| View Larger Image | Intron Depot, Volume 2: Blades | Paperbackby Masamune Shirow (Author)
| List Price: | $44.95 | |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Dark Horse | | Page Count: | 112 Pages | | Publication Date: | December 23, 1998 | | Sales Rank: | 1,025,023st |
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Product Description
Intron Depot 2: Blades is the newest full-color book from creator Masamune Shirow (Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell). It collects 209 fantasy-themed illustrations, paintings, and computer graphics created by Shirow between 1992 and May 1998, none of which have been published in the U.S. before. It also contains detailed commentary (in both Japanese and English) on each work, and an info-box that explains the techniques used to produce each piece. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 7 reviews)
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Intron Depot 2 Blades. by Token (Kentucky)  5 Stars
April 09, 2009
This a collection of Shirow's artwork from 1992 through 1998. This is his freshman attempt at switching from analog to digital. There's still some of his hand drawn art within but his best stuff in my oppinion is his computer aided work, which he has proven to be a master of. This collections focus is on his amazingly illustrated ladies wielding some sort of bladed weapon. Most but not all do though. It also isn't all women. This is a giant step up from his first Intron Depot. It is an awesome collection worthy of a true collectors investment. I recommend it!
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Amazing costume design for the fantasy girls by Parka (Singapore) 5 Stars
March 11, 2009
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R12FSNG8CB7I6U Masamune Shirow is the creator of Ghost in the Shell. But you won't find any concept art from that manga or anime here.
This is a large size art book containing full page coloured illustrations Masamune Shirow has created from 1992 to 1998. That includes commissions for game art, posters and other projects.
There are lots of female character illustrations done in strong manga style. Every piece is captioned to explain the project and concept.
The costume designs for the fantasy characters are extremely elaborate, detailed and unique to the point that I think is quite impossible to create in real life. That being said, the designs take away a little believability as a result.
If I am to summarize this book in a sentence, it would be this: Erotic girls in fantasy setting. The interpretation of fantasy is really out of the world.
Whether you like the book will depend on whether you like manga style.
This book was first published in 1998 and might be hard to find now.
There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.
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A great "read" for diehard Shirow fans.....and ONLY Shirow Fans by 1chigo (Cali, USA, planet Earth) 5 Stars
January 11, 2006
As a longtime fan of this man's work not only as an artist but a writer, I cannot recommend this book highly enough, not just to Shirow fans, but to ALL fans of awesome, highly detailed CG-art. At first, I found Shirow's transition from good old-fashioned pen-and-ink-and-airbrush-and-whatever-isn't-nailed-down(yes, while he still used conventional means in rendering his art, he did use an ecclectic assortment of tools) to CG somewhat unforgivable and unfathomable, I did gradually warm to his new style. Indeed he was revolutionary in his use of CG rendering. I mean look at all the myriad mangaka that use CG now!! This images in this book were truly a harbinger of things to come in the manga world.
Anyway, like I said before, if you're into sci-fi manga and anime, and hyperdetailed CG, and above all else, the female form, and ain't put off by the price, then by all means BUY THIS BOOK. Please ignore linlin's moronic, and obviously BIASED commentary, as it's borne out of the mind of a closed-minded nobody who thinks all Japanese-made audio/visual entertainment should be of the sacharrine/annoying variety. If anything "linlin-chan" (egads, what a stupid, contrived name) should try to judge something based upon its MERITS, not her insipid tastes.
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Intron Depot 2 Review 5 Stars
February 28, 2004
This book is fantastic. Shirow is arguably the greatest manga artist yet. If you're at all interested in his work or manga in general I'd recomend this to you, although I do agree with a previous reviewer. If this is your first Intron Depot I'd go with 1 or 3 which focus on scifi. Also, a word to linlinchan; you're reviewing the quality of this item. You do no one any good to squeel "Ew, big boobs!" Ok, so you don't like that he draws large breasts. The quality of the work is still fantastic, regardless of whether you approve of the content.
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Interesting work, but only for a die-hard fan  3 Stars
September 10, 2002
Masamune Shirow is one of the most interesting and accessible manga creators with his works Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell. This is his second color art book and - while good - is not what you may expect. This book focuses on his fantasy work, not science fiction, so don't expect to see any familiar faces from his manga. I found his experiments using computer art interesting, and artists may enjoy his detailed descriptions on composition. I would recommend getting Intron Depot 1 first and waiting for 3 which is again to be science fiction pieces.
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