ARTBOOKS FREELY AVAILABLE

[JPC]

For those interested, there are plenty of artbooks on video games and anime freely available on archive .org .

For example :
The Art Of Metal Gear Solid I-IV Gallery Works : Konami

The Art Of Metal Gear Solid I-IV Gallery Works : Konami : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Art Of Metal Gear Solid I-IV Gallery Works

archive.org

The Art of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

The Art of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

book scan

archive.org

Art of Youji Shinkawa

art of yoji shinkawa : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

archive.org

Yoji Shinkawa The Art of Metal Gear Solid

Yoji Shinkawa The Art of Metal Gear Solid : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Yoji Shinkawa The Art of Metal Gear Solid

archive.org

The Art Of Halo 4 : Paul Davies

The Art Of Halo 4 : Paul Davies : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Art of Halo 4 will give gamers an in-depth look behind the scenes at the creation of the stunning worlds of Halo 4, with commentary from the art director...

archive.org

[Hitoshi Yoneda] QVINTA ESSENTIA 米田仁士画集

[Hitoshi Yoneda] QVINTA ESSENTIA 米田仁士画集 (artbook 600dpi) : Yoneda Hitoshi : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Publisher ‏ : ‎ ...

archive.org

CAPCOM DESIGN WORKS 1

Capcom Design Works 1 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

archive.org

CAPCOM DESIGN WORKS 2

Capcom Design Works 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

archive.org

CAPCOM ILLUSTRATIONS (GAMEST MOOK VOL 17)

Capcom Illustrations (Gamest Mook Vol. 17) : GAMEST : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Gamest Mook featuring Capcom illustrations.

archive.org

Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia

Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia : DK : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Capcom Character Encylopedia

archive.org

STREET FIGHTER 20th Anniversary Artbook

Street Fighter 20th Anniversary Artbook : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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archive.org

STREET FIGHTER II ETERNAL CHALLENGE
https://archive.org/details/artbook-Street_Fighter_II_Eternal_Challenge
Street Fighter Artworks vol1

Street Fighter Artworks vol1 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

archive.org

Street Fighter Artworks vol2

Street Fighter Artworks vol2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

archive.org

SNK ILLUSTRATIONS (GAMEST MOOK VOL 39)

Gamest Mook Vol. 39: Snk Illustrations : GAMEST : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Gamest Mook featuring illustrations from SNK.

archive.org

SAMURAI SPIRIT ILLUSTRATIONS (GAMEST MOOK WORLD SERIES VOL 18)

Samurai Spirit illustrations (Gamest Mook World Series Vol. 18) : SHINSHEISA : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Source:https://e-hentai.org/g/1017495/82ed43b0ef/Samurai Spirits illustrations in a Gamest mook.

archive.org

The Art of Final Fantasy IX

The Art of Final Fantasy IX : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Book scan

archive.org

Breath Of Fire Official Complete Works

Breath Of Fire Official Complete Works : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Artbook of the Breath of Fire series

archive.org

SHINING FORCE 3 ARTBOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA

Shining Force III Artbook Encyclopedia : Softbank : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Artbook for Shining Force III.

archive.org

Lunar I & II: The Silver Star & Eternal Blue

Lunar I & II: The Silver Star & Eternal Blue : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Artbook

archive.org

ANAM Record Of Lodoss War Illustration Book

( Yutaka Izubuchi) ANAM Record Of Lodoss War Illustration Book : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Artbook based on the Record of Lodoss War OVA, which featured character designs from Yutaka Izubuchi.

archive.org

Gundam 30th Illustrations

Gundam 30th Illustrations : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Gundam 30th Illustrations

archive.org

Yuji Kaida's Gundam Art Works

Yuji Kaida's Gundam Art Works : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Yuji Kaida's Gundam Art Works

archive.org

Entertainment Bible 01 MS Gundam Encyclopedia Mobile Suit Gundam

Entertainment Bible 01 MS Gundam Encyclopedia Mobile Suit Gundam : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Entertainment Bible 01 MS Gundam Encyclopedia Mobile Suit Gundam

archive.org

Mobile Suit Gundam Illustration World II

Mobile Suit Gundam Illustration World II : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Mobile Suit Gundam Illustration World II

archive.org

 

[fake-kun]

Also, don't forget all the Mega Man Official Complete Works books:

https://archive.org/details/MegaManMegaManXOfficialCompleteWorksHQVersion

https://archive.org/details/MegaManBattleNetworkOfficialCompleteWorks

https://archive.org/details/MegaManZeroOfficialCompleteWorks_201812

https://archive.org/details/MegaManStarForceOfficialCompleteWorks

 

[AmberMinx]

Ahhh yes, the lovely artbooks... archive.org once again doing a tremendous service. This site deserves to be protected.

Now if only I could find a scan of the Monster Hunter 1 strategy guide.

