Kosuke Fujishima Illustrations: Ah! My Goddess 1988–2008 Art Book

Kosuke Fujishima Illustrations: Ah! My Goddess 1988–2008 (藤島康介画集 ああっ女神さまっ 1988-2008) is the debut personal artbook from Kosuke Fujishima, published by Kodansha in 2009 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Ah! My Goddess. Running for twenty years in Afternoon magazine since its 1988 debut, the series inspired this landmark collection — Fujishima's first ever standalone illustration book - which gathers over 200 original illustrations spanning the full two decades of the manga's run. The collection includes the original memorial covers that graced Afternoon magazine from the very first chapter, color illustrations from across the series' long serialization, and artwork produced specifically for this volume, all presented in Fujishima's instantly recognizable style: clean, luminous linework, warmly rendered character expressions, and a meticulous attention to clothing and mechanical detail that set his work apart from his contemporaries.

Kosuke Fujishima is one of the defining manga artists of the late 1980s and 1990s, and Ah! My Goddess is his masterwork - a romantic fantasy series that ran for 308 chapters and 48 volumes over 25 years, following the accidental meeting between college student Keiichi Morisato and the goddess Belldandy. Fujishima's illustration style evolved significantly across those two decades, and this artbook captures the full arc of that development in a single volume: from the sharper, more angular early designs of the late 1980s through to the softer, more refined work of the late 2000s.

Other Notable Works

Kosuke Fujishima: Ah! My Goddess (Manga, 48 Volumes), You're Under Arrest (Manga), Ah! My Goddess OVA (Original Character Design), Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (Original Character Design), Tales of Zestiria (Character Design), Tales of Graces (Character Design)

Book Details

Japanese Title: 藤島康介画集 ああっ女神さまっ 1988–2008
English Title: Kosuke Fujishima Illustrations: Ah! My Goddess 1988–2008
Art & Story: Kosuke Fujishima
Publisher: Kodansha
Release Date: January 2009
Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Language: Japanese
ISBN-10: 406364751X
ISBN-13: 978-4063647518
Age Rating: Teen (13+)
Genre: Illustration / Art Book, Romantic Fantasy

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