Katsuya Terada Books

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Front cover. Black and grey drawing of a horned dragon with a bird diving past. Chunky text says artist's name and ten.
Katsuya Terada - Ten : 10 Year Retrospective
$ 39.95
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Two stacked copies of zine, white background with a colored illustration by Terada of a woman in an elaborately mechanical helmet with two salamander creatures around her head.
Katsuya Terada Hot Pot Girls II Zine
$ 5.00
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Zine and sticker combo. Sticker features colored illustration of an abstract robot head saying "one more coffee please." Zine is bright yellow with illustration of a samurai in a floral kimono, drinking a small cup of coffee with a small ninja coming out of it.
Katsuya Terada x Giant Robot - I Love Coffee I Love Ninja Zine + Sticker
$ 15.00
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Zine cover of an illustrated girl with a dragon head wearing a robotic helmet on top of her head.
Katsuya Terada x Giant Robot - I Love Coffee Zine 2 + Sticker
$ 15.00
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Greyscale cover for Rakuda Laughs, featuring a very gruff looking person smoking a cigarette with small bandaids on his head. A girl with punk aesthetic leans over him and bites one of the bandaids off his forehead.
Rakuda Laughs - Katsuya Terada
$ 15.95
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"Real Size" book cover, all white with black line close up illustration of a woman looking downward. Title and author's name is written in English and Japanese vertically on the left.
SIGNED! - Real Size by Katsuya Terada Book
$ 49.95
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Sketch by Katsuya Terada Book
Sketch by Katsuya Terada Book
$ 39.99
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Book viewed at an angle, showing its spine which reads "Terada Katsuya Sketch." Cover features an elaborate blue ink drawing of a woman looking over her shoulder with many white eyed black cat creatures atop her head and biting her hand and body.
Sketch by Katsuya Terada Book
$ 39.99
Front cover. Black and grey drawing of a horned dragon with a bird diving past. Chunky text says artist's name and ten.
Inside page. A close up of a photo realistic drawing of a tengu -- a winged demon wearing monk clothes.
Black and white drawing of a muscular person with a full face tribal-like tattoo that says nomad.
Inside page. Illustration of a scantily clad woman with eye patch. She holds a hand up to her face in a thoughtful gesture.
Front cover. Black and grey drawing of a horned dragon with a bird diving past. Chunky text says artist's name and ten.
Inside page. A close up of a photo realistic drawing of a tengu -- a winged demon wearing monk clothes.
Black and white drawing of a muscular person with a full face tribal-like tattoo that says nomad.
Inside page. Illustration of a scantily clad woman with eye patch. She holds a hand up to her face in a thoughtful gesture.

Katsuya Terada - Ten : 10 Year Retrospective

$ 39.95

Softcover, 326 pages, Measures 6 x 8.5 inches.

This beautiful retrospective of illustrator and manga artist Katsuya Terada is a must have for all art appreciators. Features his work for manga, novel illustrations and character designs. This is the catalog for his solo exhibition at Kyoto International Manga Museum earlier this year.

Two stacked copies of zine, white background with a colored illustration by Terada of a woman in an elaborately mechanical helmet with two salamander creatures around her head.

Katsuya Terada Hot Pot Girls II Zine

$ 5.00
Softcover, 32 pages, Measures 4.25 x 6 inches, black & white.

Released along with Katsuya Terada's second solo art show at our Giant Robot 2 gallery comes this Hot Pot Girls zine. Hot Pot Girls 2 features black and white photos of the artist's various drawings and paintings for his Hot Pot Girls show. What wonderful work!
Zine and sticker combo. Sticker features colored illustration of an abstract robot head saying "one more coffee please." Zine is bright yellow with illustration of a samurai in a floral kimono, drinking a small cup of coffee with a small ninja coming out of it.
Open two page zine spread with full color illustrations. Left is of a sea monster with a cup of coffee on its shoulder, dispersing away into the water around. Right page has illustration of business man with slicked hair and red tie.
Open two page zine spread of two colored illustrations. Left is of a pretty person with a mustache and fedora, coffee spilling onto the side of the hat. Right is a series of deconstructed robots.
Zine and sticker combo. Sticker features colored illustration of an abstract robot head saying "one more coffee please." Zine is bright yellow with illustration of a samurai in a floral kimono, drinking a small cup of coffee with a small ninja coming out of it.
Open two page zine spread with full color illustrations. Left is of a sea monster with a cup of coffee on its shoulder, dispersing away into the water around. Right page has illustration of business man with slicked hair and red tie.
Open two page zine spread of two colored illustrations. Left is of a pretty person with a mustache and fedora, coffee spilling onto the side of the hat. Right is a series of deconstructed robots.

