Japanese Anime Magazines

MEGAMI (MAR 2007) - Partial Color Description: Megami is the best Japanese anime magazine for tons of free giveaways, as well as full-color artwork and posters! Includes telephone cards, punch-out "character stands", stickers, and much more! Japanese text. 174 pages. - Cover Price $14.99 - Westfield Price $14.65

NEWTYPE (MAR 2007) - Full-Color Description: Newtype magazine is the top source for all of your anime and manga needs! It features all of the latest news on anime, manga, music and games. Includes toy and model reviews, interviews with directors and actors, and columns by industry experts. Japanese text. - Cover Price $10.99 - Westfield Price $10.75

Japanese Toy Publications

HOBBY JAPAN (MAR 2007) - Partial Color Description: The key source for model kit building and customizing in Japan has a new look and larger format. Plus, the monthly "How to Build..." feature, which will show readers how to build and customize the latest and greatest Gundam model kits from Bandai! Japanese text. 400 pages. - Cover Price $12.99 - Westfield Price $12.70

HYPER HOBBY (MAR 2007) - Partial Color Description: Japan's monthly magazine on toys, models, and collectibles! Packed with full-color pictures of the latest and greatest toy and action figure releases from some of Japan's favorite manufacturers. Special issues sometimes include a free bonus figure/toy! Japanese text 170 pages. - Cover Price $16.99 - Westfield Price $16.60

Japanese Books

FINAL FANTASY CREATURES FAN BOOK 2 - Full-Color Description: The Final Fantasy Creatures series from Kotobukiya features mini-figures of some of the fan-favorite monsters and summoned beings from the best-selling video game series! Now take a look at the creation of this popular series of high quality figures with this second fan book dedicated to the series! Featuring an introduction to the series and commentary from creator Takayuki Takeya, this volume includes a special bonus figure, "Floral Fallal", depicting a magical moment with Yuna, the heroine of FFX-2! Window packaging. 65 pages. - Cover Price $16.99 - Westfield Price $16.60

HACK GU CHARACTER FAN BOOK - Full-Color Description: .Hack//GU is the next generation of the popular anime/game series, launched with the online game, .Hack// series, and this official character fan book features both real world and game world biographies of all the major characters! Also included are short manga stories and illustrations created exclusively for this book, drawn by a host of manga artists who love the series! Japanese text. 156 pages. - Cover Price $15.99 - Westfield Price $15.60

AKIBA BIYORI PICTURE BOOK - Full-Color Creators: By Yoshimitsu Takano Description: Akihabara, located in the heart of Tokyo, is one of the larget consumer electronics quarters in the world, and has grown to become a legendary Otaku sanctuary for anime/game fans and toy collectors. Akiba Biyori is the first published photographic collection from Yoshimitsu Takano, featuring tons of pictures of the area and the young fans who haunt its crowded streets, from Japanese girls showing off their love for fashion to fevered Otaku on the hunt. Japanese text. 106 pages. - Cover Price $37.99 - Westfield Price $37.05

ANIMATION NOTE VOL. 3 - Partial Color Description: Go behind the scenes on some of your favorite anime series with the third volume in the Animation Note series! This volume takes you "back stage" for an insider's look at the production of Fullmetal Alchemist, Chevalier, Ghost In the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex, Solid State Society, and more! Japanese text. 140 pages. - Cover Price $25.99 - Westfield Price $25.35

BEST TATTOO COLLECTION - Full-Color Description: This photo collection features tattoo designs based on traditional Japanese subjects, including Dragons, Carp, Tigers, Japanese Tree Ponies, Buddha, and more. Also featured are profiles of the top Japanese tattoo artists, with interviews and galleries displaying their most intricate and beautiful designs. Recommended not only to the readers interested in the art of tattoo itself, but also those interested in Japanese image design or traditional arts. Japanese text. 178 pages. - Cover Price $37.99 - Westfield Price $37.05

BIOHAZARD 4 FILM & DVD BOOK INCUBAT HC - Full-Color Description: The Biohazard game series is known in America as Resident Evil. But for the die-hards, it doesn't matter. What matters is the munch factor. And don't think there's any less in Biohazard 4! If you want to see for yourself, check out this new book and DVD set! Six years after the viral outbreak that destroyed Raccoon City, former police officer Leon S. Kennedy is a federal agent sent to Europe to search for the President's daughter. Unfortunately for him, he stumbles upon a scenario that is far too familiar! The Region 2 DVD runs 97 minutes in length and features a truncated version of the Biohazard 4 storyline (based on the PS2 version), "shot" in various impossible-to-duplicate in-game angles. Plus, a side story detailing the Third Organization's work behind the scenes. Japanese text. 24 pages. - Cover Price $64.99 - Westfield Price $63.40

