Okay okay, now that you have consented to not telling your parents about what you are about to see, let's do this! *giggles*

THE LINEUP

Ah, about that faded block on the last book though...

HOW IT ACTUALLY WENT

Well, let's talk about what went wrong. If you would recall, the plan was to get 12 books to review, 11 of them are featuring doujin artists and their own illustrations, but welp, that didn't go the way I want. Due to having to ensure the logistics will go my way, I hesitated for weeks in order to make the pre-order batch align with the others (and ordering them separately won't make this easier because storage time) so some items in the pre-order batch, just went out of stock.

And that was Nakamura-sensei's first illustration book under doujin circle RIKKA (which will be mentioned again later), and it sold out real quick considering they have quite a following online and people are quick to know about this. Still, I wish I was quick to the chase when there are several occasions where I could have placed a pre-order (due to updates on the site, people may cancel) if not for my dumb actions which I tried on the Thursday before its release date when I recall I was on course and I could've done on the morning I saw it was available, also in that weekend when I saw that happen again in the evening and it wasn't until late night did the proxy service catch up. I know, I can only blame myself, the biggest regret I have so far this year alone *wink*, and I cannot stop looking at that product page every day to see if any glimpse of hope will happen after its release date during the Comiket weekend.

So yeah, don't mind that! I can't keep dwelling on this. Maybe we can do this again and I'll try to get a copy! *sob*

Okay okay let's unboxing! It has to happen every month now haha I know we may have a lot to talk about but still THIS!?? *open box hand gestures*

And since I did this in the wrong order compared to the table of contents lol, let's do it that way instead! Might as well make the best out of the worst situations, right? Haha some of these few are going to be lore heavy in these artworks, just in case you wonder.

Starting off, and this is probably the reason why I started all of this and ditched my initial plan of buying their character postcards, it's Chigusa Minori's illustration book! This is their first I believe, and it's about a couple of girls in involved with each other, to the point of sexually. Yes, this is the yuri couple that is frowned upon(?) in society and somehow alright in the world of Anime (lmao), even still, this is not a popular genre in itself. However against all odds, Minori-sensei impressed us with their lovely drawings, a somewhat compelling story now I'm less geared towards shy Shino-chan with a huge rack and more towards aggressive handsome girl Ren-chan, and I'm not going to mention how much gratuitous skin exposure (click at your own risk) you'll see on their works. *giggles* Still, I've followed them a long time coming I'm pretty sure they are the first for me on Pixiv equivalent to marupi-chan on Instagram (not relevant but) which makes this more impressive than I can ever thank them for.

Next up, and I'm surprised I'm more excited after I've seen it for myself, this is 92M's illustration book for their regular comic series "Kinshi no Ane"! I knew of this series mostly due to them being somewhat idolizing of Yomu-sensei on social, and despite the kinda lacklustre drawings, I think what drew me in the most is the lore, and boy I really should not say that, about a sibling relationship where the elder sister loves her younger brother too much. *silence* We will unveil that as I talk about the book in a bit, but I feel like I may have caught up with all the story and not have to go with my initial plan of buying now FIVE volumes of the comic series. As you will also see the dialogue is drawn in unlike actual Manga which are typed in, so it's a bit hard to read even by my proficiency level. *giggles* Still, this is a wonderful series with delightful pictures of an elder sister to please (hehe), so if you are into *ahem* not *ahem* sibling love this will go right up your- Ears, ears haha there isn't Anime adaptation here but you fancy ASMR?

There's a lot more lore on this though so if you are any interested I IMPLORE you to buy the whole series down and tell me the story lmao *dabs*

I feel like we should have done this before all these but heck, let's do it now! This is Melonbook's C102 Catalogue where obviously Melonbooks curated a bunch of artists with their artworks to give you a general idea of what is going on in the doujin fair! Interestingly, they also sold a more complete edition featuring 120 artists but then that did not come with event tickets so that you can actually spend even more money considering that there is ALSO a rated version of the catalogue featuring mature artists which obviously I didn't buy or else I can't even show you the cover lol. But otherwise this is just a smaller selection of 23 artists so that I can talk about some of them, and overall it's just a more expensive illustration book featuring artwork you might not like. *silence* Hey it isn't too bad you can judge it for yourself!

