So, the only art books I have are Der Mond: Art of Neon Genesis Evangelion and Apple Artbook (the first one). Apple is awesome because its not just an artbook is has like manga previews or sumthin in it. EVERYTHING in the Apple Artbook is sweet to look at. I need to buy a specialty scanner or sumthing so i can properly scan some pics i it.

What artbooks do you all have?

I don't really buy artbooks, but I have a couple. I have the Art of Bleach and the Art of Naruto. I had to get these, what can I say it's like were living in the age of Naruto and Bleach if you know what I mean. Both of them have become really popular.

I'll probably look into buying more in the furture.

Just bought all the Full Metal Alchemist art books

I've been thinking about buying them too.

OMG, It's been almost, I dunno, EIGHT months since I ordered my Flamboyant Artbook, and it finally got shipped yesterday. O_O thats a long time to wait. I think it was on order from the manufacturer when I ordered it. Then it went to pre-order status like 2 months ago. Hey, least it got shipped tho.

Okay, you asked for it so here it is. Bear with me, it took an effort to get all this together and photographed.
When I think of art and Japan it seems to encompass a great deal. There is a lot of Japanese culture that is artistic to me.

How to draw manga and anime
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon005.jpg
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon006.jpg
Manga Artists (there is a lot of good art in here)
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon014.jpg
Various anime and manga
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon002.jpg
Video Game Art
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon031.jpg
Traditional Japanese Art
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon020.jpg
Japanese Culture
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon021.jpg
Art of...Books
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon016.jpg
Anime and Manga
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon035.jpg
Then there was the Motherlode
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon036.jpg
Additional stuff
Pop Culture
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon024.jpg
Cosplay
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon027.jpg
Big Eyes Small Mouth RPG
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/Hobby-Ninja/jon026.jpg
J-Publications (Various mags including my small collection of Hobby Japan w/2 issues from 93/94 and a couple of issues of New Video Magazine from 1987)
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This does not include my Japanese themed fiction.

i used to buy artbooks, but found that after i looked at them once, they just sat on my shelf and collected dust. so, now i don't and i save the money for bills or my endless backlist of anime and other various dvds.

I have no life and I am always low on money, but when I get home and look at my shelves I am happy. I find tons of inspiration for writing from art so I am looking at them from time to time.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness wasn't an otaku.

Man, I'm blown away by you're collection of art books Hobby Ninja. I praise you for this.

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"Whoever said money can't buy happiness wasn't an otaku"

Couldn't agree with you more.

Thank you. It took quite a few years to get this far.
It is a side of anime/manga/gaming that I really get into.