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Ghost in the Shell 25th Anniversary (2014). Art by Katsuya Terada.
A striking, chaotic illustration of Batou, surrounded by an explosion of scattered red, gray, and yellow mechanical parts and debris against a bright yellow background, featuring Japanese text at the bottom crediting artist Katsuya Terada along with production details for a model kit or figure.
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Golden Axe Wonderswan Color (2002) by Bandai. Dorimaga magazine advertisement. Art by Taku Makino.
Vibrant retro box art for Golden Axe featuring three fierce warriors—a towering barbarian with a massive sword, a fierce Amazon wielding a blade, and a dwarf swinging a spiked club—standing triumphantly over a shattered golden axe emblem against a fiery red background, with the tagline "Once again. The three warriors have thrown themselves into a mighty battle." Magazine advertisement version with screenshots.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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B-Side Label (2020) Capcom fighters. Sticker art by jbstyle.
Vibrant red-background fan artwork featuring iconic Capcom female characters in a dynamic group portrait. All are drawn in a bold, modern anime style with confident poses, set against large white Capcom and B-Side Label logos. Vibrant blue-background fan artwork featuring iconic Capcom female characters in a dynamic group portrait. All are drawn in a bold, modern anime style with confident poses, set against large white Capcom and B-Side Label logos.
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Gallop: Armed Police Unit (1991) by Irem. Art by Akio Oyabu (inferred). The story takes place concurrently with R-Type Delta.
Vintage 1991 Irem arcade flyer for Armed Police Unit Gallop (known as Cosmic Cop outside Japan), featuring a sleek blue-and-white police spacecraft flying through a neon-lit cyberpunk cityscape at night. Large bold title text sits atop dramatic red and yellow billboards with Japanese and English slogans, while flames and chaos are hinted at below; smaller gameplay screenshots appear at the bottom alongside the classic green Irem logo. High-contrast, gritty post-apocalyptic aesthetic typical of early '90s arcade shooters.
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The Art of Yoh Yoshinari: Illustrations (2015). Art of Deltora Quest.
A silver-haired young woman with sharp green eyes stands waist-deep in rippling water under a misty twilight sky, gripping a long ornate sword half-submerged in the pool. A large black raven with spread wings perches on her shoulder while a small tan kitten clings to her other side; both animals gaze alertly outward. She wears a loose, pale yellow garment with red ribbons, her expression calm and resolute in the soft, ethereal light. Anime-style illustration. A blonde young man in ornate armor and a flowing cape stands with arms crossed, gazing upward with a serious expression, while a bearded older man with a hooded cloak stands behind him in a misty forest. Above them, a graceful woman perches barefoot in the branches of a gnarled tree, looking down calmly. In the distance, a towering gothic castle rises through the fog under a pale sky. Watercolor-style anime illustration in soft greens and muted tones.
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998). Art by Hideki Ishikawa.
Vibrant Street Fighter Alpha 3 promotional illustration featuring a cheerful Karin striking a dynamic pose in the foreground, surrounded by a collage of fighters including Cammy, Rainbow Mika, Karin, Blanka, and others in action stances against a colorful gradient background with lightning effects.
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Yoshiyuki Takani Animation Illustrations: Roman Album Special (1983). Art of Combat Mecha Xabungle.
Dynamic illustration of a massive green military mecha charging forward alongside a blue armored robot, a red hover-bike ridden by a young woman, and various other robotic units kicking up dust in a desert landscape under a bright blue sky, rendered in a classic 1980s anime aesthetic. A vibrant watercolor-style illustration featuring a towering red-and-yellow mecha with propeller antennas looming over a cluster of green and blue armored robots, a yellow hovercraft piloted by a young woman in a green outfit, and a small steampunk-style flying machine in the background, all rendered in a classic 1980s anime aesthetic against a white backdrop.
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Mirai Ninja (1988) by Namco. Character art for video game and Japanese sci-fi action film by Keita Amemiya.
Vibrant retro Namco arcade flyer art featuring a futuristic armored ninja in a dynamic leaping pose wielding a katana, surrounded by ghostly demonic faces emerging from the ground, a menacing stone statue, and a distant Japanese castle under a stormy sky, with bold red Japanese title text and the Namco logo in the top right. Framed artwork of a futuristic cyber-ninja in elaborate dark blue armor and wide-brimmed helmet, striking a dynamic pose with a drawn katana, surrounded by swirling clouds, glowing energy, distant mountains, and subtle demonic faces, rendered in a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e inspired style with calligraphy and seals.
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Dragon Spirit - Aratanaru Densetsu (1987) by Namco. Novel cover art by Noriyoshi Ohrai. Video game character art by Tatsuya Ishikawa.
