OriginalRen Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Visual novels aren't the only thing that is cheap in Japan. Feel free to check out some of these fan books, complete with original art and other fun goodies. I tried to keep it to a list of VNs that I know people like. Down and Eclipsed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 No Atelier? Thanks a bunch Run. So helpful But I do kind of want the Rewrite crap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetterEmperor Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Well looks like I have to get my hands on that Rance the Complete now. Were there any other Rance books there beside that one? SilverLi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalRen Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Well looks like I have to get my hands on that Rance the Complete now. Were there any other Rance books there beside that one? Just that. It comes with 2 books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satsuki Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Uwa, I want that Sekachu fanbook... Btw, what exactly is in the fanbook? CG collection and character draft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinovaA Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Visual novels aren't the only thing that is cheap in Japan. Feel free to check out some of these fan books, complete with original art and other fun goodies. I tried to keep it to a list of VNs that I know people like. My money... just take it. o-o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulJustIn Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Extreme Temptation .......... (PS : Do not press "spoiler", if you have weak heart. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 That Haru on the cover of G-Senjou is just Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverLi Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Well looks like I have to get my hands on that Rance the Complete now. Were there any other Rance books there beside that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Oh damn. That Rance book man. You best scan that after you get it, Getter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalRen Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Uwa, I want that Sekachu fanbook... Btw, what exactly is in the fanbook? CG collection and character draft? Artist drawings, CG material, sketches, background history, Q&A, etc. Every book is different, but it usually comes with bonus material as well (i.e. = a poster). That being said, I am not 100% sure because these are all sealed. Also, some of them are over 175 pages in length! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalRen Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 A quick reminder to everyone that if you are interested in these, they only have 1 copy of the books I posted, so once it is gone, that's it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowtsuku Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I'll pay for anything Symphonic Rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverLi Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 A quick reminder to everyone that if you are interested in these, they only have 1 copy of the books I posted, so once it is gone, that's it! If Emperor wants the Rancebook I wont stop him. He was first. Otherwise I am interested to buy it. GetterEmperor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetterEmperor Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 If Emperor wants the Rancebook I wont stop him. He was first. Otherwise I am interested to buy it. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satsuki Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Get the Amairo one and get rich, people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 So, regarding artbooks/fanbooks. I'd advise anyone wanting to buy one to try to know what kind of content is has firsthand, although I know finding english sources on that is not exactly easy. Artbooks are really heavy, they usually cost about 2000-3000 yen as you can see (less than that second-hand) and you can add to that probably a solid 1000 yen for shipping (number out of my ass), so around 25-35$ a book. The good ones are really great collection items and contain nice stuff, but some are not necessarily worth it. The only VN artbook I own, for example, is the Muv-Luv Alternative Memorial Art Book, which is a pretty good artbook. It contains all the sprites and CGs of the characters along with character information, all the CGs of the game with resume of the chapters, a fair amount of extra background information, and some staff comments. But beware that some artbooks sometimes only have minimal amount of extra stuff - some only have CGs + illustrations. The best ones add on top of that production details, interviews, roughs for the CGs, character-design ground work, etc... Some specific ones also contain tons of information about the universe (such as the Type-Moon Fate Complete Material books and stuff, but there are one billion of them). Of course you need to know japanese in order to read that. One point that is specific to VNs: you probably do know a lot of CGs in VNs are dedicated to H-scenes (no shit). Therefore, you also should expect your art book to contain a fair bit of porn (roughs for the H-CGs, etc), which might not necessarily be interesting for you. All in all, I really like artbooks because they're great collection items and sometimes have very interesting extra material, but try to know what you're buying first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudy12 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Sent a PM earlier regarding interest in purchasing one or two of those books Also, I have the White Clover - Hinoue Itaru and the Kanon one at home. It's really nice~ there are some NSFW images in there but definitely recommend it if you're interested in them~ I believe the Kanon one comes with a poster for each of the heroines~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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