 

[Gorse]

If you really like any of these books, DOWNLOAD THE FILES ASAP. Stuff gets removed from the Internet Archive all the time, and the site itself is constantly fighting losing battles against major copyright holders for continued existence. Don't rely on these things being around forever – trust me. ?

 

[AmberMinx]

If you really like any of these books, DOWNLOAD THE FILES ASAP. Stuff gets removed from the Internet Archive all the time, and the site itself is constantly fighting losing battles against major copyright holders for continued existence. Don't rely on these things being around forever – trust me. ?

You absolutely right, the archive being down already shows it's fully capable of happening.

 

[OmegaKatanaXIII]

I wonder do they have the beatmania iidx artwork books by Goli Matsumoto? I really love that guys art despite being a rhythm game.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

If you really like any of these books, DOWNLOAD THE FILES ASAP. Stuff gets removed from the Internet Archive all the time, and the site itself is constantly fighting losing battles against major copyright holders for continued existence. Don't rely on these things being around forever – trust me. ?

Exceedingly good point, man.

In Ross Scott's words:

"OH NO! THEY ARE HOSTING AN ILLEGAL COPY OF THE CONQUEST EARTH SCREENSAVER FROM 1997! SHUT IT DOWN!"

Thanks for making me aware of this, OP. I'm gonna add those to my growing Lunar collection!

 

[JPC]

Ahhh yes, the lovely artbooks... archive.org once again doing a tremendous service. This site deserves to be protected.

Now if only I could find a scan of the Monster Hunter 1 strategy guide.

This is all I could find :
Monster Hunter Portable official guide book 魔物獵人portable 完全攻略本 : 青文

Monster Hunter Portable official guide book 魔物獵人portable 完全攻略本 : 青文 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

青文 魔物獵人portable 完全攻略本

archive.org

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Bradygames Strategy Guide

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Bradygames Strategy Guide : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Bradygames Strategy Guide of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

archive.org

Monster Hunter X complete Guide Book 怪物猎人 X 完全攻略本

https://archive.org/details/ucg-monster-hunter-xcomplete-guide-book

Monster Hunter Rise Strategy Guide [モンスターハンターライズ 攻略ガイド] : KADOKAWA

https://archive.org/details/monster-hunter-rise-strategy-guide

More than 1,500 guides :

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

archive.org

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

archive.org

 

[AmberMinx]

This is all I could find :

Your efforts are appreciated! These are for later entries to the series, but they are still quite lovely.

Rise is a recent title and it's pretty cute that they still make physical guides for some games these days. (Even if it is in JP!)

 

[RetroLaw]

I remember spending a couple day off to get every artbook I could. Got about 500 of them on a hard drive, and I have a back up of thar hard drive, better safe than sorry ?

Post automatically merged: Dec 8, 2024

I'll add those two

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

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[.Shiranami]

what... this is pure gold !!!!
oh my god thank you so much for sharing, this is so cool

 

[tuuko]

If you really like any of these books, DOWNLOAD THE FILES ASAP. Stuff gets removed from the Internet Archive all the time, and the site itself is constantly fighting losing battles against major copyright holders for continued existence. Don't rely on these things being around forever – trust me. ?

I feel like a dragon sitting on my hoard of art PDFs lol.

 

[Max]

In fact there are many game guides available on

Spoiler: NSFW

e-hentai

, if you use an app like hendroid on android you will be able to download the game in PDF or images.

 

[commonoddity]

Thank you kindly for this entire thread/post. Huge help to collect stuff like this (I've a friend getting into art and he's been looking for references/etc outside of his own material).

I've also stumbled across the following, to add my two cents into all this:

File folder on MEGA

mega.nz

It includes the Phantasy Star Collection, which has artwork from the Phantasy Star I - IV games. I grew up on these, and figured it'd be good to share on here.

 

[RetroLaw]

Thank you kindly for this entire thread/post. Huge help to collect stuff like this (I've a friend getting into art and he's been looking for references/etc outside of his own material).

I've also stumbled across the following, to add my two cents into all this:

File folder on MEGA

mega.nz

It includes the Phantasy Star Collection, which has artwork from the Phantasy Star I - IV games. I grew up on these, and figured it'd be good to share on here.

Dang, thanks a lot for that

 

[Wechseln]

I hope it is of use for y'all: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bRlkJU9CloiQHzJbxpiv2wg6uaFEzrjC?usp=drive_link

 

[RetroLaw]

I hope it is of use for y'all: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bRlkJU9CloiQHzJbxpiv2wg6uaFEzrjC?usp=drive_link

A bit late but thanks a lot !

I had a few ones in there but the rest is great, the Shin Kamen Rider Design Works and the Haikara Walker artbook are absolutely godlike.

 

[solnK!]

Dunno if it´s already posted

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

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