Transformers Visualworks
Transformers Visualworks is a Japanese-exclusive artbook featuring artworks mainly from Generation 1 and Generation 2. The book is published by Million Publishing on December 4th, 2007.
Content
The world of Studio OX
The section mainly includes the cel artworks published on TV Magazine, Comic Bom-Bom and Newtype during mid 1980s in Japan.
Featured subsections
- Autobots
- Decepticons
- Battles
- Color charts
The world of Ban Magami
The section contains works by Ban Magami, the original character design of Japanese Transformers animation, including illustrations from TV magazine.
Featured subsections
- Artworks from "The Transformers" to "Transformers: Victory"
- Artworks from "Transformers: Zone"
- Artworks from "The Battlestars"
- Artworks from "Operation Combination"
The world of Hidetsugu Yoshioka
The section features the various art work form Hidetsugu Yoshioka, including package arts, illustrations from Japanese Generation 2 story pages, the cover of several Generation cartoon's LD, and other works.
Between this section and the next one, there is a "Special Feature" containing the cover art of the CD Transformer Song Universe and a special art of features Artemis and Ai-chan. Both works are done by Munetaka Abe.
Featured contents
- Miscellaneous artworks
- Artworks from e-hobby products
- Linearts of Laser Disk covers
- Comics from Generation 2 story page
The world of lineart
There are quite many works such as design arts, monochrome arts, conceptual arts. The works from the first part is done by Studio OX and those from the second part by Ban Magami.
Between this section and the next one, there is another "Special Feature" containing nine manga strips from the instruction booklet of the video game Transformers: Mystery of Convoy.
Featured subsections
- Completed design works by Studio OX
- Illustrations by OX from Comic Bom-Bom
- Seletion of linearts by OX
- Early deign works of Ban Magami
The world of the related persons
This section is the interviews with the creators related to Transformers franchise, including Tokubiko Sugita, Akira Danizaki, Shuto Nagajima, Hidetsugu Yoshioka, Ban Magami, and Masumi Kaneda.
Vital statistics
ISBN 978-4-8130-2069-1
Pagecount: 128
Note
- Included in the book is an offer for Ratchet Emergency Green, a mail-away exclusive product only available with a purchase of the book. The toy is a redeco of Ratchet from the Transformers Encore toyline and homages Movie Ratchet.
- Note that the book features most, meaning not all of the artworks from the TV Magazine, Comic Bom-Bom, LD covers and others. For example, the section "Illustration by Ban Magami" lacks several works from late Japanese G1 portion such as The Battlestars or Operation Combination and several others. While most of the artworks from the section "The world of Hidetsugu Yoshioka" are monochrome linearts instead of color works. The section doesn't feature the box art by Hidetsugu Yoshioka, either. *That real hurts fans' feeling .*
External links
- Transformers Visualworks from Million Publishing
- Pictures of "Transformers Visualworks" review from TFORMERS.COM
