y aurait pas eu de loot, mais bon, comme je préfère grouper pour les frais de ports, il fallait faire grossir! J’ai d’abord rattrapé mon retard avec les doujinshis de Tsukigami Luna, girlishgene et LX/ES.Du COMIC1, j’ai pris le set de Tinkle, un doujinshi + un grand shitajiki. C’est la norme chez eux, mais c’est toujours aussi beau. Provenant du COMITIA, Fuji Shiki, peut-être le premier doujinshi de Fuzi Choko. Ce livre a 60 pages d’illustrations en couleur plus magnifique les une que les autres, le tout en haute qualité ( pas de tramage visible ). Elle est peut-être une jeune artiste ( 20 ans ), mais elle est déjà très populaire, faisant la couverture du Pixiv Girls Collection 2011

And from some unknown event, the ESHI 100, I have gazed my eyes upon one of the most beautiful collection of artwork from different artist. You know you can’t be wrong when Tinkle is featured. 100 artists are presented through more than 200 high quality pages, and in the simplest manner. 1 page for their new illustrations especially made for the book with “Japan” as a theme, and another with artist name, artwork title, and comments, both in Japanese and English. This book is simply a sublimed version of the 100 Master of Bishoujo Painting, with an impressive of big name: Noizi Itoh, CARNELIAN, Suzuhira Hiro, KEI, Mikeou, Kuramoto Kaya, Naru Nanao, ko~cha, Amane Soh, Shiro and more. You can still get it from there, but don’t expect to get the cover signed by Misaki Kurehito.

Et puis, venant d’une convention inconnu, le ESHI 100, mon regard a pu se poser sur ce que je pense être l’une des plus belle collection d’artwork de différent artist. On est toujours entre de bonne main quand Tinkle est parmis les artistes. 100 artistes, présenté à travers plus de 200 pages de haute qualité, et de la manière la plus simple. Une page avec leur nouvelle oeuvre faite spécialement pour le livre sur le thème du “Japon”, et une autre avec le nom de l’artiste, le titre de l’oeuvre, et leur commentaire, en Japonais et en Anglais. Ce livre est simplement une version sublimé des 100 Master of Bishoujo Painting avec une liste d’artiste impressionante: Noizi Itoh, CARNELIAN, Suzuhira Hiro, KEI, Mikeou, Kuramoto Kaya, Naru Nanao, ko~cha, Amane Soh, Shiro et bien d’autre encore. Vous pouvez toujours l’acheter ici, mais n’espérez pas avoir une couverture dédicacé par Misaki Kurehito.

C79 : wallet killer

Merun — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:28:07 +0000

You hear that sound? It’s my wallet, screaming of agonyyyyy *ahem*. I have been pretty tame lately on buying stuff, but I don’t think I will be able to resist. Notably for this Comiket, lots of information got on Pixiv, and I’m quite happy to see some new artist participating for the first time!!! Contrary to last year, I will keep it short, meaning I will post mostly what I’m interested in ( but considering that it’s Comiket, it will certainly get long and it’s going to kill my wallet ). Contrary to last time I won’t cover everything since I’m not featuring this on another website and I don’t have much time to spend with my family per year. Also, there is a certain tendency in this post for me to have interest in artist I have recently discovered or have no/little work from yet. This certainly means I will skip usual suspect like Kantoku this year. For a wider coverage, you can check icie’s articles

Vous entendez ce son? C’est mon porte monnaie à l’agonie *ahem*. Bref, j’ai été plutôt calme sur les dépenses récemment mais je ne crois pas que je puisse résister à l’appelle du C79. Ce Comiket est riche, plein d’informations sur Pixiv, et je suis très content de voir que certain artiste y participe pour la première fois! Contrairement à l’année dernière, je vais essayer de garder ce post plutôt court, donc c’est seulement ce qui m’intéresse ici ( mais on parle du Comiket, donc ça va surement être long, au grand désespoir de mon porte monnaie ). Par conséquent, je ne couvrirais pas tous, puisque je me limite à mon site uniquement, et que j’ai pas beaucoup de temps. Je préfère le passer en famille puisque je la vois que très rarement dans l’année. Aussi, j’ai une certaine tendance ici à m’intéresser à des artistes que j’ai découvert récemment où dont je n’ai pas ou très peu d’oeuvre. Si vous voulez encore plus, vous pouvez toujours lire les articles d’icie.

