Matt Bellamy Posted April 11, 2023 Posted April 11, 2023 That right folks! Kadokawa is releasing a new Guyver artbook, that is up for pre-order on their official site, with a release date in July. Their official site in purely in Japanese, so I will keep this updated if someone finds an easier place to pre-order. 4 Quote
Tora Tan Posted April 11, 2023 Posted April 11, 2023 amazing!! You definitely would have a problem preordering from kadokawa because they ask for a Japanese address when trying to sign up. Best to try Amazon https://www.amazon.co.jp/高屋良樹画集-強殖装甲ガイバー-イラストレーション-クロニクル-角川コミックス・エース/dp/4041132649/ 4 Quote
durendal Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 Funnily enough, the reply to that tweet is mostly people complaining to continue the serialization before releasing such book. 4 Quote
PowerofGuyver Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 So we got a new Figma action figure of Guyver 1, and now an art book. Quite remarkable. I would assume Kadokawa is trying to see if there is still interest with fans, at least in the Japanese market. 2 Quote
Tora Tan Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 On the amazon listing it does mention 'restart'. This suggests that this artbook may be part of a marketing campaign for the return of Guyver serialisation. 4 Quote
Bio-Boosted Dude Posted April 14, 2023 Posted April 14, 2023 Woahhh, this is insane news!! I'll definitely be getting my pre-order in. I had actually been thinking a while ago about how much content could fill up a second VDF and was a bit disheartened because I thought such a thing would never happen. Well here we go! Arguably a new chapter would be even better news but I'm looking forward to all the eye candy that comes with this book. It's strange that the Amazon listing is calling it Takaya's "first" art book of Guyver, but that could just be google translate being weird? 1 Quote
Matt Bellamy Posted April 15, 2023 Author Posted April 15, 2023 18 hours ago, Bio-Boosted Dude said: Woahhh, this is insane news!! I'll definitely be getting my pre-order in. I had actually been thinking a while ago about how much content could fill up a second VDF and was a bit disheartened because I thought such a thing would never happen. Well here we go! Arguably a new chapter would be even better news but I'm looking forward to all the eye candy that comes with this book. It's strange that the Amazon listing is calling it Takaya's "first" art book of Guyver, but that could just be google translate being weird? The Visual Data Files book was not an art book! It was a Visual Data file book! 1 Quote
Bio-Boosted Dude Posted April 15, 2023 Posted April 15, 2023 Ha, fair enough. Love that there's a distinction 1 Quote
Sully Posted April 15, 2023 Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/12/2023 at 5:05 PM, Tora Tan said: On the amazon listing it does mention 'restart'. This suggests that this artbook may be part of a marketing campaign for the return of Guyver serialisation. Great news (Hopefully it leads to what we're hoping!) and thanks for the link to it on Amazon, pre-ordered 2! 2 Quote
PowerofGuyver Posted April 21, 2023 Posted April 21, 2023 So I would have to make an account at Amazon Japan in order to pre-order this artbook, correct? Quote
Tora Tan Posted April 21, 2023 Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, PowerofGuyver said: So I would have to make an account at Amazon Japan in order to pre-order this artbook, correct? You should be able to use your existing amazon account there. also be sure to change your language in case you haven't seen it Edited April 21, 2023 by Tora Tan 1 Quote
PowerofGuyver Posted April 21, 2023 Posted April 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Tora Tan said: You should be able to use your existing amazon account there. also be sure to change your language in case you haven't seen it Unfortunately I wasn't able to sign in with my regular Amazon account. Quote
Tora Tan Posted April 22, 2023 Posted April 22, 2023 18 hours ago, PowerofGuyver said: Unfortunately I wasn't able to sign in with my regular Amazon account. Oh that's a shame. I always thought my Japan Amazon was the same as my main one. Do you need any help to sign up or have you got it? 1 Quote
PowerofGuyver Posted April 23, 2023 Posted April 23, 2023 On 4/22/2023 at 8:11 AM, Tora Tan said: Oh that's a shame. I always thought my Japan Amazon was the same as my main one. Do you need any help to sign up or have you got it? Well before I go any further, is there anything I should know about Amazon Japan? Will they ship to America? Quote
Tora Tan Posted April 24, 2023 Posted April 24, 2023 14 hours ago, PowerofGuyver said: Well before I go any further, is there anything I should know about Amazon Japan? Will they ship to America? Yes they will ship worldwide. They'll take your debit or credit card. The shipping might be a little high but we should expect that anyway. 1 Quote
Masamune Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 I think it leaves a bad taste that they're still merchandising the franchise when the series is in limbo. Almost feels like they won't officially cancel it for that exact reason. Quote
Tora Tan Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) It's not exactly like they are milking it. There has been some real problems from what we can gather. The action figures are something that collectors are really clamouring for and this is the first publication of guyver we have had in years. I wonder when the VDF was released? was it around the time guyver resumed after moving to kadokawa? I firmly believe this book is a herald of the manga's return. Edited July 24, 2023 by Tora Tan 1 Quote
jerrygoodman Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 8 hours ago, Tora Tan said: It's not exactly like they are milking it. There has been some real problems from what we can gather. The action figures are something that collectors are really clamouring for and this is the first publication of guyver we have had in years. I wonder when the VDF was released? was it around the time guyver resumed after moving to kadokawa? I firmly believe this book is a herald of the manga's return. I hope you're right, Tora. I really want to see the story get a proper conclusion. Quote
durendal Posted July 26, 2023 Posted July 26, 2023 The artbook is released today. For those who bought it, how is it? Anything to drool over? Quote
Bio-Boosted Dude Posted July 26, 2023 Posted July 26, 2023 There is a preview of the inside of the book up on Amazon now - nothing new or mindblowing but I'm sure the book will be a nice package. Interesting that there's no proper cover image yet though. edit: cover https://twitter.com/baronend/status/1684102104011636736/photo/1 Quote
Matt Bellamy Posted July 27, 2023 Author Posted July 27, 2023 23 hours ago, durendal said: The artbook is released today. For those who bought it, how is it? Anything to drool over? Mine are arriving on Friday. I also ordered the Sept issue of Shonen Ace just to get the poster. Quote
Tora Tan Posted July 27, 2023 Posted July 27, 2023 I think this is new. I don't recall seeing it before. Quote
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