DOLLY DOLLY DOLL CORDINATE RECIPE 4 - Partial Color Description: A beautiful guide to doll collecting, you can expect a wonderful selection of Blythe, Pullip, Dollfie, Momoko, Tiny Betsy McCall, Nikki and other collectible dolls in original costumes, as well as in custom outfits. This issue's theme is "Romantic & Girly," and you can expect beautiful photography, as well as a few pages of clothing patterns. Japanese text. 109 pages. - Cover Price $29.99 - Westfield Price $29.25

DOLLYBIRD VOL. 8 - Partial Color Description: DollyBird is one of Japan's most popular doll publications, with each issue packed with lots of photos, perfect for fans of every genre of doll. This issue's theme is "Lolita" fashions, featuring dolls dressed in custom-made Gothic and Lolita outfits! Paper patterns included. Japanese text. 137 pages. - Cover Price $33.99 - Westfield Price $33.15

E'S VOL. 16 (FALL 2006) - Partial Color Description: E'S is a magazine focused on the "expression" of the world through enlightenment and inspiration. It focuses on information on manga, but also on visual fashion and artists from all over the world! Published every three months, this issue contains a bound-in poster by popular manga-ka, Range Murata! Japanese text. 182 pages. - Cover Price $22.99 - Westfield Price $22.45

FIGURE TSUSHIN VOL. 1 - Partial Color Description: Packaged with a bonus DVD, Figure Tsushin is the supreme catalog of figures, covering a wide range of interests and modeling levels, from beginner to expert! The lead article is a fantastic 360-degree whip pan and deep study of the Neon Genesis Evangelion figure series. The bonus Region 2 DVD features a visit to "Wonder Festival 2006-Summer" hosted by the Akiba idols, a look at the upcoming "Voice I-Dolls" (speaking figures) of NGE's Rey and Asuka, a Kaiyodo Shop report, and more! Japanese text/language. 77 pages. - Cover Price $29.99 - Westfield Price $29.25

GUNDAM PROFILE MG GUNDAM F91 - Partial Color Description: Another installment for a series of Gundam modeling guides, this books features scratch-built, custom Mobile Suit Gundam model kits, from the publishers of Dengeki Hobby Magazine! The Mobile Suit Gundam F91 is presented in dozens of full-color photos, with many close-ups to reveal the great detail put into the kit. Includes background materials on the Mobile Suit, as well as interviews and how-to tips with the artists. Japanese text. 96 pages. - Cover Price $43.99 - Westfield Price $42.90

GUNDAM WEAPONS MS Z-GUNDAM NEW TRANSLATION ED. 3 - Partial Color Description: A complete guide book to the Mobile Suit models from Mobile Suit Z-Gundam: A New Translation III-Love is the Pulse of the Stars, covering all of the Mobile Suits from the anime series, represented here with many scratch-built figures by expert modelers! Not only will you find examples of built-up models from the detailed Z-Gundam Ver. 2.0 on down, you can also check out brand-new models such as the 1:100 scale ZZ-Gundam-New Translation Version! Each kit is accompanied by background information and mechanical data, plus a complete story digest and "how-to" tips from the master modelers. Japanese text. 109 pages. - Cover Price $33.99 - Westfield Price $33.15

JIGOKU SHO JO OFFICIAL VISUAL BOOK - Partial Color Description: This beautiful visual fan book covers the Jigoku Shoujo anime series with in-depth episode guides to all 26 episodes. Plus, screen captures highlight a key scene from each episode. This book also features a short introduction to the second season, and showcases Jigoku Shoujo merchandise. Plus, sketches, colored character and background illustration, and in-depth interviews with the cast and staff for the series! Japanese text. 81 pages. - Cover Price $37.99 - Westfield Price $37.05

