Asian Imports

 
Yoshitaka Amano, Amano, Yoshitaka, Very Fine books in a Very Good+ clothbound traycase (the front of the box has a short tear in the cloth, general mild shelfwear), Japan, DigiCube Publishing, 2002, 1st, 4-925075-89-6, 12.75 inches, 12.25 inches, 704 pages, over 700 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, Japanese

This is the original Japanese edition from 2002! This comprehensive collection features over 700 mammoth pages of paintings and sketches that Amano did...

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Biten
  $100.00
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Yoshitaka Amano, Amano, Yoshitaka, Signed by the artist with a drawing, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light shelfwear, flat tight, clean), Tokyo, Asahi Sonorama, 1999, 1st, 978-4257035787, 11.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 176 pages, softcover, wraps

A collection of the artist's work from 1989 to 1999. Executed entirely in traditional media, nothing digital here. "Journey through Amano's imagination....

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Dawn
  $60.00
Yoshitaka Amano, Amano, Yoshitaka, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (light shelfwear to the book, moderate wear to the dustjacket edges), Tokyo, 1991, 2nd, 14.4 inches, 10.3 inches, 116 pages, over 138 color and 22 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, Japanese

An oversize collection of 160 drawings and paintings, with eight double fold-outs. The development sketches of the first four Final Fantasy games, I to...


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Yoshitaka Amano, Amano, Yoshitaka, Signed by the artist with a drawing, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with obi band (light shelfwear, tight, bright, clean), Asahi Sonorama, Tokyo, 1989, 2nd, 11.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 126 pages, 134 illustrations, including 98 color plates, softcover, wraps, English

With a full page original ink drawing signed and dated 89 by the artist on the front free endpaper. From 1989, this collection of works in acrylic,...


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Yoshitaka Amano, Amano, Yoshitaka, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear to edges of dustjacket), Japan, 1993, 1st, 4816412298, 11.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 116 pages, black & white illustrations throughout with 14 pages in color, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

Mono is a collection of lush ink drawings by Japanese artist, character designer, illustrator Amano Yoshitaka.


Gary Baseman, Baseman, Gary, Inscribed and dated 2007 by the artist with a drawing, Near Fine (light shelfwear), Taipei, 2005, 1st, 10.5 inches, 8.1 inches, 80 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

With a wonderful full-page, 8x10 drawing in Sharpie signed by the artist and dated 2007. A special edition of the Taiwanese design & lifestyle...

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Flash by Benjamin
  $150.00
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Benjamin, Benjamin, Fine, Paris, Xiao Pan, 2008, 12.6 inches, 9.6 inches, 160 pages, color, softcover, French wraps, French

This is the long out of print art book devoted to Chinese comic artist and illustrator Benjamin (artist-writer of Orange, Remember, and One Day). A large...

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Acky Bright B/W
  $30.00
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Acky Bright, Bright, Acky, Very Fine, PIE International, Tokyo, 2022, 9784756257291, 8.3 inches, 5.8 inches, 256 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English Japanese

From the publisher: Illustrator Acky Bright's long-awaited commercial debut art book! This book is the first commercial art book from Japanese...

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Re-Child
  $85.00
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in a cardboard box, Zeen Chin, Chin, Zeen, ArtPage, 2017, 9787504499639, 14 inches, 10 inches, 108 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Re-Child is a huge 10 x 14 inch hard-cover art book showcasing the splendid fantasy art of Malaysian illustrator Zeen Chin. Zeen's artworks are painted...

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DaisukeRichard, DaisukeRichard, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, PIE International, Tokyo, 2019, 9784756251046, 8.7 inches, 7.2 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

From the publisher: The world of expressionless girls on the verge of adulthood living in rooms where reality and fantasy blend Daisuke Richard is a...

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Daisukerichard, Daisukerichard, Very Fine, Pie International, Tokyo, 2021, 9784756254733, 9.4 inches, 6.5 inches, 160 pages, over 140 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

From the publisher: In the dead of night comes a long-awaited new book. DaisukeRichard's first comic art collection book KIKANETSU went viral not just...

