ABOUT

An A4 illustration collection devoted to the arcade shooting games of Cave, published in 2011 by SB Creative in its Gemaga Books line and compiled by the imprint's entertainment book editorial team. Across 158 pages it gathers the artwork of nine Cave series, making it the only commercially published artbook to survey a shmup developer's whole catalogue rather than serve a single release.

The games covered run from Guwange, DoDonPachi DaiOuJou and Ketsui through Ibara, Pink Sweets, Espgaluda and Espgaluda II to Mushihimesama, Mushihimesama Futari, Muchi Muchi Pork, Deathsmiles, Deathsmiles II, DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu and Akai Katana. The in-game stage-clear and ending illustrations, art a player normally sees only for a few seconds between stages, are reproduced at large size.

For players the book is the most accessible way to study the character and mechanical design that defined Cave's danmaku era, collected in one place from games whose original setting books were self-published in small runs.

CONTENTS

• Deathsmiles
• Deathsmiles II
• Guwange
• DoDonPachi DaiOuJou
• Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
• Ibara
• Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara
• Espgaluda
• Espgaluda II
• Mushihimesama
• Mushihimesama Futari
• Muchi Muchi Pork
• DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu
• Akai Katana

DESCRIPTION

An illustration collection drawn from Cave's popular shooting games. A lavish art book covering the hit DoDonPachi, Deathsmiles and Mushihimesama series along with Guwange, Ketsui, Ibara, Espgaluda, Muchi Muchi Pork! and Akai Katana. In-game stage-clear and ending illustrations are reproduced at large size. Titles covered: Deathsmiles, Deathsmiles II, Guwange, DoDonPachi DaiOuJou, Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi, Ibara, Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara, Espgaluda, Espgaluda II, Mushihimesama, Mushihimesama Futari, Muchi Muchi Pork, DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu and Akai Katana.

ケイブ人気シューティング作品のイラスト集 大ヒット作の「怒首領蜂」シリーズ、「デススマイルズ」シリーズ、「虫姫さま」シリーズをはじめとして、 「ぐわんげ」「ケツイ」「鋳薔薇」「エスプガルーダ」「むちむちポーク！」「赤い刀」などの様々なケイブの作品をフォローする、超豪華イラスト集です。 ゲーム中のステージクリア、エンディングイラストなども大サイズで掲載！ 『デスマイルズ』『デスマイルズⅡ』『ぐわんげ』『怒首領蜂 大往生』『ケツイ ～絆地獄たち～』『鋳薔薇』『ピンクスウィーツ ～鋳薔薇それから～』 『エスプガルーダ』『エスプガルーダⅡ』『虫姫さま』『虫姫さまふたり』『むちむちポーク』『怒首領蜂 大復活』『赤い刀』

Translated by this site from the publisher's Japanese blurb.

GAMES IN THIS BOOK

Deathsmiles 2007 CAVE Interactive Deathsmiles II: Makai no Merry Christmas 2009 CAVE Interactive Guwange 1999 CAVE Interactive DoDonPachi DaiOuJou 2002 CAVE Interactive Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku-tachi 2003 CAVE Interactive Ibara 2005 CAVE Interactive ピンクスウィーツ ~鋳薔薇それから~ not in the index yet Espgaluda 2003 CAVE Interactive Espgaluda II 2005 CAVE Interactive Mushihimesama 2004 CAVE Interactive Mushihime-sama Futari 2006 CAVE Interactive Muchi Muchi Pork! 2007 CAVE Interactive DoDonPachi Resurrection 2008 CAVE Interactive Akai Katana 2010 CAVE Interactive

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WHERE TO GET IT

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