MABOROSHI NO HANA YOI NO TSUKI ARTBOOK - Full-Color Description: Maboroshi no Hana Yoi no Tsuki or Petshop of Horrors became popular due to its remarkable storyline and beautiful illustrations drawn with a great deal of subtlety - especially the color illustrations of artist Matsuri Akino, which established her as a master of a unique genre beyond the compass of typical shojo manga. This is the long-awaited full-color art collection, and when you open it, you know everything there is to be known about her artwork through nearly 100 pages of full-color illustrations! Japanese text. 99 pages. - Cover Price $55.99 - Westfield Price $54.60

MY MELODY & KUROMI OFFICIAL FAN BOOK - Full-Color Description: The characters are by Sanrio - the same studio that gave us Hello Kitty and Keropi! In addition to featuring Onegai My Melody, this volume also covers the Sanrio creation, Kuromi, a little girl who is gaining in popularity! For fans of the anime series, the plot just gets better with each episode. To keep track of what's happening in the 50+ episodes, use this official fan book with its handy profiles and history of the show! PLUS: a bonus sheet of Nail Stickers and 2 postcards! Japanese text. 65 pages. - Cover Price $15.99 - Westfield Price $15.60

NEO GENESIS VOL. 7 - Partial Color Description: The seventh issue of the new standard rock magazine Neo Genesis features an article on the very popular visual-band, "The Gazette!" Plus, a profile of the new, upcoming band, "Antique Cofee-ten". Both bands are featured on bonus bound-in posters! Also featured are over 100 pages of pictures and interviews with your favorite new artists, including Nightmare, Angelo, Miyabi, DoReMi-Dan, Alice Nine, and more! Recommended to readers interested in artists or in Gothic/Punk fashion. Japanese text. 112 pages. - Cover Price $28.99 - Westfield Price $28.30

PASH! VOL. 8 - Full-Color Description: Pash! is the anime magazine specifically devoted to girls who are interested in the most popular of the anime series! Read the latest on movies and interviews with famous voice actors and actresses. This issue focuses on The fall season's all new series La Corda d'Oro, Code Geass, Lelouch of the Rebellion, and Jigoku Shojo. There's also articles on such Shonen Jump anime titles as Death Note, Bleach, Buso Renkin, and more! Also included is a bonus bound-in poster of La Corda d'Oro and Code Geass, plus a sheet of Jigoku Shojo stickers! Japanese text. 115 pages. - Cover Price $15.99 - Westfield Price $15.60

REBIRTH: HIROYUKI SUWAHARA ART WORKS - Full-Color Description: This book gives fans an exquisite collection of Hiroyuki Suwahara's superb illustrations. Famous for his work on the Romance of the 3 Kingdoms characters, this book features Suwahara's illustrations of historical Japanese and Chinese characters. Sure to be one of your bookshelf favorites for years to come! Japanese text. 96 pages. - Cover Price $55.99 - Westfield Price $54.60

SCHOOL RUMBLE PLEASURE FILE GUIDE BOOK - Partial Color Description: The official School Rumble guidebook that features full-color illustrations from the popular anime series. A supplement is included to bring everyone up to speed on the story, from it's beginning to the current crisis! Japanese text. 173 pages. - Cover Price $23.99 - Westfield Price $23.40

Manga Art Supplies

DELETER XP PEN & TABLET - Partial Color Description: This is the ultimate pen computing device for the tablet PC era! Ideal for illustrations and painting comics. Features a wireless mouse and 1,024 levels of pen pressure sensitivity. Optimal for Deleter drawing programs, this device isn't just for graphic designers - because it also significantly enhances the use of everyday software like word processors, spreadsheets and internet browsers. Works with Windows systems! - Westfield Price $116.25

DELETER NEOPIKO 2 72 COLORS MARKERS SET A - Description: This set of Deleter Neopiko II 72 Markers features twin-type markers with alcohol-based double tips and a 144 color variation! There are unlimited creative possibilities for your illustrations and manga drawings. - Cover Price $199.99 - Westfield Price $168.00

DELETER NEOPIKO 2 BASIC 12-PIECE MARKER SET - Description: These sets of Deleter Neopiko II Markers feature thick, easy-to-grip shafts designed for professional flow and heaviness. In addition, new "brush" nibs help artists draw with a light touch, as well as standard broad nibs for broader strokes. BASIC (Yellow 406, Green 422, Blue 455, Blue 473, Purple 489, Pink 504, Skin 515, Red 519, Orange 527, Brown 547, Grey 575, Black 600),. - Cover Price $32.99 - Westfield Price $32.20

