It’s Bravoman’s 25th anniversary today and, in celebration, Bandai-Namco has released the first episode of the Bravoman cartoon series.
WATCH:
Voices by Rob Paulsen (Pinky and the Brain), Dee Bradley Baker (American Dad), and Romi Dames (Winx Club) with a brand new theme song by composer Randy Rogel (Animaniacs).
We had a blast working on the series with ShiftyLook and the Copernicus Studio.
Thanks to the whole gang, including Rob Pereyda, Matt Moylan Dax Gordine, Murray Bain, Ash Paulsen, Jim Zub and many more!
Over on the official MARVEL site they have a nice profile article about UDON discussing our history of contributing art to Marvel comics and other products and our new artwork for the Marvel: War of Heroes digital card game. Check it out!
ShiftyLook has posted the 2nd teaser for the Bravoman cartoon UDON worked on with Bandai-Namco and the amazing animators at Copernicus.
The cartoon is based on Matt Moylan and Dax Gordine’s new Bravoman comic strip running on ShiftyLook and includes voices by Rob Paulsen (Animaniacs), Dee Bradley Baker (American Dad) and Romi Dames (Winx Club).
Persona 4 Arena: Official Design Works The day you’ve been waiting for is here, as UDON Entertainment is proud to announce Persona 4 Arena: Official Design Works!
Hey UDON fans! You’ve loved our previous releases from the Persona series featuring the art of Shigenori Soejima, including Shigenori Soejima: Design Works, Persona 3: Official Design Works, and Persona 4: Official Design Works. For the last year you’ve been begging us to release an English edition of the art book based on the newest entry in the series, Persona 4 Arena… well, the day has arrived!
This July UDON Entertainment will be releasing the English Edition of Persona 4 Arena: Official Design Works. Filled to the brim with gorgeous illustrations, character designs, interviews and story & background info on all of the characters in the hit fighting game!
Check out the cover and 7 preview pages from the book below, as well as the complete book info. Please remember, all of these images are Pending Licensor Approval!
Thanks again for your tweets, your facebook messages, your e-mails, and even coming up to us at conventions asking for this book! We’re happy to be bringing it to you this summer!
- Your friends at UDON Entertainment
P.S.: Just before PAX East we also announcedDevil Survivor: Official Materials Collection, which you might be interested in!
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Persona 4 Arena: Official Design Works Featuring the art of Shigenori Soejima!
Fight and survive, heading towards the one throne waiting at the end in Persona 4 Arena! The fighting game spin-off to the legendary Persona 4 RPG is an instant classic! Now this spectacular art book collects the artwork behind the landmark title, including character designs, rough sketches, storyboards and pinups. All this plus character profiles, story summaries, creator interviews and more!
Hey UDON fans! We’re hope you’ve recovered from the March avalanche of awesome new art books, because in-stores this week we’ve got a great new artbook (with a very long name!).
Atelier: Artworks of Arland – Rorona & Totori & Meruru is a brand new collection of artwork from the hit ATELIER Japanese RPG series (more than 15 games!!), covering the “Arland” trilogy. But whether you’re a die-hard-fan of these adorable girl alchemists and their adventures, or you just like amazing moe art by internationally renowned character designer Mel Kishida, we guarantee you’ll love Atelier: Artworks of Arland.
This is a massive book, 256 pages and on some of our nicest paper stock. Atlier: Artworks of Arland also totes a very special feature that you may not notice on first viewing–a special, extra ink! A neon pink ink has been added to the mix, meaning skin-tones, costumes, and special effects are almost glowing (they don’t actually glow, but wait until you see the art in person…). This extra ink allows us to show a new kind of detail to the artwork, with soft, feathery shadows and gradients that can’t be experienced on the computer screen. If you’re a fan of cute girl artwork, Mel Kishida artwork, or the Atelier series of games, this is a must-own book!
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Atelier Artworks of Arland
The ATELIER series has become a favorite of many Japanese RPG enthusiasts with its unique mix of alchemy and action set in a vibrant and magical fantasy world. ATELIER: ARTWORKS OF ARLAND collects the wonderful artwork behind the Arland trilogy – ATELIER RORONA, ATELIER TOTORI, and ATELIER MERURU. Included are the spectacular character designs of Mel Kishida, plus promotional art, pin-ups, rough sketches, character profiles, and more.
Release date: April 24th 2013 (Comic Stores)
Price (U.S.): $44.99
ISBN: 1-926778-63-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-63-1
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 256, Color
Size: 8.25″ x 11.75″
April 3, 2013—Fans of the Valkyria Chronicles series of artbooks—we’ve been listening! For months you’ve been begging, pleading, and demanding the release of the third and final artworks collection based on SEGA’s critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles tactical RPG series… well the wait is over! Today UDON Entertainment releases the complete, English-language localized version of Valkyria Chronicles 3: Complete Artworks.
Completing the series of amazing artbooks that began with the UDON releases of Valkyria Chronicles: Design Archive and Valkyria Chronicles 2: World Artworks, this third entry in the series also features a wealth of amazing illustrations by lead character designer and famed illustrator Raita Honjou! Chock-full of character designs and profiles, vehicle and weapon designs, promotional art, and tons of creator commentary and long-form interviews, this is one spectacular collection!
Perhaps most importantly to hardcore Valkyria Chronicles game fans, Valkyria Chronicles 3: Complete Artworks features a thorough story summary of the game, which is unreleased in English. Valkyria Chronicles 3 is a side-story to the first game in the series, making it a unique entry but also allowing cameos and crossover appearances by characters from the first two games, including Welkin Gunther, Alica Melchiott, Avan Hardins, and more! While there are no plans (that UDON knows of) to localise the game for English-speaking and reading fans,Valkyria Chronicles 3: Complete Artworks a great way to experience and enjoy the vast story of the game!
