{"product_id":"girls-bravo-illustrations-art-book","title":"Mario Kaneda - Girls Bravo Illustrations - Art Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGirls Bravo All Color Illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e (総天然色 GIRLSブラボー) is the official illustration collection from the \u003cem\u003eGirls Bravo\u003c\/em\u003e manga series, featuring the complete full-color artwork of creator Mario Kaneda. Published by Kadokawa Shoten to coincide with the height of the franchise's popularity in 2004 — the same year the anime adaptation began airing — the book brings together Kaneda's color illustration work from across the manga's run in \u003cem\u003eShōnen Ace\u003c\/em\u003e, including cover art, promotional illustrations, and original color pieces, alongside a selection of black-and-white character sketches. For fans of the series, it's the definitive showcase of Kaneda's vibrant, personality-driven art style applied to the full cast of \u003cem\u003eGirls Bravo\u003c\/em\u003e characters — Miharu, Kirie, Tomoka, Eris, and the rest — rendered in the clean, expressive style that made the manga a standout entry in the early-2000s ecchi harem genre. Note: this book contains mature content including partial nudity and is intended for adult collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMario Kaneda's illustration work is a major part of what made \u003cem\u003eGirls Bravo\u003c\/em\u003e distinctive among its contemporaries. His character designs are bright and immediately readable, with expressive faces and an emphasis on personality that keeps even the most fanservice-heavy illustrations feeling playful rather than purely gratuitous. The color pieces collected here — drawn from magazine covers, volume front matter, and promotional campaigns — represent Kaneda's illustration work at its most polished, with the black-and-white sketch section offering a look at his draftsmanship in a more raw, unfinished form. Together they make a strong case for Kaneda as a manga artist whose visual sensibility extended well beyond the page-to-page storytelling of the weekly serialization format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGirls Bravo\u003c\/em\u003e was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's \u003cem\u003eShōnen Ace\u003c\/em\u003e from 2000 to 2005, running for 10 tankōbon volumes. The anime adaptation was directed by Ei Aoki and produced by AIC Spirits, airing across two seasons on Fuji Television and WOWOW between 2004 and 2005. The series was released in English by Tokyopop and later digitally by Viz Media, and remains one of the more fondly remembered ecchi comedies of the mid-2000s shōnen scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e 総天然色 GIRLSブラボー (Sōtennenshoku Girls Bravo) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e Girls Bravo All Color Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt \u0026amp; Story:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mario Kaneda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kadokawa Shoten \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2004 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4048538101 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-4048538107 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mature (18+) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustration \/ Art Book, Ecchi, Harem, Romantic Comedy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt books are assumed VG+ or better unless otherwise noted. No broken spines, no writing, no stickers, and may have light shelf wear. All art books are assumed to be pre-owned.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kadokawa Comics","offers":[{"title":"VG+ w\/Obi","offer_id":42689211760725,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/802A8292-2C36-4DDE-9DD5-84A3C90F394B.jpg?v=1783286012","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/girls-bravo-illustrations-art-book","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}