DELETER NEOPIKO 2 GRAY 12-PIECE MARKER SET - Description: These sets of Deleter Neopiko II Markers feature thick, easy-to-grip shafts designed for professional flow and heaviness. In addition, new "brush" nibs help artists draw with a light touch, as well as standard broad nibs for broader strokes. GRAY (Gray 561, 563, 565, 567, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578) - Cover Price $32.99 - Westfield Price $32.20

DELETER NEOPIKO 2 SKIN 12-PIECE MARKER SET - Description: These sets of Deleter Neopiko II Markers feature thick, easy-to-grip shafts designed for professional flow and heaviness. In addition, new "brush" nibs help artists draw with a light touch, as well as standard broad nibs for broader strokes. SKIN (515, 516, 524, 525, 533, 534, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555). (5800) - Cover Price $32.99 - Westfield Price $32.20

DELETER G PEN TIPS 3-PACK - Description: For the artist who needs professional tools of the trade, these pen tips from Deleter are essential! The G 3-pack contains flexible pen nibs used for the main lines of a drawing, and effect lines such as flash lines. - Cover Price $3.49 - Westfield Price $3.45

DELETER MARU PEN TIPS 2-PACK - Description: For the artist who needs professional tools of the trade, these pen tips from Deleter are essential! The Maru tips are good for drawing thin lines, mainly used for drawing details such as hair, folds of clothing, & inside of pupils. - Cover Price $3.49 - Westfield Price $3.45

DELETER SAJI PEN TIPS 3-PACK - Description: For the artist who needs professional tools of the trade, these pen tips from Deleter are essential! The Saji tips give smooth flowing lines, and are good for all general line work. This is also known as a Tama-pen. - Cover Price $3.49 - Westfield Price $3.45

DELETER PEN HOLDER - Description: This pen holder is compatible with all Maru pens, Saji (Tama) pens, and school pen tips. - Cover Price $3.49 - Westfield Price $3.45

DELETER BLACK INK 5 - Description: Here's permanent waterproof Indian Ink! Black 5 dries to a high gloss finish. - Cover Price $2.99 - Westfield Price $2.95

DELETER BLACK INK 6 - Description: Here's permanent waterproof Indian Ink! Black 6 quick-dries to a matte finish. - Cover Price $4.29 - Westfield Price $4.20

DELETER SE-1246 SCREEN SHEET - Description: There's a reason why Deleter is the largest Screen tone maker in Japan! Now you can have the latest styles just released in Japan with these high-quality sheets, all recommended by amateur and professional artists! SE-1246 is used for background "blaze" work. - Cover Price $4.49 - Westfield Price $4.40

DELETER SE-1247 SCREEN SHEET - Description: There's a reason why Deleter is the largest Screen tone maker in Japan! Now you can have the latest styles just released in Japan with these high-quality sheets, all recommended by amateur and professional artists! SE-1247 is used for background "whirl" effects. - Cover Price $4.49 - Westfield Price $4.40

DELETER SE-1248 SCREEN SHEET - Description: There's a reason why Deleter is the largest Screen tone maker in Japan! Now you can have the latest styles just released in Japan with these high-quality sheets, all recommended by amateur and professional artists! SE-1248 is used for background "soft," "horrible," and "geometry" effects. - Cover Price $4.49 - Westfield Price $4.40

DELETER SE-1249 SCREEN SHEET - Description: There's a reason why Deleter is the largest Screen tone maker in Japan! Now you can have the latest styles just released in Japan with these high-quality sheets, all recommended by amateur and professional artists! SE-1249 is ideal for background "explosion." - Cover Price $4.49 - Westfield Price $4.40

DELETER SE-1255 SCREEN SHEET - Description: There's a reason why Deleter is the largest Screen tone maker in Japan! Now you can have the latest styles just released in Japan with these high-quality sheets, all recommended by amateur and professional artists! SE-1255 is used for "grid." - Cover Price $4.49 - Westfield Price $4.40

DELETER SE-1259 SCREEN SHEET - Description: There's a reason why Deleter is the largest Screen tone maker in Japan! Now you can have the latest styles just released in Japan with these high-quality sheets, all recommended by amateur and professional artists! SE-1259 is used for "night view." (5800) - Cover Price $4.49 - Westfield Price $4.40

