Wednesday 20 March 2013

Jojoveller Artbook Collection Set Revealed


As part of the 25th anniversary of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, Shueisha will release the Jojoveller artbook collection box set.


This made to order set will include an artbook, two supplementary books and two Blu-ray discs. The 208-page, full color artbook contains a new art drawn specificaly for the collection, and will also feature images from the 2012 exhibition in Tokyo, as well as commentary from Araki.


The supplementary books will include a "Stand Book", an encyclopedia that features all the Stands that appeared in the duration of the entire franchise. The second supplementary book is a "History Book" that will also feature a previously untold story.


In addition, the official JoJo's Bizarre Adventure YouTube channel posted a promo video for the contents of the two Blu-ray Discs. The first disc is the video of the "JoJo Exhibition 2012" in Tokyo. The second disc is the making-of the manga in which follows Araki closely for three days while he works.

Pre-orders for the Jojoveller collection will be open through May 7th. The collection will cost 20,000 yen (about US$211). Another collection, without the Blu-ray Discs, will ship in spring 2014 for 8,500 yen (about US$90).

Source: Anime News Network