Alright we can move on for now and talk about the rest and I promise it won't be as long as the first two above, we have reached pure territory people and this is a rarity in my opinion or maybe it's because they are Taiwanese, this is Hiten's spring season illustration book! This is their 15th already so talk about experience in the field this might be the longest, I followed them after what legends I've seen from them that I can stare at forever, and ironically, I did not buy their book for this Comiket. *silence* This is also one of those cases where the older illustration books caught my eye more, so I went with their latest spring season book! Trust me, and I'll show you how I have made the right choice real quick, and also expect this to be the average size of these books which cost below 1000yen, we are in that price range now. Easy on the wallet, is what doujinshi are known for, by the way. They should not cost a bomb so it's an easy entry to liking the rest of their work.

Actually I like all of their brushwork I now regret not buying the summer book and the dozen other books they have released I WANT THEM ALL- (See?)

Alright so next up, and damn I'm sorry for saying the long ones are over because this one Miwano Ragu's 10th anniversary illustration book is obviously worth 10 years of content from them, I think specially done for Comiket 100 which was last year so I missed it totally haha, still think their artwork is very jack-of-all-trades awesome, a master at none but whatever they draw, however they draw is very representative of their animated style, and I can confidently say I liked 80% of the 50 images they showed. I mean, less talk more images, I guess! Captivation is what I think the theme is to be frank, it's just amazing imo

Moving on down to smaller boobs books (haha) but moving up to celebrity status, up next we have Fuumi's summer compilation illustration book! Eh, this one is also not new, this one is from Comiket 100 too I really missed doing this one a year ago and I'm sorry, but this is very relevant to the season we are at now, it's all about summer! So yeah, light clothing is a theme right here and also as mentioned earlier, they are the character designer for Hololive VTuber Tsunomaki Watame- And introductions over haha remember I said not to talk about celebs too much? Still, their artwork is on the lines of Anime standards so I won't complain, but I will nag about why this is basically a sellout book talking about their recent works for other mainstream Anime works and so on, making me want to share less of them if possible lest I get copyright strikes. *giggles* Well, let's show what we can then! Haha you wait till these indie stuff get popular in 2 years and this site gets taken down...

Well, not to be confused with Ragu-sensei here so I decide to put Watame in between these guys so I can remember their names separately, this is Rangu's illustration book for Comiket 102! Yes, finally some latest stuff haha, but then again who am I lying to many of these are drawn over time and shared online, but still. This one I took a little fancy on them mainly because of the slightly more emphasized lines in their drawings which I think I got used to, and I think they got me time and time again on Pixiv so I decided to give their latest publication a go. Yeah, it's as if they set me up to buy this book, which will be what most of them here are also so don't think too much into that. *giggles* Also don't be too surprised to see sellout portions here, they are currently doing a gallery in location? That's cool actually, being able to see people admire your work at this modern day and age. And that's why they have half a million followers on Twitter/X? If you aren't impressed, I am. Let's see more daily lives of beautifully drawn 2D women- That is for all of them haha

Oh boy let's keep this train going we are in newbie territory now I think, this is Sano Hiyori's very first art book for Comiket 102! I have to say right off the bat though, for being quite a newbie in the field I think they started 2 years ago, the drawings are quite up to (my) standards and I'm really impressed on what I see though I also see a lot of skin but what is Anime without some cleavage and revealing outfits, isn't it? *laughs* Jokes aside, I actually saw this while I was thinking of what to put in my cart from Melonbooks, and despite how hard it is to use their filter functions, I managed to see this gem within the pile of books sold, and did not hesitate to take their work into consideration. I think this is what it feels like to like bunny girls then- Wait. *laughs*

Oh, so THEY were the ones who delayed the order haha this was released on the last day of August- I'm so sorry Minori-sensei I kept thinking it was your fault- I suck at all this. *silence* MOVING ON!!

Moving on towards pureness again because I wonder why I can't just buy these artwork and move on haha rack is where all the money's at apparently, this is Komizuki's very first illustration book! It's not meant for Comiket and this was released end of last year which was a compilation of their works over the past few years from back in 2019 where they were even softer in their art, but for me though I noticed their work most because of their fine drawings against soft and balanced backgrounds so good they can be desktop wallpapers if you have not noticed that sooner than me or the artist themselves as they write their comment in the book. That is probably the ideal combination I can think of with regards to these art forms so see Hiten-sensei again, and this is probably more along the lines of what I think doujin art is and is worth following. I may be wrong, but I think this purchase is right, you can't stop me. *giggles*