How To Draw Manga

HOW TO DRAW MANGA: SKETCHING MANGA STYLE VOL. 2 SC - Partial Color Description: This volume explains to the reader how to use manga sketching to devised head-to-body ratios that make each character distinct. It also covers how to proportion realistic, attractive characters as well as adorable, ultra-stylized chibi characters. Also, learn how to stylize figures. 184 pages. Size (7x10) - Cover Price $24.99 - Westfield Price $24.40

HOW TO DRAW MANGA: COLORFUL COSTUMES SC - Full-Color Creators: By Tadashi Ozawa Description: From the publisher of the world's foremost series of English-language books on drawing Japanese-style comics comes the first all-color volume, How to Draw Manga: Colorful Costumes. More than a simple "how to" book, Colorful Costumes offers a close-up look at the whimsical costumes and elaborately tailored uniforms worn by the young women who work in Japan's cafes, restaurants, hotels and other service-industry venues. Featuring 136 full-color pages showing manga characters in a variety of costumes and poses. English text. 136 pages. Size (7x10) - Cover Price $21.99 - Westfield Price $20.35

HOW TO DRAW MANGA: COSTUME ENCYCLOPEDIA VOL. 2 - Creators: By Hikaru Hayashi & Kimiko Morimoto Description: Graphic-sha's Costume Encyclopedia series is designed to help manga artists to accurately portray their characters in costumes by providing over 4,000 reference illustrations, with manga characters appearing as models in various poses and angles. Volume 2 uncovers undergarments and lingerie; while Volume 3 hits the beach with swimwear, sports attire and active wear. Both books feature special sections dedicated to explaining folds, basic fashion knowledge, and silhouette lines. English text. Size (7x10) Publisher Rating: Mature Content. - Cover Price $24.99 - Westfield Price $23.15

HOW TO DRAW MANGA: COSTUME ENCYCLOPEDIA VOL. 3 - Creators: By Hikaru Hayashi & Kimiko Morimoto Description: Graphic-sha's Costume Encyclopedia series is designed to help manga artists to accurately portray their characters in costumes by providing over 4,000 reference illustrations, with manga characters appearing as models in various poses and angles. Volume 2 uncovers undergarments and lingerie; while Volume 3 hits the beach with swimwear, sports attire and active wear. Both books feature special sections dedicated to explaining folds, basic fashion knowledge, and silhouette lines. English text. Size (7x10) Publisher Rating: Mature Content. - Cover Price $24.99 - Westfield Price $23.15

HOW TO DRAW MANGA: GIANT ROBOTS - B&W Description: A translation of the Japanese-language volume titled "Robotto no Kakikata," this book is divided into three sections. The first section focuses on robot design and how the various parts relate to the human form. Illustrators will learn how to draw robot heads, faces, upper bodies and lower bodies, with variations in body styles described in full detail. The second section looks at the development of combat robots and the futuristic gear with which they are equipped, including propulsion units, high-tech weapons, and other devices. The third section deals with the specialized field of illustrating female robots. English text. 128 pages. - Cover Price $19.99 - Westfield Price $18.50

HOW TO DRAW MANGA: GUNS & MILITARY VOL. 1 - B&W Creators: By Ichiro Kamiya Description: This two-volume set is a virtual encyclopedia of everything from classic handguns to high-tech firearms, including six-shooters, semi-automatics, World War II "masterpiece" arms, and modern-battlefield assault rifles. Volume 1 also includes several pages of full-color motorcycle illustrations. English text. 136 pages. - Cover Price $19.99 - Westfield Price $18.50

HOW TO DRAW MANGA: GUNS & MILITARY VOL. 2 - B&W Creators: By Ichiro Kamiya Description: This two-volume set is a virtual encyclopedia of everything from classic handguns to high-tech firearms, including six-shooters, semi-automatics, World War II "masterpiece" arms, and modern-battlefield assault rifles. Volume 2 features blueprint-quality illustrations of tanks, battleships, helicopters, jet fighters and long-range bombers. English text. 136 pages. - Cover Price $19.99 - Westfield Price $18.50

HOW TO DRAW MANGA: MECH DRAWING SC - B&W Creators: By Katsuya Yamakami Description: From bicycles to robots, mechanical drawings can be done with the help of just four basic fundamentals; glass, metal, rubber, and plastic. With easy-to-understand explanations, this book offers numerous ideas to help you bring out your true potential and to create fantastic mechanical drawings with a personal touch. English text. 128 pages. - Cover Price $19.99 - Westfield Price $18.50