Ningen, no Cave collection complete w/o it (was Alchemista)

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:39 pm

A simple link should suffice. Thin, and pricey, but worth it.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:03 pm

ZOMG WTF I WOULD KILL FOR THAT

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But seriously, how the fuck does one go about getting that? :/

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:22 pm

Yahoo Auctions Japan. Tomoyuki Kotani's sketchbook, released at the last Comiket, is currently up on there (and I just sprung for one ^_-)

I'm keeping my eyes out for Alchemista though, I like that illo of Tateha on the front.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:18 am

Alchemista is much harder to find than Ningen (the one that Icarus mentioned), but YJ is about the only way to find it. I've got both, but Ningen is not in my paws ATM, so no images. It's also not Mushihime-sama only... it's all the stuff he's worked on (KOF, Mushi, Ibara, etc.).

Icarus: If you wait, you might score a Ningen w/ the postcard set... costs a shitload more, but it's what's going to make it special a few years down the road.

Post by **Icarus** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:22 am

Thanks for the heads up, I'll keep my eyes open for it ^_^

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:12 am

<sigh> I'll probably never acquire this gem... But here's an image macro showing my current mindset:

goodnight shmups.com

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:39 am

Link

Go ahead -- touch yourself. You know you want to!

Devil REI · Post by **Devil REI** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:34 pm

I actually managed to grab this book at Comiket itself. Bizarrely enough, I wouldn't have known Kotani was around except that he was sharing a table with Nin-nin, a favorite fantasy artist of mine. As I was buying Nin2's latest, I couldn't help but notice that sitting next to him were two ladies cosplaying as Reco and Midi (booth salesgirls aren't uncommon at Comiket) and a guy sitting behind them just doing odd sketches. Of course, that made me curious...

I bought 3 copies of the book, 1 for me and 2 for friends (Trevor has one). The postcard set was sold separately, and I bought one for myself. I'm amazed at how badly they're being scalped on YJ auctions, all of the ones I've seen are going for at least double the book's Comiket cost. Same for the postcards. I'm not sure if he actually sold out of either one at the show.

I managed to get something rarer than either of those, though

(as a side note, I didn't know Tsukada was around, either, or else I'd have alchemista as well...)

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:42 pm

Very nice sketch there. Going to the show just wasn't in the cards for me. I think for a lot of other people too, hence, the scalping on Yahoo Japan. The postcards are long gone from YJ, so hold on to your set.

Before the next one comes around, check your favorite character designers website. They usually put on there if they're going or not.

Wait a a minute.
RU Zero-chan?