AKA Heroes and Heroines: Japanese Video Game + Animation llustration

Character designs from games and anime released between 2009 and 2011. Each entry gives the games and anime title, the character designer, a brief synopsis, and multiple illustrations of the characters. Text is bilingual in English and Japanese.

From the publisher:

Who are the hottest Japanese video game and animation heroes and heroines? This is a 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.