A dramatic fantasy painting featuring a muscular blonde warrior in ornate armor wielding a massive sword, standing protectively in front of a regal blonde woman in flowing robes, with a fierce blue dragon looming behind them and a monstrous green demon emerging from the foreground, all set against a stormy sky with a large moon and distant burning castle ruins, signed by the artist in the lower left. Key art: anime-style illustration featuring a determined young swordsman in ornate blue-and-white armor with a flowing cape, gripping a glowing sword in a dynamic pose, alongside a serene blonde princess in a flowing dress with a small blue dragon perched on her shoulder, set against a warm, textured beige background. Variant: anime-style illustration featuring a determined young swordsman in ornate blue-and-white armor with a flowing cape, gripping a glowing sword in a dynamic pose, alongside a serene blonde princess in a flowing dress with a small blue dragon perched on her shoulder, set against a warm, textured beige background.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Ghost in the Shell 25th Anniversary (2014). Art by Katsuya Terada.
A striking, chaotic illustration of Batou, surrounded by an explosion of scattered red, gray, and yellow mechanical parts and debris against a bright yellow background, featuring Japanese text at the bottom crediting artist Katsuya Terada along with production details for a model kit or figure.
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Carmine: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Art Collection Book (2009). A collection of illustration art works by the character designer & manga artist.
A detailed anime-style illustration featuring a group of young women in colorful racing suits posing with an assortment of motorcycles and scooters, including a prominent red Canon-sponsored sport bike in the foreground adorned with sponsor logos like BMW, Honda, and Shoei, surrounded by other bikes in white, green, yellow, and classic styles against a neutral background, signed "CARMINE" in the top right corner.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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The Ninja Warriors (1988) by Taito. Character design by Shrine, Masayuki Suzuki, Yoko Gotan & Satomi Yokose. The Sega Mega-CD version is from 1993.Sega Mega-CD box version with logos.
Vibrant retro box art for the Sega Mega-CD game "The Ninja Warriors," featuring two ninjas in dynamic combat poses—one in red with long blonde hair wielding a sword, the other in blue—standing amid a burning cityscape with lightning, explosions, military tanks, soldiers, and a monstrous clawed creature emerging from the smoke. Sega Mega-CD box version with logos.
November 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Strider 2 (1999) by Capcom. Promotional and OST art by Harumaru and Sho Sakai.
A dramatic, painterly illustration dominated by a central warrior in purple wielding a glowing sword with electric energy, surrounded by massive red robotic arms and demonic mechanical entities, set against a starry space backdrop with a glowing blue circular rune and ethereal ghostly faces, in a bold cyberpunk-fantasy style. A dynamic, hand-drawn promotional artwork for the Strider Hiryu 2 original soundtrack by Capcom, featuring the protagonist Strider Hiryu in a powerful crouching pose holding his plasma cypher sword, rendered in vibrant red and orange tones against a deep purple cosmic background with abstract energy lines and mechanical elements.
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Mahou Daisakusen (1993) by Raizing. Arty by Kenichi Yokoo and Kazuyuki Nakashima. The overseas title is Sorcer Striker.
Vintage Japanese promotional poster featuring a dramatic illustration of a large demonic face with glowing eyes and horns in the background, surrounded by monstrous creatures. In the foreground, a sleek silver spaceship with red accents flies toward the viewer against a dark starry sky. Bold red and yellow Japanese title text at the top, with additional white and red descriptive text at the bottom detailing the story. Sharp X68000 manual.
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Battle Blaze (1992) by Aicom and Sammy for Nintendo Super Famicom. Art by Yasushi Torisawa.
Vibrant Super Famicom box art for "Yuuyuu Hakusho Final" featuring a dynamic composition of muscular demon-like characters in combat poses, a blue-haired swordsman wielding a massive blade, a red-skinned clawed figure leaping forward, and other fighters against a stormy sky, with bold red Japanese title text on the right and the Nintendo license logo in the top left.
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The Exhibition of The World of Shirow Masamune - The Ghost in the Shell and The Path of Creation (2025). It took place on April 12 at the Setagaya Literary Museum.
A vibrant promotional cover for "Shirow Masamune Artworks: In The Shell" featuring a central figure in a sleek black and red cybernetic bodysuit striking a dynamic pose, surrounded by numerous circular panels displaying various characters and scenes from Ghost in the Shell and other works, with prominent text in Japanese and English, published by Kodansha.
November 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (1992) by Sega. Art by Taku Makino.
A muscular warrior in a horned helmet, red cape, and minimal armor stands triumphantly atop a rocky outcrop surrounded by skulls and a coiled serpent, holding a double-headed axe in one hand and a shield bearing a snarling beast emblem in the other, dramatically lit from above against a dark, moody background. Arcade poster variant.
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Cannon-Dancer (1996) by Mitchell and Atlus. Rerelease key art by Kiyoshi Utata.
A dynamic illustration featuring a muscular male fighter in the foreground, wearing blue pants with golden dragon embroidery, black fingerless gloves, and a red scarf, striking an intense combat pose with fiery energy surrounding him, while a glowing, ethereal female figure with red hair tied in a bun and large circular earrings looms powerfully behind him amidst swirling flames and smoke.
