Yusuke Nakamura is one of the most popular illustrators in Japan, and his first collection, "Blue," sold more than 95,000 copies in Japan. He is also so popular worldwide that he was invited to numerous events such as JAPAN EXPO in Paris and Taiwan, and J-POP SUMMIT in the US.

"Now" contains 235 illustrations published after his first collection, and many of them are drawn for well-known CDs, book covers, magazines and advertisements.

His nostalgic and retrospective taste will be a fresh inspiration for anyone who look for new ideas.

This book contains 253 works from 2008 to 2014.

[Table of Contents]

MUSIC - CD, DVD jackets, posters

BOOK - novels, magazines, textbook covers

CHARACTER - animations, collaborations

PORTRAIT - portraits

OTHER - original works, etc.

About Yusuke Nakamura:

Born in 1978 in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. Graduated from the Design Department of Osaka University of Arts. An illustrator who has worked on numerous book covers, including CD jackets for ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and Masashi Sada, as well as "After Dinner Mysteries," "The Night is Short, Walk on Girl," and music textbooks. His diverse artistic endeavors also include character design for the anime series "The Tatami Galaxy" and the TV commercial for "Kaju Gumi," as well as work with the band Sails, TV and radio appearances, and essay writing.