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Delicatessen, Akiko Kawamura, Nico, Toko Ohmori, Tatsuya Oka, Hiroyuki Takeno, Kayano Wada, et al, Delicatessen, Akiko Kawamura, Nico, Toko Ohmori, Tatsuya Oka, Hiroyuki Takeno, Kayano Wada, et al, Very Fine, Modena, Italy, HappyBooks, 2005, 2nd, 9788886416597, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 192 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

This is Delicatessen's second collection of cutting-edge Japanese fashion illustration. Eighteen artists with widely-divergent styles are represented by...

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The Art of Posuka Demizu
  $30.00
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Posuka Demizu, Demizu, Posuka, Very Fine, PIE International, Japan, 2017, 9784756248763, 8.7 inches, 7.2 inches, 192 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: The long-awaited debut collection of illustrations by Posuka Demizu, the up-and-coming manga artist Posuka Demizu is a rising star...

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Fish Wang, Fish Wang, Signed by the artist with a drawing, Very Fine/Very Fine, Woo Woo, Taiwan, 2015, 1st, 10.25 inches, 7.5 inches, 148 pages, color, Softcover, wraps

148 pages of comics by Taiwanese comics artist Fish Wang. Five stories. The text is all in Chinese, so I don't know what is going on. But the art is very...

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The Art of Daxiong Collection
  $45.00
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Fine/Fine, Daxiong Guo, Guo, Daxiong, Flag Studios, 2012, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards with dust jacket, English

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Disgaea Character Collection
  $40.00
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Takehito Harada, Harada, Takehito, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with Fine obi band, Tokyo, Media Works, 2003, 1st, 4840224250, 10.5 inches, 7.75 inches, 176 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, Japanese

This game guidebook is divided into the sections art gallery, characters (the largest section), world guide, items, play back, and a la carte. It is filled...

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Namio Harukawa, Harukawa, Namio, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket and Very Fine obi band, Tokyo, Pan Exotica / Editions Treville, 2021, 1st revised, 9784309922225, 8.4 inches, 6 inches, 336 pages, approx. 300 full-page illustrations, Softcover, wraps

"Osaka artist Namio Harukawa is known for drawings of dominant women sitting on the faces of weak and submissive men. The women are generously proportioned...

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Shinji Higuchi, Higuchi, Shinji, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Tokyo, PIE International, 2023, 1st, 9784756255235, 7.5 inches, 4.4 inches, 640 pages, black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, Spanish

Film and special effects director Higuchi Shinji's mind revealed over more than 600 pages! This is a collection of Higuchi Shinji's concept sketches for...

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James Jean, Jean, James, Very Fine in a Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Tokyo, PIE International, 2015, 1st, 978-4756247131, 12 inches, 9 inches, 288 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

Once I held this huge art book in my hands, I realized what a great value it was. From the publisher: Pareidolia is a long-awaited collection of the...

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Oga Kazuo, Kazuo, Oga, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Tokyo, 1996, 2nd 1999, 9784198605261, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 104 pages, Over 200 color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

The first of two volumes of animation background paintings and drawings by Oga Kazuo, an art director and background artist best known for his work with...


Hyung-tae Kim, Kim, Hyung-tae, Near Fine (light wear, very clean, bright, tight), Korea, 2004, 12 inches, 8.5 inches, 116 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards

This is the rare & out-of-print Korean art book "Oxide 2 Carta Numinous" by Kim Hyung-Tae. The art in this book is all for the video game Magna Carta...

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Oxide 2X
  $90.00
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Hyung-tae Kim, Kim, Hyung-tae, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Tokyo, Enterbrain, 2005, 9784757720954, 4757720955, 10.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 176 pages, color, hardcover, boards, English Japanese

This is a Japanese book on the Korean artist Kim Hyung-Tae. This book includes art for the video games Magnacarta, Magnacarta, the Phantom of Avalanche, The...

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Miss Jisu Original Drawing
  $300.00
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Jisu Kim, Signed and dated by the artist, Fine, Kim, Jisu, 2019, 12 inches, 9 inches, English

A wonderfully detailed drawing rendered in Ink, White Marker, and Ink Wash on heavy drawing paper. Jisu Kim majored in Comic Art and since 2012 has been...

