Blame! and So On is an art book published in 2003 that contains artwork from Tsutomu Nihei

Tsutomu Nihei

is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop...

's works of Blame!

Blame!

, pronounced "blam", is a ten-volume 1998 cyberpunk manga by Tsutomu Nihei published by Kodansha. A six part original net animation was produced in 2003, with a seventh episode included on the DVD release.- Plot :...

, NOiSE

NOiSE

This article is about NOiSE the manga. For other uses, see Noise . is a one volume manga created by Tsutomu Nihei as a prequel to his ten-volume work, Blame!. Noise offers some information concerning the Megastructure's origins and initial size, as well as the origins of Silicon life...

, Wolverine: Snikt!

Wolverine: Snikt!

Wolverine: Snikt! is a five-issue comic book limited series written and drawn by manga artist Tsutomu Nihei, published by Marvel Comics and starring Wolverine....

, MegaloMania

Megalomania

Megalomania is a psycho-pathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of power, relevance, or omnipotence. 'Megalomania is characterized by an inflated sense of self-esteem and overestimation by persons of their powers and beliefs'...

, and Dead Heads (manga).

Stories included in the artbook

Blame!

Blame!

, pronounced "blam", is a ten-volume 1998 cyberpunk manga by Tsutomu Nihei published by Kodansha. A six part original net animation was produced in 2003, with a seventh episode included on the DVD release.- Plot :...

- A collection of Blame! character designs, clean graphic novel cover designs, the last six pages of the manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

, Cibo and Sana-kan swimsuit pictures.

Wolverine: Snikt!

Wolverine: Snikt!

Wolverine: Snikt! is a five-issue comic book limited series written and drawn by manga artist Tsutomu Nihei, published by Marvel Comics and starring Wolverine....

- A collection of concept drawings from the artist's work on the story

NOiSE

NOiSE

This article is about NOiSE the manga. For other uses, see Noise . is a one volume manga created by Tsutomu Nihei as a prequel to his ten-volume work, Blame!. Noise offers some information concerning the Megastructure's origins and initial size, as well as the origins of Silicon life...

- Various color pictures from the manga NOiSE along with clean first graphic novel cover.

Megalomania - Architectural works of various buildings and of what the artist views the city of Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 may look like in the future.

Bitch's Life

Bitch's Life

is a hard cover art book edited by Yasushi Nirasawa. It collects erotica by various Japanese manga artists and commercial artists.- List of artists :* Masakazu Katsura* Sho-u Tajima* Jun Tsukasa* Magaki Zanzo* Yukie* Hajime Satou* Katsuya Terada...

- Four of the pictures in full color that the artist contributed to the work.

Dead Heads - A short story contained only within the artbook. It tells about a rapidly spreading virus that turns people into "zombie

Zombie

Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...

s". Symptoms include discoloured, speckled skin and clouded eyes. The government's armed quarantine division aim to capture those infected as part of their countermeasures.
The main character, a government health worker(who bears a resemblance to Killy from Blame!) attempts to transport a girl carrying the virus to the hospital. During their journey to the hospital her condition worsens and she bites him, transmitting the virus to him. Realizing that there is no chance for him to return to normal once the virus starts to spread, he and the girl jump off a light house committing suicide

Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...

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Other works - several various images that the artist was commissioned for.