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Title: Ai Yori Aoshi Complete Works
Artist: Fumizuki Kou
Series: Ai Yori Aoshi
Cover: Soft w/ dust cover
Size: 9" x 12"
Pages: 82 (64 in color)
ISBN4-592-73234-0
Published: April 2006
Retail Price: Ľ2667
Extras: CD-rom
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My Comments: A must have if you're a fan of Ai Yori Aoshi, specifically fans of the beautiful manga art. I was also able to snag this book on sale, paying only $26 at AX 2007, and at that price it's an awesome deal. The art is top notch, the quality of the print is great, and the paper quality is also good. While there's a lot more recent work, you can see some of the older style manga illustrations (which is nice for comparison). It's a beautiful book all around.

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Title: Ai Yori Aoshi TV Anime Visual Book
Artist: Unknown
Series: Ai Yori Aoshi
Cover: Soft w/ dust cover
Size: 9" x 12"
Pages: 104 (88 in color)
ISBN4-592-73204-9
Published: December 2002
Retail Price: Ľ2000
Extras: Foldout poster
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My Comments: The first 20 pages are illustrations, a couple two page spreads, some full page illustrations, and a few half page. Most of the book is comprised of the "film story"... meaning lots and lots of screen caps (I'm just not a fan of screen caps). I know this book is supposed to be informational, but as an art book I find it lacking.

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Title: Megami Magazine Special Selection Ai Yori Aoshi Visual Collection
Artist: Unknown
Series: Ai Yori Aoshi
Cover: Soft w/ dust cover
Size: 8.5" x 11.75"
Pages: 64 (all color)
ISBN4-05-402287-1
Published: December 2003
Retail Price: Ľ2400
Extras: Aoi cardboard stand cut-out/doll
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My Comments: This book is a bit different, if you so feel like you can detach the pages from the cover. Each page is double sided with beautiful art on each side, and is made from a thin cardboard like paper. Most if not all of the images come from Megami magazine posters/articles (but none of the nasty text covering the lovely pictures. As a habitual scanner of art books I have removed all the pages and makes for a beautiful scan, and if I ever want to display any of the pages it's pretty easy to do so. If you love the Ai Yori Aoshi TV series and Aoi, I'd definitely recommend this book to you, you will not be disappointed.