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Kim Jung-Gi, Kim, Jung-Gi, Very Fine in Very Fine custom cardboard box, Seoul, Superani, 2007, 8.25 inches, 6 inches, 1000 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, Korean

Kim Jung-Gi is a Korean art instructor, cartoonist, and animator. This is the first of his three massive self-published sketchbooks that everyone has been...


Kim Jung-Gi, Kim, Jung-Gi, Very Fine in Very Fine box in silver foil bag, Seoul, Superani, 2011, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 688 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, Korean

Kim Jung-Gi is a Korean art instructor, cartoonist, and animator. This is his massive self-published sketchbook that everyone has been talking about. You...

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Jung-Gi Kim, Kim, Jung-Gi, Very Fine in Very Fine custom cardboard box, Seoul, Superani, 2016, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 448 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, Korean

Kim Jung-Gi is a Korean art instructor, cartoonist, and animator. This is his newest self-published sketchbook, made up of drawings and sketches from his...

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Jung-Gi Kim, Kim, Jung-Gi, Very Fine in Very Fine custom cardboard box, Seoul, Superani, 2018, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 314 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, Korean

This latest Kim Jung Gi sketchbook, collecting works since his 2016 collection of sketches, is one of his best, with a variety of detailed drawings and...


Jung-Gi Kim, Kim, Jung-Gi, Very Fine in Very Fine custom cardboard box in silver foil bag, Seoul, Superani, 2022, 1st, 978-2-38289-045-5, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 480 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, Korean

Kim Jung Gi's latest sketchbook filled with masterful drawings created between 2018 and 2022. Extremely surreal. From the publisher: Originally...

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Omphalos
  $120.00
Kim Jung-Gi , Kim, Jung-Gi, Very Fine in Very Fine custom cardboard box, Seoul, Superani, 2015, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 336 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, leatherette, Korean

Kim Jung-Gi is a Korean art instructor, cartoonist, and animator. This is his newest self-published sketchbook, made up of drawings and sketches of the...


Granada Level Q
  $60.00
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Kouhaku Kuroboshi, Kuroboshi, Kouhaku, Fine, Granada Level 9, Japan, 2005, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.4 inches, 54 pages, 42 color pages and 12 black & white pages, softcover, wraps, Japanese

A doujinshi by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, also known as Takeshi Iizuka, a Japanese illustrator and character designer (Kino's Journey, Sword Art Online Alternative...

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Vision: Kurtz & Friends
  $20.00
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Very Fine, Bob Kurtz, Kurtz, Bob, Tokyo Designers Gakuin College, 1980, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 84 pages, Over 300 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, Japanese, English

"Special Issue on the Work of Kurtz & Friends." Kurtz commercial animation company created the ubiquitous Chevron Oil dinosaur spots of the seventies...

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The Art of The Wonderland
  $30.00
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Illya Kushinov, Kushinov, Illya, Very Fine, PIE International, Tokyo, 2020, 9784756251978, 10.1 inches, 7.4 inches, 220 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover

"The Wonderland" is a Japanese anime film based on a novel written in 1981. Directed by Keiichi Hara, the award-winning director who is most notable for...

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Ilya Kuvshinov, Kuvshinov, Ilya, Very Fine, PIE International, Japan, 2019, 9784756252357, 9.2 inches, 7.5 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

This second book from Ilya Kuvshinov collects over 300 new artworks. -From the publisher: Ghost in the Shell was Ilya Kuvshinov's first encounter with...

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Ilya Kuvshinov, Kuvshinov, Ilya, Very Fine, PIE International, Japan, 2017, 9784756248756, 9.2 inches, 7.5 inches, 192 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: The first collection of works by the Japan-based Russian illustrator, Ilya Kuvshinov Ilya Kuvshinov is a Russian illustrator with...

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VG+ (two bottom corners bumped otherwise Fine), Peter Max, Max, Peter, Hayakawa Shobo, 1970, 1st thus, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English, Japanese

Psychedelic pop art by the iconic seventies artist Peter Max. With the words of Swami Sivananda, Himalayas. Text in English and Japanese.


Near Fine/Near Fine, Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Oblagon, 2001, 1st thus, 4048533886, Softcover, wraps, English, Japanese

This precursor to the recent Sentury II (2011) covers Mead's career up through 2001 in these six areas: industrial design, entertainment design, motion...

