Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography-Beyond the Fantasy
Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography-Beyond the Fantasy

Author: Florent Gorges

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2018-12-11

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 150670753X

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A beautiful celebration of the life and imagery of Japan's master of fantasy and science fiction art! This handsome, landscape-style hardback contains nearly 400 illustrations and photos from the incredible career of Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano. But Beyond the Fantasy covers far more than just the famous game series. Amano's artistic journey goes back to his first job in 1967--age 15, working on Speed Racer! From animator, to illustrator, to internationally exhibited painter, this biography is a look not only into the work of Amano's life, but the influences, techniques, philosophy, and family that have nurtured it.

Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations
Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations

Author: Yoshitaka Amano

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781421589572

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A collection of gorgeous full-color art pieces, interviews, and sketches by Yoshitaka Amano, renowned for his work on Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D and The Sandman. Since beginning his career at age fifteen with the legendary animation studio Tatsunoko Production, Yoshitaka Amano has become one of the most acclaimed artists and illustrators at work today. Displaying a rare range, his oeuvre encompasses everything from minutely observed still-life sketches to full-color paintings on an epic scale, from children’s storybooks to dark adult fantasy, from theatrical productions to video games to sculpture to commercial design. Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations offers a concise survey of this remarkable artist’s career to date. It includes selected full-color pieces for series such as Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D and Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets), as well as for Amano’s own creations like Hero and N.Y. Salad. Packed with sketches, commentary, and interviews, this beautiful volume opens a window into the world of Amano.

Coffin
Coffin

Author: Yoshitaka Amano

Publisher: Dark Horse Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781595820617

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From his creation in the early 1980s in the series of novels by famed Japanese author Kideyuki Kikuchi, the character Vampire Hunter D has captured the imaginations of people old and young around the world, the visualization of th eimmortal vampire killer forever solidified in the public's consciousness by the stunning artwork of master painter and illustrator Yoshitaka Amano. DH Press is proud to present Coffin, a retrospective of Amano's work with the character that has appeared in the original Japanese novels, as inspiration for the animators of the two theatrical-release motion pictures, as well as rarely seen paintings and illustrations done for release as limited-edition prints. A breathtaking book, Coffin also contains an original Vampire Hunter D short story by creator Hideyuki Kikuchi, available nowhere else. -- from back cover.

The Sky
The Sky

Author: Yoshitaka Amano

Publisher: Dark Horse Books

Published: 2014-11-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781616550202

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The Sky Book Three contains Amano's sketches and paintings for Final Fantasy VII (1997), VIII (1999), IX(2000) and X (2001), depicting characters such as Zidane Tribal, Garnet Til Alexandros XVII, Adelbert Steiner, Vivi Orunitia, Amarant Coral, Queen Brahne and many others. Bonuses include a series of silkscreen images done for Final Fantasy VIII, unreleased pen-and-ink sketches of the Gunblade and designs for the gemlike logo of Final Fantasy IX. Book Three completes The Sky series at a special low price!

Deva Zan
Deva Zan

Author: Yoshitaka Amano

Publisher: Dark Horse Books

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781616550301

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In his 40-year career, Yoshitaka Amano has illustrated many projects, becoming famous for "Final Fantasy" and "Vampire Hunter D". But never before has Amano written the visions he depicts-never until now! Dark Horse has the honor to publish "Deva Zan", Yoshitaka Amano's first fantasy novel as an author as well as an illustrator! An epic ten years in the planning, Amano has made Deva Zan as his personal expression of the legends of Asia for his Western readership. Japanese Buddhism, twelve generals - the Juni Jinsho - stood guard over the cosmos at the points of the zodiac. But now they have vanished, and nothing stands between us and the forces of darkness but Deva Zan, a samurai without a memory. To restore order to existence, he must marshal not only his own fighting skill, but find companions that can cross the boundaries of time and space-to join him in a battle that will stretch from the fields of ancient Japan, to the streets of modern New York City - and to dimensions beyond human comprehension.