Goto-P is releasing a B5 20 pages doujinshi in full color. As the title imply, theme is Italy. I never got any doujinshi from him/her so this might be my first.

Goto-P publiera un doujinshi de 20 pages B5 en couleur. Comme le titre l’implique, le thème de ce dernier est l’Italie. Je n’ai jamais eu de doujinshi par lui donc ça sera peut-être mon premier.

Kishida Mel is present, with a 16 pages full color doujinshi. I have said in an older article that I don’t own any book from him, so I really want to get one. Once again, his doujinshi is quite dependent of the season, so I expect winter illustration.

Kishida Mel est présent, avec un doujinshi de 16 pages en couleur. Comme je l’ai dit dans un post précédent, je n’ai aucune oeuvre de lui, donc j’aimerai beaucoup en avoir une. Une fois de plus, son doujinshi dépend des saisons, donc on peut s’attendre à des illustrations d’hivers.

sino is releasing 28 pages doujinshi in full color, with only new illustrations. One more artist which I like the artstyle, yet never got anything.

sino publiera un doujinshi de 28 pages en couleur, et il y aura seulement que des nouvelles illustrations. C’est encore un de ces artistes dont j’aime le style mais dont je ne possède aucune oeuvre.

WNB Mark is releasing their usual 20 pages B5 full colour doujinshi. Sometimes I get,sometimes I don’t, this time I get ! And like always, it’s on Toranoana.

WNB Mark publiera comme d’habitude, un doujinshi de 20 pages B5 en couleur. Parfois je prend, parfois non, cette fois ci le je prend. Et comme toujours, c’est dispo chez Toranoana.

Nyanya is releasing a set for this Comiket. I already have one doujinshi, and it seems like his style improved since the last one. 24p in colors, I’m in.( sadly can’t read the rest )

Nyanya offrira un set pour ce Comiket. J’ai déjà un de ses doujinshi, et j’ai l’impression que son style s’est amélioré deuis ce dernier. 24 pages en couleur, je suis preneur. Par contre, je peux pas trop lire le reste.

Tiv is yet another artist which I like but don’t have anything… you get the idea. Her doujinshi will have 28 pages of color illustrations.

Tiv est encore une de ces artistes que j’aime mais dont je n’ai rien…. vous conaissez le refrain. Son doujinshi aura 28 pages d’illustrations en couleur.

In the same vein, Kazuharu Kina an artist which I started taking interest this year, especially since he features his drawing on streaming. For instance, I watched this illustration during coloring. Well, for Comiket, 20p B5, in color. His previous doujinshi will also be available.

Dans le même genre, Kazuharu Kina un artiste qui a commencé à m’intéresser que cette année, surtout grâce à ses streamings de dessin. Par exemple, j’ai regardé l’artiste en action sur le dessins ci-dessus. Enfin bref, pour le Comiket, 20 pages B5 en couleur, et ses anciens doujinshi seront également dispo.

Cuteg is there. Not much information, except that it’s going to be Angelism ( sweet name :p ), Cuteg Girl’s Collection 3.0, and that K-on will be somehow featured.

Cuteg est là aussi. Pas beaucoup d’info, si ce n’est qu’on aura droit à Angelism (j’aime bien le nom :p ) Cuteg Girl’s Collection 3.0, et que K-on sera à l’affiche.

Capura Lin seems to be alternating between Touhou and original illustration, and this time, it’s again original. Capriccio, 20 pages B5, full color.

