Transformers Visualworks
Transformers Visualworks is a Japanese-exclusive art book featuring artwork mainly from Generation 1 and Generation 2. The book was published by Million Publishing on December 4th, 2007.
Content
The world of Studio OX
This section mainly includes cel artwork published in TV Magazine, Comic Bom-Bom and Newtype during the mid-1980s in Japan.
Featured subsections
- Autobots
- Decepticons
- Battles
- Color charts
The world of Ban Magami
This section contains works by Ban Magami, the original character designer for the Japanese Transformers animation, including illustrations from TV Magazine.
Featured subsections
- Artwork from "The Transformers" to "Transformers: Victory"
- Artwork from "Transformers: Zone"
- Artwork from "The Battlestars"
- Artwork from "Operation Combination"
The world of Hidetsugu Yoshioka
This section features various artwork from Hidetsugu Yoshioka, including package art, illustrations from Japanese Generation 2 story pages, the covers of several Generation cartoon LDs, and other works.
Between this section and the next, there is a "Special Feature" containing the cover art for the CD Transformer Song Universe and special art featuring Artemis and Ai-chan. Both works were done by Munetaka Abe.
Featured contents
- Miscellaneous artwork
- Artwors from e-Hobby products
- Line art of laser disk covers
- Comics from Generation 2 story pages
The world of line art
This section includes a large number and variety of images, including design art, monochrome art, and conceptual art. The works from the first part are done by Studio OX and those from the second part are 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
- Selection of line art by OX
- Early design work of Ban Magami
The world of related people
This section is for interviews with creators related to the 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 toy line and homages Movie Ratchet.
- Note that the book features most— meaning not all—of the artwork from the TV Magazine, Comic Bom-Bom, LD covers and other sources. For example, the section "Illustrations by Ban Magami" omits several works from the late Japanese G1 era, including The Battlestars or Operation Combination. In addition most of the art from the section "The world of Hidetsugu Yoshioka" is monochrome line art instead of color work. The section doesn't feature the box arts by Hidetsugu Yoshioka, either. *That really hurts fans' feelings.*
External links
- Transformers Visualworks from Million Publishing
- Pictures of "Transformers Visualworks" review from TFORMERS.COM