Fairies
Fairies

Author: Yoshitaka Amano

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2012-10-23

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1621155528

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Yoshitaka Amano's lush ethereal paintings of magical creatures, spirits, goblins, and apparitions have been praised and admired all over the world. In Fairies he turns his considerable talent to capturing in breathtaking images characters from such beloved stories as Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the wizard Merlin and his muse the intoxicating Nimue, mermaids of the deep as well as his interpretation of fairies from Celtic and Japanese mythology.

Elegant Spirits: Amano's Tale of Genji and Fairies
Elegant Spirits: Amano's Tale of Genji and Fairies

Author:

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 150672678X

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Yoshitaka Amano has visualized other worlds of wonder as the artist of the Final Fantasy game series. Now, with Elegant Spirits, our own world's ancient treasures of literature and legend are richly evoked through Amano's paintings and illustrations! Elegant Spirits first contains Amano's adaptation of The Tale of Genji, a psychological exploration of courtly love written a thousand years ago by Lady Murasaki, and often considered to be the earliest novel ever written. The second half of Elegant Spirits is Amano's Fairies, his portrayals of the many magical beings of English and Celtic lore and drama--from brownies and the Seelie Court, to Merlin and Nimue, to Shakespeare's Puck and Titania. The images of Elegant Spirits are accompanied by excerpts of text, poetry, and the stories that accompany these unforgettable figures of the past.

Shinjuku
Shinjuku

Author: Christopher Wingfield Morrison

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1595821899

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Writer and director Christopher "mink" Morrison (Dust) and legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D) join forces to craft an unforgettable tale of destiny, danger, and hard-boiled sorcery, featuring over a hundred original illustrations by Amano! In the year 2020, bounty hunter Daniel Legend finds himself tracking a quarry of a different kind: his long-lost sister. Armed only with his wits, his gun, and a mysterious postcard, Daniel makes his way to the heart of the seedy Shinjuku district of Tokyo, where a clash between two underworlds - the criminal and the infernal - threatens the very fabric of reality.

The Sky: the Art of Final Fantasy Book 1
The Sky: the Art of Final Fantasy Book 1

Author: Yoshitaka Amano

Publisher: Dark Horse Books

Published: 2014-10-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781616550189

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First volume of a 3 volume set chronicling the art of the Final Fantasy series. This volume covers Final Fantasys I through III.

Hero Yoshitaka Amano
Hero Yoshitaka Amano

Author: Yoshitaka Amano

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781427604774

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Yoshitaka Amano's HERO volume 1 Written by Yoshitaka Amano and Jessie Horsting Art by Yoshitaka Amano 96 pp, full color, $19.99 HC Now, at last, HERO is ready to be released! One of the most acclaimed and award-winning artists of his time, Yoshitaka Amano debuts his first American comics project since Sandman: The Dream Hunters and Elektra-Wolverine: The Redeemer. One of the original concept artists for the Final Fantasy series of video games, along with creation and design of characters such as Vampire Hunter D and Gatachman (known as G-Force, or Battle of the Planets in the United States), Amano now focuses his creative vision on his own creation Hero! In Hero Chapter One: From New York to Paris, he searches for the woman whose love he has never doubted, Hero crosses history and continents. Hero needs to know the reasons why his beloved Lady begs his forgiveness, and only by following her from Parisian cemeteries, to the Las Vegas strip and to Kyoto, can he hope to discover the truth - not only of his own love story but also of his Lady's betrayal. Accompanied by Victor Noir, an assassinated Napoleonic truth-teller, and tormented at every turn by Rudra, a shape-shifting mischievous demon, Hero seeks out his forgotten past. Featuring lavish, full-page illustrations, accompanied by text by writer Jessie Horstig, Hero is at last complete and ready to debut, appealing to comic fans, fiction readers, and manga enthusiasts alike.