Elegant Spirits: Amano's Tale of Genji and Fairies

Elegant Spirits: Amano's Tale of Genji and Fairies
Author:
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Art
ISBN: 150672678X

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.

Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography-Beyond the Fantasy

Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography-Beyond the Fantasy
Author: Florent Gorges
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2018-12-11
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 150670753X

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.

Fairies

Fairies
Author: Yoshitaka Amano
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1621155528

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
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1506725317

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.

Mateki

Mateki
Author: Yoshitaka Amano
Publisher: Radical Pub
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Fantasy fiction, Japanese
ISBN: 9780980233506

Based on Mozart's opera The magic flute. Tells the tragic story of a young prince battling evil forces to rescue his love from the lord of darkness.

Worlds of Amano

Worlds of Amano
Author: Yoshitaka Amano
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Originally published in France, Worlds of Amano presents a unique overview of Yoshitaka Amano's diverse work. This vast introduction allows one to take in the full measure of the immense talent of this famous Japanese illustrator, who is so well known for his designs of the Final Fantasy video games. Eclectic and apparently without limit, Amano's art is stunning. Drawing on numerous projects from over the last thirty years with many rarely seen illustrations, this book captures the rare beauty inspiration of Amano's vision.

Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations

Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations
Author: Yoshitaka Amano
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-09
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781421589572

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.

Vampire Hunter D Volume 11: Pale Fallen Angel Parts 1 & 2

Vampire Hunter D Volume 11: Pale Fallen Angel Parts 1 & 2
Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1621154971

Pale Fallen Angels Parts One and Two, the first two novels of Hideyuki Kikuchi's groundbreaking epic four-part Vampire Hunter D tale, are presented here in one affordable omnibus collection! Krauhasen: A mysterious land under the control of Lord Vlad Balarge, a member of the vampire Nobility. When Lord Vlad's son, Baron Byron Balarge, needs to make a long and treacherous journey to faraway Krauhasen, he commissions the help of the infamous Vampire Hunter D, promising a princely sum and a solemn vow-no feasting on any humans for the duration of their journey! Still, D finds his work cut out for him as the duo encounters an ongoing parade of thugs, rogues, and runaways, all with riot and revenge in mind. The pair are joined by the teenage tumbling act, May and Hugh, and the haughty Noblewoman Miska, recently spared death by the stake. But when D discovers the Baron's plans to murder Lord Vlad, he quickly finds his own life in danger.

The Sky

The Sky
Author: Yoshitaka Amano
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-11-18
Genre: Computer adventure games
ISBN: 9781616550202

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!

Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture

Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture
Author: P. W. Galbraith
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2012-08-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137283785

This is the most complete and compelling account of idols and celebrity in Japanese media culture to date. Engaging with the study of media, gender and celebrity, and sensitive to history and the contemporary scene, these interdisciplinary essays cover male and female idols, production and consumption, industrial structures and fan movements.