Katsuya Terada x Giant Robot - I Love Coffee I Love Ninja Zine + Sticker

$ 15.00

Softcover, 24 pages, Measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches, full color. Includes 3x3" sticker.

Released along with Katsuya Terada's Rakugaking solo art show at our Giant Robot 2 gallery comes this beautifully printed art zine.

I Love Coffee I Love Ninja includes various drawings and paintings by the artist expressing his love and/or neurotic addiction to the magical beverage. What caffeine junky can't relate to that joy?

Excerpt from the forward written by Katsuya Terada:

"Mornings, I wake up.

I don't feel like working at all.

There's tons of shit that needs to be done, but I don't want to do it.

This is when I throw myself into grinding beans..."

 

Zine cover of an illustrated girl with a dragon head wearing a robotic helmet on top of her head.
Sticker with an illustration of a girl wearing a mint helmet, yellow eye coverings pushed up and orange headphones.
Open two page zine spread with full color illustrations. Left is an anime girl in a sailor top and skirt and shaped hair. Right is a red, mega brained demon with deformed hands.
Zine cover of an illustrated girl with a dragon head wearing a robotic helmet on top of her head.
Sticker with an illustration of a girl wearing a mint helmet, yellow eye coverings pushed up and orange headphones.
Open two page zine spread with full color illustrations. Left is an anime girl in a sailor top and skirt and shaped hair. Right is a red, mega brained demon with deformed hands.

Katsuya Terada x Giant Robot - I Love Coffee Zine 2 + Sticker

$ 15.00

Softcover, 24 pages, Measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches, full color. Includes a 2.8 x 3.7" vinyl sticker (girl with green hat)

Released along with Katsuya Terada's Dragon Girl solo art show at our Giant Robot 2 gallery comes this beautifully printed art zine.

I Love Coffee 2 includes various digital drawings by the artist expressing his love and/or neurotic addiction to the magical beverage. What caffeine junky can't relate to that joy?

 

No Forward for this edition is provided, however, Terada does include one page that reveals what this zine is about.

 

Greyscale cover for Rakuda Laughs, featuring a very gruff looking person smoking a cigarette with small bandaids on his head. A girl with punk aesthetic leans over him and bites one of the bandaids off his forehead.
Black and white comic panel sample from Rakuda Laughs.
Table of contents for Rakuda Laughs.
Full color fold out from Rakuda Laughs, featuring a woman with curled demon horns and a fluffy purple robe around her. She holds a staff and her other hand is adorned with many heavy looking rings.
Greyscale cover for Rakuda Laughs, featuring a very gruff looking person smoking a cigarette with small bandaids on his head. A girl with punk aesthetic leans over him and bites one of the bandaids off his forehead.
Black and white comic panel sample from Rakuda Laughs.
Table of contents for Rakuda Laughs.
Full color fold out from Rakuda Laughs, featuring a woman with curled demon horns and a fluffy purple robe around her. She holds a staff and her other hand is adorned with many heavy looking rings.

Rakuda Laughs - Katsuya Terada

$ 15.95

Softcover, black & white comic imagery, 112 pages, 8.2 x 6 inches.

Black & white comics with 16 pages in color, and two double-sided color foldout pin-ups.

Yakuza bad-boy Rakuda is framed for the murder of his gang-boss by an ambitious young white-collar criminal.

New father and troubled yakuza Rakuda gets a call from his colleagues tasking him to dispose of a random body. The job is fishy, but when you are a gangster sometimes you have to just do what you're told. But in this case, who gave him the job is the problem. A young hustler named Amazaki has tasked him to take care of a corpse without any info on who the body is and how to get rid of it. Turns out the body belongs to their gang lord... Now the gang and the cops are after Rakuda. And with danger around every corner, there are now very few moments for jokes in Rakuda's world.

