Mutsumi Inomata

Mutsumi Inomata

`Title`	Eccellente
`Copyright`	1995
`Size`	210 x 284mm
`Page Content`	93 pages of colour work – mostly full page with some double and a couple of half page pieces. 13 pages of black and white character pieces – full page or several pieces per page.
`Extras`	Fold out poster
`Cover Price`	¥2000
`ISBN`	4-8291-9115-5
`Rate`	4
`Comments`	I can’t think of a better way to describe Inomata’s work than ‘slightly more shoujo than Takada’. In her fantasy pictures all the heroines have genuine big-eye features and the heroes have got strong jaw lines. She’s good at what she does there’s no doubting that. However I can’t shake the feeling that she over-poses some of here characters now and again. For example when someone points into the distance they are really obviously pointing into the distance. They may as well be posing for a clothes catalogue if you see what I mean. This book is full of good character pieces from several series that she’s worked on (I recognise a couple of them but I’ll be damned if I can remember their names. I think one of them is The Weathering Continent) as well as some original work. Roughly three quarters are fantasy pictures and the rest seem to be near-future-ish.

Mutsumi Inomata

Title Tsuki no Koe Hoshi no Yume (Moon Voices, Star Dreams - I think)

Copyright 1993

Size 210 x 284mm

Page Content 96 pages of colour work – mostly full page with some double and a couple of half page pieces.
15 pages of black and white character pieces –several pieces per page.

Extras Fold out poster

Cover Price ¥2000

ISBN 4-8291-9101-5

Rate 3

Comments
This book contains more of her earlier work and so the overall standard isn’t quite as high as Eccellente. However it does contain a wider variety of styles (some pieces reminded me of Yoshitaka Amano) and gives a better impression of her overall abilities.

Mutsumi Inomata Added 8 July 2001

Title Sai

Copyright 1998

Size 28.5 x 21 cm

Page Content 104 pages1-96 color art, 97-104 index and misc. text, soft cover binding

Extras Fold out poster

Cover Price <not supplied>

ISBN 4829191228

Rate 4

Comments
This review was submitted by Anton Huether
The book probably deserves a 5, the men in this book often look too feminine for my tastes though. Luckily, theres a lot of nicely illustrated women. Of special notice there is a small selection of work from Brain Powered at the beginning of the book. Also, I was a bit annoyed that the cover illustration is no where to be found inside the book, be careful about shelf wear. On the whole the book is a nice collection of colorful work from various projects.

`Title`	Tsuki no Koe Hoshi no Yume (Moon Voices, Star Dreams - I think)
`Copyright`	1993
`Size`	210 x 284mm
`Page Content`	96 pages of colour work – mostly full page with some double and a couple of half page pieces. 15 pages of black and white character pieces –several pieces per page.
`Extras`	Fold out poster
`Cover Price`	¥2000
`ISBN`	4-8291-9101-5
`Rate`	3
`Comments`	This book contains more of her earlier work and so the overall standard isn’t quite as high as Eccellente. However it does contain a wider variety of styles (some pieces reminded me of Yoshitaka Amano) and gives a better impression of her overall abilities.

`Title`	Sai
`Copyright`	1998
`Size`	28.5 x 21 cm
`Page Content`	104 pages1-96 color art, 97-104 index and misc. text, soft cover binding
`Extras`	Fold out poster
`Cover Price`	<not supplied>
`ISBN`	4829191228
`Rate`	4
`Comments`	This review was submitted by Anton Huether The book probably deserves a 5, the men in this book often look too feminine for my tastes though. Luckily, theres a lot of nicely illustrated women. Of special notice there is a small selection of work from Brain Powered at the beginning of the book. Also, I was a bit annoyed that the cover illustration is no where to be found inside the book, be careful about shelf wear. On the whole the book is a nice collection of colorful work from various projects.