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Femme Fatale: The Art of Shuzo Oshimi

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Commemorating twenty years of manga, FEMME FATALE showcases of all of the full color artwork from New York Time's Best Selling artist Shuzo Oshimi. Featuring cover art, posters, promotional materials and never before translated comics, this is a definitive compilation of character art from one of the best known manga artists in the 21st Century. Concept art and promotional illustrations from FLOWERS OF EVIL, INSIDE MARI, DRIFTING NET CAFE and BLOOD ON THE RAILS are also included giving readers a deeper look into Oshimi's processes and artistic mind. This collection also includes dozens of never before published in English comic pages that are a must have for Oshimi completionists.

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2017

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Shuzo Oshimi

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Shuzo Oshimi (押見修造, Oshimi Shūzō) is a Japanese manga creator.
Drawn in a realistic art style, his comics tend to be psychological dramas exploring the difficulties in human relationships and often touching on disturbing situations and perversions.
Oshimi debuted in 2001 with the manga series Avant-Garde Yumeko, appeared in Kodansha's 'Monthly Shōnen Magazine.' Most of his works since then have been published by Kodansha and Futabasha.
Among his first successes the single volume manga Sweet Poolside (2004), later adapted into a live-action film, and the series Drifting Net Café (2008–2011), also adapted for TV.
Oshimi reached international acclaims with The Flowers of Evil (2009–2014) and Inside Mari (2012–2016), both adapted into successful anime. Other notable works are Blood on the Tracks (2017–2023) and Welcome Back, Alice (2020-2023) .

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Profile Image for Alessandro.
126 reviews9 followers
June 16, 2022
L'artbook del mio autore preferito l'ho accolto con gran entusiasmo e gran paura allo stesso tempo: poteva essere un artbook discreto, se non solo sufficiente.
Di illustrazioni originali, a parte qualche rarità proveniente dallo sketchbook del buon Oshimi nelle ultime pagine, non ve ne sono, si tratta in sostanza di una raccolta di copertine dei magazine su cui sono state pubblicati i capitoli di tutte le opere degli ultimi 15 anni.
L'ordine in cui le vediamo... è un po' casuale, ma questi 15 ci portano attraverso il più bel viaggio evolutivo in campo manga: dagli inizi goffi di Avantgarde Yumeko, Sweet Poolside e di quel capolavoro trash di Devil Ecstasy, passando per il periodo edgy di Yuutai Nova, Drifting Net Cafè e il primo Aku No Hana, più il miglior manga di tutti i tempi secondo chi scrive (sempre Aku No Hana), il breve Shino, Dentro Mari, Happiness, fino alla sua ultima opera (ai tempi della pubblicazione di Femme Fatale, 2017), ovvero il familiare Tracce di sangue.
Oltre alle prime pagine per i magazine (che poi ogni tanto recano indicazioni sbagliate, è un po' difficile che Avantgarde Yumeko sia stata pubblicata su Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine quando manco esisteva), vi sono anche moltissime copertine dei tankōbon in doppie pagine spettacolari... che possono dare una sensazione un po' di riciclato.

Quindi, oggettivamente forse questo artbook non offre nulla di nuovo, nulla di veramente raro, ma io me ne frego altamente.
Le copertine di Oshimi (specie a partire da Aku No Hana) sono spettacolari e vederle così estese non ha prezzo, mentre alcune delle illustrazioni provenienti dai magazine fanno luce/offrono interpretazioni e speculazioni al lettore e osservatore più attento.
E, come si sarà capito, vedere riassunta in 120+ pagine la sua evoluzione non ha prezzo.
Grazie Maestro.

[qui lo apro con gran entusiamo, forse fin troppo: https://youtu.be/bCzrz301bwo]
Profile Image for Ophilia Adler.
909 reviews53 followers
September 17, 2021
I love shuzo Oshimi's work and this artbook was such a treat. Really nice art. There isnt much else to say, there was no text or anything else. Just some never before seen art from his previous manga work.

If you are a fan this is a great treat.
Profile Image for Heather.
15 reviews1 follower
May 11, 2021
The art is actually pretty detailed. In some works the colors are striking and really help to convey what the feelings are in that particular piece.
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590 reviews190 followers
August 24, 2022
artwork dari beberapa karya Shuzo sensei, lebih detail juga dan cakep banget meski tetep agak creepy ngeliatnya. habis ini jadi kepengen baca the flowers of devil, happiness, sama inside mari.
Profile Image for Aaron.
282 reviews12 followers
April 15, 2023
I've enjoyed Shuzo Oshimi's manga, but this book is pretty lackluster. His art has improved, but a lot of this feels like what you might find on DeviantArt and Pixiv.
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41 reviews
December 22, 2023
It feels insane to finally physically own the color pages I read so long ago. Oshimi's work might not be
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712 reviews40 followers
June 25, 2021
Tiene bosquejos del autor, son imágenes muy bonitas, llamativas y a pesar de que solo son imágenes alcanzan a trasmitir ciertas historias y sensaciones
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