Katsuya Terada (born in Okayama, Japan in 1963) is a rare comic artist who has amassed success and followers on both sides of the Pacific. A self-defined "doodler," Terada's art has been seen in some of the most recognizable works to come out of Japan in the last two decades. His international breakthrough was his designs for Blood: The Last Vampire. His collaborations with properties such as The Legend of Zelda, Iron Man, and Hellboy further cemented his place within an international audience.

"Real Size" book cover, all white with black line close up illustration of a woman looking downward. Title and author's name is written in English and Japanese vertically on the left.
Unsleeved book cover, gray with a wildly elaborate series of drawings of mech women and mech animals, with their parts detached.
Open two page book spread of fine line illustrations of abstract dragons.
Open two page book spread of two very detailed illustrations of mystical settings.
"Real Size" book cover, all white with black line close up illustration of a woman looking downward. Title and author's name is written in English and Japanese vertically on the left.
Unsleeved book cover, gray with a wildly elaborate series of drawings of mech women and mech animals, with their parts detached.
Open two page book spread of fine line illustrations of abstract dragons.
Open two page book spread of two very detailed illustrations of mystical settings.

SIGNED! - Real Size by Katsuya Terada Book

$ 49.95

 

Book Dimensions – 7 x 12 inches and 1 inch thick - Hardcover ( codex binding ), 202 pages - Full Color, in Japanese ( book contains mostly images )

This copy includes a signed book plate.

 

This beautiful book feels like an extra special object. “Codex Binding” allows for the book to be spread fully open to fully enjoy the spreads. 3 pages fold out to reveal stunning, larger images.

The book is wrapped in a glossy cover but take that off and discover beautifully intricate and detailed marker drawings reproduced onto the thick chip board cover. 

Towards the back of the book, find a beautifully written excerpt by Terada musing over his need to draw and his frustrations with this addiction. Without spoiling too much, the translation is poetic and profound.

Book viewed at an angle, showing its spine which reads "Terada Katsuya Sketch." Cover features an elaborate blue ink drawing of a woman looking over her shoulder with many white eyed black cat creatures atop her head and biting her hand and body.
2 page excerpt, featuring a black ink illustration on each page. Left page features a girl seen from the lower torso up, with a torrent moving around her and an abstract skull atop her head. Right page features a heavily tattooed nude woman, with parts of her body unraveling.
2 page excerpt, featuring blue ink sketches on grey tone torn sketchbook paper. Illustrations are of different women wearing large mechanical helmets with many pieces and wires coming off of them.
2 page excerpt, featuring black ink illustrations on white paper. Left page is a drawing of a young person wearing lots of mechanical elements with a large helmet. Right page features a similar looking person, surrounded by a monkey, a penguin, and a tall kangaroo.
Book viewed at an angle, showing its spine which reads "Terada Katsuya Sketch." Cover features an elaborate blue ink drawing of a woman looking over her shoulder with many white eyed black cat creatures atop her head and biting her hand and body.
2 page excerpt, featuring a black ink illustration on each page. Left page features a girl seen from the lower torso up, with a torrent moving around her and an abstract skull atop her head. Right page features a heavily tattooed nude woman, with parts of her body unraveling.
2 page excerpt, featuring blue ink sketches on grey tone torn sketchbook paper. Illustrations are of different women wearing large mechanical helmets with many pieces and wires coming off of them.
2 page excerpt, featuring black ink illustrations on white paper. Left page is a drawing of a young person wearing lots of mechanical elements with a large helmet. Right page features a similar looking person, surrounded by a monkey, a penguin, and a tall kangaroo.

Sketch by Katsuya Terada Book

$ 39.99

Soft cover, 512 pages. 

A GIANT 512-page collection of Katsuya Terada’s RAKUGAKI sketches and illustrations.

The one and only legendary illustrator Katsuya Terada, a.k.a. RAKUGAKING (The Sketch King), well known as a pioneer who is always seeking new ideas and motifs for his drawings, has finally revealed his RAKUGAKI sketches and illustrations, long kept only in his sketch book.

Although most illustrations in this collection have appeared in Terada’s previous international exhibitions (e.g., Giant Robot in Los Angeles), never before has any book collected so many of his RAKUGAKI. This is the best and most comprehensive collection of Katsuya Terada’s pencil sketches, making it a must-have book for both his hardcore fans and also to illustrators in general.