Capura Lin alterne souvent entre des doujinshi sur Touhou, et d’autre avec ses originaux. Cette fois ci, on de l’original, Capriccio, 20 pages B5, toutes en couleur.

Dhiea is a Chinese artist. According to the data on Toranoana, she ( unknown gender, sounds female = female lol) started drawing when she was 16, and now she is 18, publishing her doujnishi. I have know her first by Pixiv. Never seen her outside of it. For the Comiket, she is reliease “the equinoctial line”, 40 pages, color illustation. It’s available at Toranoana

Dhiea est une artiste chinoise ( sexe inconnu, ça sonne féminin = c’est une femme lol ). D’après les infos que j’ai pu récupérer sur Toranoana, elle a commencé à l’âge de 16 ans et maintenant elle en a 18 et publie son premier doujinshi. Je l’ai connu tout d’abord sur Pixiv, et je ne l’ai jamais vu en dehors. Pour le Comiket, elle publiera “the equinoctial line”, 40 pages d’illustrations en couleur. Il est dispo en précommande chez Toranoana

Yashiro Seika continues his series of doujinshi, this time with Stella. 16 pages in color, and certainly again, in weird format. Previous doujinshi will also be available.

Yashiro Seika continu sa série de doujinshi, cette fois avec Stella, 16 pages en couleur, et surement une fois de plus dans un format étrange. Ses anciens doujinshi seront également disponible pendant le Comiket.

Nardack is present! I don’t remember her participating in a previous Comiket. It seems like her doujinshi will be full of original illustration, so must get.

Nardack est présente! Je ne me souviens pas de l’avoir vu participer à un Comiket auparavant. Ses doujinshi contiendront que des illustrations en couleur, alors je suis preneur.

tearfish is also participating! Like Nardack, I don’t remember ever seeing her at a Comiket until this one. She had collaborated with H2S04 on a Persona 4 doujinshi in the past, but this time, it’s her own doujinshi, featuring original art, Touhou, and Persona 4!

tearfish participe aussi! Tout comme Nardack, Je ne me souviens pas l’avoir vu au Comiket avant, donc c’est une première. Certe, il y a eu une collaboration avec H2S04 pour un doujinshi de Persona 4, mais là, on parle d’un doujinshi entièrement fait par elle, avec des illustrations originales, du Touhou, et du Persona 4.

PIxiv Official Book 2009

Merun — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:06:59 +0000

Here it’s, the 1kg, 2cm thick artbook from Pixiv, and I guess anticipated by artbook collector. I was expecting the same format as the Pixiv Girls Collection, but it’s not, and in fact, I’m a little bit dissapointed.

Pixiv Girls Collection was an artbook which emphasized more on illustration. There were a page spread section at the beginning, with wonderful art from chosen artist, and the rest was mostly half pages illustration, but still enjoyable. The printing quality was also high, making it the thickest artbook I have ever owned until now.

Huke got a 4 pages treatment

Pixiv Official Book 2009, maintain this quality, but the focus is in my opinion, more on artist.
There is in fact, 1 to 4 pages per artist ( mostly 1 ) in alphabetical order. Unlike compilation book where every artist get a page spread illustration, there can be several illustration per pages, up to 7. Also notable, is the lack of tearfish. It’s now a cover with avatars from the artist featured.

I wish Koto had more pages

Same for RYO

The result is that illustration are sometime too small. The book presents 122 artists, with a little banner on top, to get their PIxiv ID, and their website. It feels more like some sort of index to browse Pixiv even more since I don’t browse Pixiv on a regular basis. There are lots of them, but here they choose some good one, and the book is a good way to discover them.