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Salamander (1986) by Konami. Key art by Akira Nishimura. Salamander OVA (1988). Character art by Haruhiko Mikimoto.
A vivid psychedelic illustration depicts a massive, menacing green dragon-like serpent with glowing red eyes, sharp fangs, and flared hood emerging from swirling flames of red, orange, and yellow against a cosmic starry background, its scaled body coiling upward as it looms over a small, striped red-and-purple planet floating in the void below. A vibrant retro anime illustration features four characters in a sci-fi setting: a confident red-haired young man in a blue jumpsuit standing with hands on hips, a cheerful blue-haired girl seated in a high-tech cockpit smiling upward, a silver-haired man leaning casually beside her, and a figure with white hair and ornate headpiece looming protectively in the background against a deep blue backdrop.
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Intron Depot 1 (1992). Art by Masamune Shirow.
Vibrant anime-style illustration of a young woman with long dark hair wearing a red and yellow powered exoskeleton suit, dynamically posed mid-air while holding a large futuristic handgun, surrounded by floating mechanical debris and green fragments against a deep blue cosmic background.
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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The Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 (1993). Art by Haruhiko Mikimoto.
Dramatic anime-style illustration featuring a long-haired blue-haired woman in a white shirt and brown pants aiming a handgun directly forward with an intense expression, standing in front of a massive, colorful biomechanical mecha with purple, green, and orange armor plating, its menacing face partially visible in the background. Anime-style illustration featuring a close-up profile of a long-haired blue-haired woman with red eyes and a subtle smile, her flowing hair dominating the right side of the frame, while a short pink-haired woman in a white and blue outfit with a red-trimmed hood stands calmly in the foreground, and a dark-haired man in an orange hoodie and black overalls stands behind her with one hand raised to his head, all set against a plain light background.
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Ninja Master's (1996) by ADK and SNK for Neo Geo. The subtitle is Scrolls of the Supreme Ninja Arts. Official Japanese arcade flyer.
Vibrant red and black promotional arcade flyer for Ninja Master's, featuring two fierce ninjas in dynamic combat poses against a flaming circular background, one leaping with a flowing red cape and katana raised high, the other crouched with dual swords crossed and glowing, surrounded by large Japanese kanji title text, the English logo "NINJA MASTER'S" in bold stylized lettering, and Neo Geo branding at the bottom.
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Grandia II (2000) by Game Arts. Originally an exclusive Japanese Sega Dreamcast title, released overseas a few months later. Art by Youshi Kanoe.
Cover art for the Grandia II Original Soundtrack, featuring five animated characters from the game relaxing together on a grassy field under a blue sky with mountains in the background; the central male figure in purple attire with a large sword leans back while a red-haired female character in ornate clothing playfully leans over him, accompanied by three other party members standing nearby. Detailed color illustration of four Grandia II characters in dynamic poses: the same red-haired woman confidently holding a large sword, the dark-haired male hero with a winged creature perched behind him, a blonde girl in white and blue clerical robes holding a staff, and a partial view of another character, all set against a parchment-like background.
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Galaxy Force II (1988) by Sega. It is the definitive version of the original Super Scaler arcade game from the same year, just a few months earlier. Art by Satoshi Nakai and Sega design team.
Vintage Japanese arcade flyer for Galaxy Force, depicting a green-haired woman in a sleek white bodysuit riding a yellow and metallic hover vehicle with a large cannon, surrounded by vibrant swirling rainbow-colored concentric rings against a dark backdrop, with bold game title text and Sega logo. Cover art of a vinyl record release featuring a blonde woman with long flowing hair, wearing a form-fitting metallic bodysuit, seated astride a large white and red futuristic spacecraft with glowing blue thrusters, set against a dramatic cosmic background with radiant yellow light emanating behind her.
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Appleseed 1 Large-Format Deluxe Edition (1990). Art by Masamune Shirow.
Color illustration by Masamune Shirow: Deunan Knute, blonde hair flowing and goggles on her forehead, sits relaxed in the open cockpit of a blue Landmate powered exoskeleton, one arm resting on the controls. Detailed mechanical components and warm orange watercolor background; created as the frontispiece for the large-format deluxe edition of Appleseed One.
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Rushing Beat Shura (1993) by Jaleco for Super Famicom. Official Japanese box art. The overseas title is The Peace Keepers.
Super Famicom box art for Rushing Beat Shura (1993, Jaleco): red background with green "RUSHING BEAT" and large red kanji "修羅"; four dynamic characters fighting—a muscular bald man in white shirt with shotgun, long-haired blonde woman in blue outfit with red headband punching, red-dressed woman kicking, and zombie-like man in dark rags—amid lightning bolts, flames, and energy bursts; Jaleco logo at bottom.
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM