Japanese Monster Yokai Encyclopedia Art Design Book Collection From Japan

by Arifumi Sato

$140 · Offered by eBay

The third reprint in the Jaguar Books series. The legendary book "World Yokai Encyclopedia," featuring a stellar collaboration of illustrators such as Gojin Ishihara, Shuji Yanagi, Noboru Yoshimi, and Kazuaki Saito, is finally being reprinted! You can finally meet the infamous "Upside-Down Man"!! From the Jaguar Books series, originally published by Rippu Shobo (now Gakken Plus), the main event has finally arrived. "World Yokai Encyclopedia," a title with particularly high demand for reprints, is finally being reprinted! There are many attractions to this book, but perhaps the most striking are the realistic and alluring illustrations of yokai by legendary illustrators such as Gojin Ishihara, Shuji Yanagi, Noboru Yoshimi, and Kazuaki Saito. Furthermore, the unique descriptions by Arimichi Sato, a darling of occult research in the 1970s, which may or may not be true, both traumatized and greatly captivated boys at the time. This "World Monster Encyclopedia" was a popular title at the time, and it became a long-selling book, being reissued in 1985 as "Big Jaguars" after its initial publication in 1973. This new edition boasts the same content and binding as the original, and with the cooperation of Tosho Printing, a company renowned for its top-notch printing technology, we are confident that it faithfully reproduces the original's beauty and details!

• Year: 2015
• Condition: Fine

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