But let’s move to the content. Scan are not good, but most of the illustration are in fact already available on Pixiv. It’s also why I only link to Pixiv. Nevertheless, I will try to improve for other release, starting to prevent book from moving <.<

Tatetsu Keto

I usually don’t like Vocaloid. I don’t search for it in particular, but sometimes, when it’s different from the usual Vocaloid art, I appreaciate. It’s too bad the art was too large for scanning, so there is the binding discoloration. Hopefully, it’s on Pixiv, and in quite good resolution. The resolution of the picture on Pixiv is in fact high enough for a 300dpi printing as large as the one in this book. Also, that cow hat is fun.

K,Kanehira

Other than character, there are also some landscape featured, or even some photo or male images which won’t appeal to moe fan. But they are really rare.

Nardack

Nardack fill the hole left by tearfish as a Korean artist. I like that chubby style and the color. It’s like Hyung Tae Kim making moe art. This is even more visible on this image ( it’s on the other page )which seems to be from Magna Carta.

Aruya

Aruya presents us with two different style. I already knew the soft style, used on the right; with little to no outline, mostly with contrast of saturation. On the left, I just discovered a more contrasted style, with defined outline, which is a change.

But if there is not enough soft style, there is still Shimeko and Onineko who are more well known I guess. They are quite similar in style, so I like them both.

Mirunai

On another note, Mirunai is an artist I have overlooked. I quite like the blue haired girl there.

In the end, it’s a nice book, but still my main gripe is the size of some illustration. I would have prefered less images per pages, maximum 2 like it was mostly in the Pixiv Girl Collection. But there some full pages one and some aren’t too small. But as I said, for me it’s a browsing guide for Pixiv. Some art are in higher resolution on the website or were printed elsewhere. If you are a regular Pixiv lurker, I think this artbook would be less less interesting unless you like paper since chance are you have already seen the artwork.

Quick loot of April

Merun — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:59:21 +0000

Spring !

I finally received my package from Japan, small one for once but full of awesome.

The first figurine is just a bonus from the Dengeki Hime magazine for May, which I get mostly for the posters inside. Some of them are already scanned, so you can have a look at them there.

Aside of this, the usual suspect: artbooks !

Taiwan Teki Shoujo

One I meant to get for some time already, Taiwan Teki Shoujo as its name indicate is an artbook with Taiwanese artist. Notable one is Rei who is quite well known in Japan too. But this artbook is also a chance to discover other taiwanese artist. If you want to see the inside, you can always poke at Hunting the Elusive . Personally I like the artbook. I don’t have problem with Taiwanese art, since it’s as moe as Japanese’s one.More is always welcomed ! I would have more gripe with manwha though, but that’s another issue.

Lyrical

Then, quite a thin one, Lyrical. It’s Fumitake Moekibara’s first commercial artbook as far as I know. Not really surprising but one part is the artwork for eroge by Lump of Sugar, Itsuka, Todoku, Ano Sora Ni and Nursery Rhyme. Then there is the fanart and lastly, a PurismxEgoist part, which consist of artwork by his circle, ZIP. I should be writing another article for the inside.

Pixiv Girls Collection

Last artbook I got is the Pixiv Girls Collection. It’s a compilation of the best artwork of the Pixiv community. I don’t usually browse Pixiv since I already moderate a board where people post Pixiv’s artwork over there already.

First thing that strike anyone when they see this artbook is its thickness.

On the left you can see the two previous artbook stacked, and the Pixiv artbook is on the right. The artbook has 164 pages, and thick smooth paper hence the total size. Cover is by tearfish and sadly it’s the only illustration by him or her in this artbook. With my recent addiction to Persona 4, I wish there would be some fanart by him/her. Otherwise it’s a nice choice and recommended artbook. Like most compilation, some art is not up to my taste, but there already quite a lot I like. Pixiv managed to get a good community of artist, so I hope in the future there will be another artbook. Chance are that otherwise, none of them would get a publication unless they make a circle. Once again you can poke at Hunting the Elusive for some scan

Last thing which I got some time ago, but didn’t write anything about because I was quite busy finishing a certain game.

Sakura Sakura

I don’t usually buy figurine but I made an exception for this one. Gymnastic sure is attractive ^^;