From: VIZ Media LLC Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: VIZ Media LLC Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 148 Publication Date: October 25, 2007
Product Description: Relish Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all its colorful glory in this new hardbound collection of images from the Naruto manga! Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and all your favorite characters appear in over a hundred pages of gorgeous full-color images. The book also includes an extensive interview with creator Masashi Kishimoto, step-by-step details on the process of creating a Naruto illustration, 20 pages of notes from the author about each image in the book and a beautiful double-sided poster!
Definitely worth the purchase Short and sweet: If you like the artwork of Naruto, you won't be disappointed with this book. I especially liked Masashi Kishimoto's walkthrough of the cover art and his interpretation of squad 7 as a rock band (although I would have made Sasuke the guitarist as the guitarist and singer are always vying for the camera's attention but that's a personal choice). Several of the pieces would be excellent poster fodder. Highly recommended!
Kids' interest My daughters (pre-teens and teens) likes these types of books. It's not my favotite but it's theirs. And to encourage their love in reading, I do allow them to read some books of their choices in additional to the more academic choices books.
WELL worth the price for Naruto fans and manga art fans This book's art is top notch. Kishimoto's full color panels are collected here and they don't disappoint. What really makes this book worthwhile though is the Q&A and commentary from Kishimoto and the step by step guide through his creative process. Well worth the price.
Uzumaki Naruto Art Kishimoto Masashi's /Naruto/ art book is just as it sounds: Another manga \ pictures from the creator art book. It's been done before. The only people who would probably appreciate it are art students interested in comics, or fans of the popular Naruto series. However, for those who do buy this book, well, it's beautiful, to say the very least.
The book separated into sections, each containing a poem or snippet I assume was written by Kishimoto-san. For the publishers, VIZ Media, what I praise most about this book is the fact that they left the original Japanese print that went along with some of the pictures and translated off to the side. For some, this might be a nuisance, but for a student of the language, it's a good way to test themselves.
Now, onto the book itself. Most of the pictures are cover spreads or pictures that have appeared on the cover of /Shonen Jump/ magazine. Thus, they have more than likely been seen by fans before. However, these pictures are uninterrupted by the text that goes on the covers of that magazine, and have - in the back of the book, sort of like the index - an explanation from Kishimoto-san himself explaining the thought processes and work that went into every picture. The art showcases pictures drawn up to volume twenty-four of the manga.
The extras include an interview with Kishimoto-san basically speaking more of the creation of Naruto and ideas he puts into motion. Also, there is a step-by-step feature of how to draw the front cover using the same tools as Kishimoto-san himself.
In the end, this book is a great buy for Naruto fans and those who want to learn from Kishimoto-san's style. Or for those who just respect the art. However, in the end, it was made for fans of the series, just as all manga art books are.
Very nice I'd been waiting for this artbook to come over for some time and I'm very pleased.
It took me awhile to truly appreciate Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto but now that I'm into it, it is my favorite manga.
And the art of Naruto is deceptively simple.
In this first artbook, a fan can begin to see how complex yet clear Kishimoto's art is.
One thing I really like about what Viz Media is doing for the artbooks, both FMA and now Naruto, it is that they publish it with the hardcover. I really like that.
Otherwise, the quality is pretty much equal to the original Japanese printing of the art and that part is gorgeous.
A bonus is the section near to the back where it is demonstrated what Masashi Kishimoto uses to create Naruto.
All in all, a very fine and very nice addition to my ever growing manga collection.
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