Oh boy I hope you enjoyed some cute girls in beautiful backgrounds without showing any skin whatsoever, because I'm going to continue back the summer trend from here on with (their full name is long so I'm going with) FuwaOmu's first illustration book! I was first fascinated from the cover of this book in the Melonbooks store so they just dropped in as quick as Hiyori-sensei but maybe a little later (hehe), and I think what got me into them is definitely keeping to the Anime-like drawing standards someone made a decade ago I don't even know who now, but heck, if this is something standard and beautifully drawn, I cannot say no. Thank goodness the author did not pursue AI artwork in their comment or else I may have broken a record here lol, but they are working on NFTs and using AI to help out on their drawings in some way so meanwhile let's preserve this as their best hand drawn work. The theme here is devils in lingerie as hinted by the cumulation of words in the title. *silence* Simple enough. *laughs*

Man, I like this trend of firsts in these artbooks because damn are there a lot of firsts here for the lot of them which are actually great starting points to encourage them to sell some of their artwork for all to see. This one though, is KUREHA's illustration book release for C102! They did not get a slot on this Comiket and the upcoming winter one though and that's a pity, but that does not stop them from releasing something to commemorate the occasion. Actually, they have released TWO books for the occasion, with one of them, uh, rated R-18 in Japan. *laughs* Of course, the one I possess is not the one that will get me banned, I think what might have gotten me when I saw their works on Pixiv from time to time is likely the focus on very sizable proportions of a woman which many men want and I as a heterosexual male won't deny I want a perfectly packaged girlfriend or anything, but honestly saying anything goes for me at my age and this one's 18 too. I meant the character in this book, not the artist. *laughs* But I would argue that this might be more than borderline unsafe for my everyday viewing standards (haha) and just like 92M-sensei, they have a (Pixiv) FANBOX account where they let you unlock not just high resolution images, but those with more skin to the point of nudity. *silence* I shall elaborate no more I'm not going to sub to see those anyways haha you are also won't get to see them here

And last but not least... *sigh* haha I really should not end this on a sad note but I guess I shall, this should have been a slot for Nakamura's first illustration book but damn did I botch this real bad. I actually only saw them on Twitter recently thanks to the algorithmic feeds that show me random stuff but also from the artists I follow so I forgot who showed me to them, but I was captivated time and time again till the point that I seriously think their standards might be a lot higher than most of them here, even to 92M-sensei honestly. Sadly, I didn't manage to buy their book... THRICE in total haha, but we can still talk about them! I like these ones more so don't mind the longer commentary lol *dabs*

No, you did not see wrongly, I used a placeholder for the rest of them. *laughs* And yes, this is what you see when Pixiv decides somehow to block them on the official mobile app lol

Phew, I rubbed out a long one. *laughs* I mean rode- "wrote". *laughs* My arms are aching for the past few nights as I take photos and type the stuff out above steadily every night by the way, not like these women will be massaging my shoulders after what I've done for them. *giggles* Will I even do a Part 2 out of this just so I can compensate for what I may have missed? And the half a dozen artist I've seen for the past month since I started ordering for this very review? I don't know, dude, ask my backlog ie. my wallet. *laughs* But I unlikely won't mostly due to the total inconvenience of buying any of this from a store that has to ask for your identity and make me worry if I can ship them. Yes, or else how do you think they can earn money selling rated content? *giggles* Toranoana is looser in this regard though, so maybe we try there next time. Don't know if that will pass customs or not. *laughs* HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY AND PROMISE ME YOU DON'T JERK OFF TO THIS POST I DO NOT CARE WHO YOU ARE-

P.S. Shout out to *takes deep breath* Purako, Kanda-dan, Kinako, Morikura En, Kantoku, YuGirl and MANY MANY MORE I have shortlisted for this review but did not make the list, where you can check them out online and buy their artworks (I think they are on Melonbooks) if you want. Most of their latest works are from C102 as far as I'm concerned if not will be recent ones, so you can deal with the consequences of crazy shipping fees maybe if your country doesn't tax you or have a strong currency, in which case you're welcome. *laughs* 

P.P.S. Honestly though, if I were Japanese and I get to go there after I got tickets, it'll stink like most conventions so I'll go with a mask anyways, I'll only go to the people I know haha, but then again I would've bought the catalogue (the full one which was not from Melonbooks and thick enough to kill a human with) and checked out some of them so... the amount of money spent might be equivalent compared to here but I would get way more haha LIFE SUCKS DUDE