“The Valkyria Chronicles artbooks have been blockbusters for UDON,” said UDON Entertainment Marketing Director Chris Butcher. “The Books are gorgeous and incredibly thorough, mixing illustration art with technical military-style drawings, and a complex story. I’m so happy we could work with our licensing partners to bring out the third volume. This one is definitely for the fans!”
Valkyria Chronicles 3: Complete Artworks is now available in comic book stores. It will arrive in book stores, and begin shipping through online retailers, in the next 7-12 days.
KEY FEATURES:
The Valkyria Chronicles series is a critically acclaimed tactical RPG video game for the Sony PlayStation® PS3™ and PSP®, with a very dedicated fan base, and has sold over 1.7 million copies worldwide.
Valkyria Chronicles 3 was released exclusively in Japan, and so, the info in this art book finally gives North American fans a chance to enjoy the continuation of the story.
Valkyria 3 takes place as a side story to the first game, so there are cameos from many popular characters of the first two games (including Welkin Gunther, Alica Melchiott, Avan Hardins, and more).
Valkyria Chronicles 3: Complete Artworks Publisher: Udon Entertainment
No, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke – we’ve just finished up the selections process for the World of Warcraft Tribute collection! We’ll be sending out emails to all the selected artists later this week, so if you’ve been waiting to hear back about your submission, your wait is almost over!
Massive thanks to all the great artists who sent in their work – you guys really blew us away with your talent and passion for the World of Warcraft game, characters and setting. We are thrilled with how the book is shaping up and can’t wait to show off everyone’s hard work to the world this summer!
Hey UDON Fans! We’re excited to announce that now available in stores is our newest art book release, Takehito Harada: Art Works 1! This is our second great art book collected illustrations and designs from the Disgaea video game series, following-up on the fall 2012 release of DISGAEArt!!!: Disgaea Official Illustration Collection.
This new collection features hundreds of illustrations by Takehito Harada, lead character designer of the Disgaea series! And sure, this volume collects illustrations from Harada-sensei’s work on all four of the Disgaea titles, but it also includes never-before-seen illustrations from magazines, strategy guides, CD covers, goods illustrations, and much more! And speaking of more, Takehito Harada Art Works also contains more than just Harada-sensei’s Disgaea work–it also includes illustrations from Prinny 1 & 2, Makai Kingdom, and Phantom Brave!
Need more to convince you? How about this:
Takehito Harada: Art Works 1 – Page 2 Preview
That’s right! Almost every illustration in the book includes the rough sketches and process drawings that show you how Harada-sensei ‘built’ his illustration… from the pencils up! We know that art book fans love the peeks behind-the-scenes just as much as they love the lush finished art work, and Takehito Harada: Art Works delivers on that! Every image in the book explore’s the artist’s creative process, making it invaluable for artists and illustrators who want to achieve those same looks and styles!
Finally, the book concludes with 10 pages (!) of commentary by Harada-sensei, as he talks about every illustration in the book! Everything from the emotion or style he was trying to convey to funny anecdotes about the illustrations’ creation!
Whether you’re a die-hard Disgaea fan, an aspiring artist or digital painter, or just a fan of great art books, we think you’re going to love Takehito Harada: Art Works 1. It’s now available in better comic and book stores everywhere!
Check out the 10 page preview of this book below!
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Takehito Harada: Art Works
Featuring the works of video game artist extraordinaire Takehito Harada, lead character designer of the hit Disgaea RPG series! Takehito Harada Art Works covers the artist’s work on all four Disgaea titles, as well as Prinny 1 & 2, Makai Kingdom, and Phantom Brave. Inside you’ll find game covers, rare promotional art, rough layouts, creator commentary, and a detailed look at Takehito Harada’s creative process.
UDON Entertainment and DoubleFine Productions have teamed up to release the amaaaazing THE ART OF BRUTAL LEGEND, and now we’re throwing a party to celebrate!
Head to the Cartoon Art Museum this Thursday night to see an amazing array of original artworks from the game (and featured in the book!) and meet the awesome team who put it together, including Tim Schafer, Lee Petty, Scott Campbell, Nathan Stapley, Razmig Mavlian, Mark Hamer, Levi Ryken, and more Double Fine staffers!
Don’t miss it!
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…but if you have to miss it, check out this amazing 16 page preview of The Art of Brutal Legend, now on sale!
The Art of Brütal Legend
Behold the Power of Rock! The Art of Brütal Legend is the monumental collection of metal-themed paintings, drawings, and sketches from Tim Schafer and the Double Fine Art Team. Lavishly reproduced artwork is complemented by candid commentary about the vision, inspirations, and black-magic artistry used to bring THIS fiendish nightmare to life. With more than 600 pieces of concept art and the complete illustrated lore of the game, The Art of Brütal Legend will melt your face with its awesomeness.
And if you’re more of an online-buyer than an in-person one, Amazon is saying that the books will begin shipping March 29th, which sounds about right to us.
April 3, 2013—Fans of the Valkyria Chronicles series of artbooks—we’ve been listening! For months you’ve been begging, pleading, and demanding the release of the third and final artworks collection based on SEGA’s critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles tactical RPG series… well the wait is over! Today UDON Entertainment releases the complete, English-language localized version of Valkyria Chronicles 3: Complete Artworks.
