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More about the books
Sep. 13th, 2013 08:29 pm- Kim Basinger's name in the U.S. release is pronounced "LAH-deh-kahn." In Japan, they pronounce it "LAID-kahn," double entendre unintended.
- The Baten Kaitos artbook is beautiful, as most anything Baten Kaitos would be, and yet in a couple ways disappointing; while there's a wealth of character and monster art, there's hardly anything on the locations, which in truth is what I really was hoping to see. I wanted something like the extensive color section on Eternal Blue at the front of the Lunar I + II artbook. Plus, there's almost no sooper-sekrit character info. I guess the PS3 chara book with its sexdroid Mieu and illegitimate Children in the Iron Mask of Saiki Sa Riik has spoiled me.
- I at first thought I jumped the gun in buying the V-Jump strat guide with its mini-artbook, as its content and liner notes are almost entirely reproduced in the proper artbook. I'm glad I got the guide now, though, since some of the character illustrations are actually bigger, with the detail more easily visible, in the V-Jump artwork section.
- There are no illustrations of Gibari or Mizuti in the novels. (Well, there's official art of them in the cover flaps that's used elsewhere promotionally, but nothing created expressly for the novel, is what I'm saying.)
- The illustrations for the 999 books seem rather dashed off, with little personality put into the characters (save for June, who is shown an overbearing amount of times being cute, comforting Clover, etc.). I like Kinu Nishimura's work, but I think she's best in more elaborate pieces.
- Did we need an illustration of the goddamn elevator scene?
- Akari Funato's Angelique comic is basically eight pages of Victor and Collet awkwardly looking at each other (in Victorian maid and butler garb, a seeming warm-up for Under the Rose), and yet I wish Angelique romances were handled with this...well "subtlety" suggests there's something deeper being communicated, and beyond "I feel affection toward you I find difficult to express," I don't think there is, but it comes off as more human and relatable than the cutesy-oops antics with which Angelique usually tackles love.
- Amazon Japan has been sending me emails almost every day since I ordered - recommendations for comics; recommendations for games they won't send me; requests to rate my purchases. I probably should rate my purchases, as a few items rated as in just "very good" condition came as absolutely pristine.
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- The Baten Kaitos artbook is beautiful, as most anything Baten Kaitos would be, and yet in a couple ways disappointing; while there's a wealth of character and monster art, there's hardly anything on the locations, which in truth is what I really was hoping to see. I wanted something like the extensive color section on Eternal Blue at the front of the Lunar I + II artbook. Plus, there's almost no sooper-sekrit character info. I guess the PS3 chara book with its sexdroid Mieu and illegitimate Children in the Iron Mask of Saiki Sa Riik has spoiled me.
- I at first thought I jumped the gun in buying the V-Jump strat guide with its mini-artbook, as its content and liner notes are almost entirely reproduced in the proper artbook. I'm glad I got the guide now, though, since some of the character illustrations are actually bigger, with the detail more easily visible, in the V-Jump artwork section.
- There are no illustrations of Gibari or Mizuti in the novels. (Well, there's official art of them in the cover flaps that's used elsewhere promotionally, but nothing created expressly for the novel, is what I'm saying.)
- The illustrations for the 999 books seem rather dashed off, with little personality put into the characters (save for June, who is shown an overbearing amount of times being cute, comforting Clover, etc.). I like Kinu Nishimura's work, but I think she's best in more elaborate pieces.
- Did we need an illustration of the goddamn elevator scene?
- Akari Funato's Angelique comic is basically eight pages of Victor and Collet awkwardly looking at each other (in Victorian maid and butler garb, a seeming warm-up for Under the Rose), and yet I wish Angelique romances were handled with this...well "subtlety" suggests there's something deeper being communicated, and beyond "I feel affection toward you I find difficult to express," I don't think there is, but it comes off as more human and relatable than the cutesy-oops antics with which Angelique usually tackles love.
- Amazon Japan has been sending me emails almost every day since I ordered - recommendations for comics; recommendations for games they won't send me; requests to rate my purchases. I probably should rate my purchases, as a few items rated as in just "very good" condition came as absolutely pristine.
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