I Love Kawaii

by Charuca

Kawaiiiiiiiiiii desu!
 
Moveover Powerpuff Girls, step aside Hello Kitty, get outof the way Rilakkuma—here come the cutest newcreations from Japan’s top artists in I Love Kawaii ,a bright and bubbly guide to today’s most imaginative and adorable Kawaii art. Collected by the celebrated Kawaiiartist Charuca, I Love Kawaii showcases page after page of cute, colorful creations. Perfect for fans ofmanga and anime, and featuring innovative artists from Japanese legends TakashiMurakami and Yoshitomo Nara to the worldwide design legends Devil Robots, ILove Kawaii offers a collection of images andproduct shots that is not only cutting edge, but also as cute as can be.

Genres: Art, Manga, Nonfiction, Japan

272 pages, Hardcover

First published May 22, 2012

Reviews

[Charlotte Jones · Rating 2 out of 5]

I know nothing at all about kawaii art so read this on ebook through Scribd. It is basically a collection of kawaii artists, a little information about the artists and then images of the art itself. I enjoyed this, don't get me wrong, but I just found that the information was more about where the artist lives rather than their background or inspirations so that was a little disappointing.

[Yee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book consists a collection of artists with their kawaii drawings. Amazing work and beautiful illustrations. I always thought kawaii drawings only come from Japan. I wish there are more information about how they got the ideas or inspirations for their work. It will be beneficial for me so I can learn something from them.

[Natasja · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book features a lot of kawaii illustrators, including some I hadn't even heard of yet. Of each artist there are about 5 full colour pages displaying their work and 1 page with a short introduction. I can really recommend I love Kawaii (^_^)b

[Melissa Adkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great graphics.

The book introduces one to some great kawaii artists, and the graphics are beautiful. However, a page or two on the history of kawaii art and characters would have been nice.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. I was surprised there is a Kawaii artist from Massachusetts. The only artist I am familiar with is Tokidoki; I see a lot of vinyl figures of the artist at Newbury Comics. I read this book in hope of finding inspiration for art. It did not do it for me.

[Benjamin Uke · Rating 3 out of 5]

A new look into an art form I was not terribly familiar with.

[NayDoubleU · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice

These were very awesome and beautifully illustrated. I really loved the Disney versions and extra points because i love tinkerbell and Alice

[Lindsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I found this book I thought it would show me different types of Kawaii styles to draw, it did! But it also told me about different types of companies that do Kawaii. I found it cute and interesting.

[Kacper · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not cute enough!

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

kawaii!!!

[Rosi Julyetha Tobing · Rating 5 out of 5]

My inspiration~

[Miss M · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick introduction to a variety of quirky Kawaii artists. A good lookbook for inspiration.

[RL · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute overload!

[Gizella Caicedo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hermoso de principio a fin, un libro de ilustración que desde la primera pagina inspira.

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kawaiii!

[Kat Gross]

Kawaii! I love japanese mangas! They are great books.

[Francine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The art is varied and is given enough space to breathe (some artbooks cram way too much on one page); the descriptions are decently interesting. I'm really glad I bought this, it'll make a nice addition to my artbook collection.