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Polaris: The Art of Meyoco
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Meyoco, Meyoco, Very Fine, PIE International, Tokyo, 2021, 9784756253774, 7.7 inches, 7.4 inches, 192 pages, over 240 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

From the publisher: Welcome to the dreamlike pastel-colored world created by Meyoco. Discover all with Polaris, her first commercial work collection....

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Haruhiko Mikimoto, Mikimoto, Haruhiko, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Tokyo, Pie International, 2020, 1st, 9784756253132, 11.7 inches, 8.3 inches, 208 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The ultimate illustration collection of Haruhiko Mikimoto, one of the greatest character designers in Japanese animation, now...

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Haruhiko Mikimoto, Tetsur Araki, et al, Mikimoto, Tetsur Araki, et al, Haruhiko, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Japan, 2017, 1st, 9784800006349, 11.75 inches, 8.4 inches, 288 pages, heavily illustrated throughout with 136 pages in color and 112 pages in black & white, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress directed by Tetsuro Araki with original character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto. Heavily illustrated throughout with 136...


Tiger Im Schlamm
  $50.00
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Hayao Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Hayao, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Kaiga, Japan, 2002, 2nd 2007, 11.75 inches, 8.3 inches, 88 pages, color, softcover, wraps, Japanese

A collection of comic stories by Miyazaki originally published in Model Graphix, a Japanese magazine for plastic model enthusiasts. The stories feature...

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Koji Morimoto, Morimoto, Koji, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Naomichi Doi, Tokyo, 2004, 2nd 2009, 11.5 inches, 9 inches, 264 pages, color, softcover, wraps

A phonebook-sized collection of artwork by Japanese animator, designer & director Koji Morimoto. Concludes with a Curriculum Vitae and a conversation...

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Koji Morimoto, Morimoto, Koji, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket in Near Fine obi band (very slight shelfwear), Naomichi Doi, Tokyo, 2004, 2nd 2009, 11.5 inches, 9 inches, 264 pages, color, softcover, wraps

A phonebook-sized collection of artwork by Japanese animator, designer & director Koji Morimoto. Concludes with a Curriculum Vitae and a conversation...

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Takashi Murakami, Murakami, Takashi, Near Fine (mild wear to the covers, very flat, tight, clean), Tokyo, Kaikaikiki Co., 2001, 1st, 9784939148033, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 168 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps

The catalog for the 2001 Takashi Murakami exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Profusely illustrated. Texts by Takashi Murakami, Yusuke...

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Very Fine in a Fine box, Range Murata, Murata, Range, Wanimagazine, 2000, 1st, 10.5 inches, 7.75 inches, 96 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

This is the half-size reprint of the full-size first edition published in 1997 (both long sold-out) of Range Murata's first professionally published...

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Range Murata, Murata, Range, Near Fine in Near Fine slipcase (corners of the exposed hardcover boards are lightly rubbed, otherwise only light wear, slipcase panels are slightly scuffed), Tokyo, Wanimagazine, 2006, 1st, 9784898299883, 13.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 160 pages, color and black & white, custom binder

Range Murata's third professionally published collection of artwork. The book is a custom, black aluminum binder with four sections: 50 full-page color...

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Range Murata, Very Fine in a Very Fine slipcase in a Fine box, Murata, Range, Wanimagazine, 2003, 1st, custom binder, Japanese

Range Murata's second professionally published collection of artwork. This is the full-size first edition published in 2003. (It was reprinted in a revised,...

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Range Murata, Murata, Range, Very Fine in Very Fine folder, PSE, Japan, 2001, 1st, 7.25 inches, 5 inches, color

10 exclusive glossy color postcards in a folder.

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Range Murata, Murata, Range, Near Fine in a Fine slipcase (corners of the exposed hardcover boards are lightly rubbed, otherwise the book is Fine), Tokyo, Wanimagazine, 2004, 1st thus, 9784898298985, 11.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 200 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, hardcover, pictorial boards, Japanese

A superbly printed collection of color illustrations by artist/illustrator Range Murata. Over half the book (120 pages) is devoted to full-page color...

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