Fight Iczer-One! Mediamix Special

This oversize book measured 235 x 297 mm. It covered the three part Iczer-One OVA Series. Cover artwork was Toshihiro Hirano who also did the character designs. Pages 1-18 and 35-66 were in color.

Product number was ISBN4-04-852051-2C0074. It was published by Kadokawa Shoten and released on 8/10/1986. There was no UPC Bar Code. It was priced at Y1200. The book was 98 pages in total length.

p4 Real Illustration by Jun Suemi
p8 Special Features on Characters
p18 Talk Space by Toshihiro Hirano
p24 Iczer Robo vs Dylose
p26 Iczer Robo Perfect Manual
p28 Actual Conditions of Mysterious Cutowolf
p32 Explanation of Mechanics
p36 Original Illustraion by Director Toshihiro Hirano
p42 Real Illustrion by Yuji Kaida
p46 Complete Recording Act 1
p54 Complete Recording Act 2
p66 Iczer-One in Talk 1
p72 Iczer-One in Talk 2
p77 Establishment Character & Mechanic
p87 Iczer-One in Talk 3
p91 Biographical Dictionary and Terminology of Act1~2
p98 Contents and a Colophon


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The Princess of the Vampire Miyu Film Collection 2

This hardcover book covered the last two OVAs of the Vampire Miyu series. Like the first book, it included lineart from the various character as well as images from the OVAs. At the end, it included another interview with Toshihiro Hirano (director) and Narumi Kakinouhi (drawing director, character design, and outline of the form). Except for the interview section, the entire book was in full color.

Product number was ISBN4-253-10271-9. It was released in 1992. UPC Bar Code - 9784253102711 and 1920979018488. It was priced at Y1940. The book was 129 pages in total length.

p4 Artistic Collection
p9 The Characters
p17 Film Collection Third Tale "Brittle Armour"
p72 Film Collection Fourth Tale "Freezing Moment"
p125 Interviews


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The Princess of the Vampire Miyu Film Collection 1

This hardcover book covered the first two OVAs of the Vampire Miyu series. It included line art from the various character as well as images from the OVAs. At the end, it included interviews with Toshihiro Hirano (director) and Narumi Kakinouhi (drawing director, character design, and outline of the form). Except for the interview section, the entire book was in full color.

Product number was ISBN4-253-10270-0. It was was released in 1992. UPC Bar Code - 9784253102704 and 1920979018488. It was priced at Y1940. The book was 129 pages in total length.

p4 Artistic Collection
p9 The Characters
p19 Film Collection First Tale "Suspicious Metropolis"
p71 Film Collection Second Tale "Managing Feast"
p125 Interviews


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Character Paradise

This was an artbook from Toshihiro Hirano images. It was a hardcover book and except for the last 16 pages, it was all color. The book was divided into sections of artwork from various series. This included Iczelion (p.2-10), Iczer-Three (pp.11-32), Iczer-One Manga (pp.33-35), Iczer-One Anime (pp.36-58), Doll (pp.59-68), Dangaioh (pp.69-89), Godzilla (pp.90-91), Tobikage (p.92), Villgust & Ultraman (p.93) IV (p.94), Poitrine (p.95), and Fantastic Convention '91 (p.96). The remaining pages were black and white. It also included some line art from Iczelion. At the end of the book, the following message was left by Toshihiro Hirano in both Japanese and English: "Sorry that I couldn't insert many new illustrations in this second volume of my art-work collection. Some new works had been compiled, but the number hasn't gained much since the first volume was issued few years ago. This is becouse I have been working busy on story comics lately, instead of drawing color illustrations. I am very happy about my past works to be introduced to people in a form of a book, but, at a same time, feeling little uncomfortable becouse I am not yet capable of expressing my world in single illustration, which "an illustrater" must be able to do. To write comics; simply draw after story-line; is my major creative activity for now. It will be my great pleasure, if you could sometime pick up my comic and have a look. Thank You."

Product number was ISBN4-89189-509-8. It was released on 7/10/1993. There was no UPC Bar Code. It was priced at Y2800. The book was 112 pages in total length.


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