2024 Sailor Moon Art Book History & Raisonne New Artbook Review

[@ochibawolf]

I worked SUPER HARD on this video & I think you should watch it all but here are specific topics if you must :) Art book Discussion: 1:42 Differences between Standard & Deluxe: 12:36 Raisonne Flip Through: 16:45 My Review: 22:44

[@wesleywouldifhecould]

I hope the success of this sale prompts Kodansha to run another print of the original books.

[@angelsdoexist]

I think its amazing. As someone who didn't have an opportunity to get any of the art books since I've been collecting and didn't really want to pay hundreds of dollars. It is something relatively inexpensive that allows me to see and appreciate all of the art from the other art books that I can't get. Yes it's a little sad some of the images are on the smaller side, but I really appreciate there being something affordable that i can appreciate the art in. and its really beautiful.

[@sailordjeeonthemoon4371]

I only own the first book of art but the price made me stop lol. I'm sooo over the moon with this one. Yes it's not huge pictures but to me it's all I ever needed!! Case closed I don't need the old artbook!! Awesome video love! 🎉❤❤❤❤

[@Lore-gb7gw]

I know it’s not a lot, but thank you for your review Ochi. I’m still waiting for mine, but I can’t wait. It looks incredible, I had no idea that the Chanel works were included as well, I’m so happy to see those. Some of the sizes of the artworks do look a bit.. awkward but I still love the look. Naoko’s works is timeless and I know this will never happen but I would love to see an artbook of her non Sailor Moon manga as well.

[@ochibawolf]

OH MY GOSH! Thank you for the tip! You're so sweet!

[@Camila-db1oi]

Yay, I was really excited waiting for this video to come out - thank you!! I just own the Materials Collection, I bought it back in the early 2000s, but I was way too young to be asking my parents to dish out so many dolars for the other books. I couldn't wait for a new artbook to come out. Now I'm just waiting for my copy of Raisonné to arrive. :) Thank you so much for all the effort you put into this great review!

[@ochibawolf]

Thank you for noticing my hard work

[@ZeldasMask]

Ochi this video was SO informative thank you so much I felt like I learned a lot! And as for the book I think it’s awesome we get to see most of her work in one place along with new art. Edit: I can’t believe she changed and edited her own work, but it’s interesting in that one photo she made sailor moons wings transparent. Maybe that’s how she saw the wings back in the day but didn’t know quite how to create it traditionally in the 90s

[@hannaheliseee]

As someone who didn’t get into the collecting side of Sailor Moon until later in life, so missed the opportunities to have and own the original art books. This is perfect to me! I agree… there are occasions where the “blank space” could have been more effectively used.. maybe implementing some scenery elements into the white space? 🤔 but for the price point, amount of pages and how easily accessible this was/is. It’s a must grab for me and I will be hunting it down. Thank you again for such an informative video Brooke…. 💖 so interesting to hear the history of the art books to where we are at today. As others and you have mentioned, I do hope that this is the start of more future art books or possible re-prints 🤞🏻🩷

[@writtenlullabye]

Thank you for all of the research in this video! I loved hearing about the original artbooks and seeing the art from the new book. I love the new book as well and I’m having so much fun going through it.

[@ochibawolf]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and leaving a kind comment

[@elli_who_dreams]

To start, love your videos! I’ve been following your various accounts for awhile now and am happy to check out your content whenever I need a sailor moon fix! I will say that I think “catalog” is an accurate term; between that “copy and paste” look, the date/item info, and the sheer amount of images, it does come off as more of a catalog than an art book to me. That said, I still 100% consider it an art book and look forward to getting myself a copy when I get the chance! (Also those Chanel images are amazing; I had never seen them before and audibly “wowed” when I did; really really cool.)

[@ochibawolf]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you being here too :D

[@xxpinkpixiedustxx]

SOLD. I was able to snag one on Amazon just now and so glad I did. Thank you for this video!!!

[@QuarrelOfTheCave]

I was laughing at your comment about "smelling the merchandise;" I do the same! New book smell is great, especially high-quality paper. Thank you for sharing your review and your thoughts about Raisonne and the other artbooks. I may eventually pick up the deluxe version, but I stand by my decision to cancel my pre-order of the normal book due to the less than impressive layout. My critique of the product is directed at Kodansha and Naoko, not the fans who are excited and happy about this new release.

[@ochibawolf]

I am glad I am not alone in smelling my goods HAHA

[@Zakuro965]

I got mine this week too and I honestly love it. I get that it's slightly annoying that the art is pretty small, but I'd rather pay $40 then however much for the old official artbooks. It's a fantastic artbook.

[@wesleywouldifhecould]

Thank you Brooke for another awesome video. Happy May!! You look fabulous as usual. I love the copy I received and am just waiting for the fan club version to arrive by proxy. You did great on the video.

[@AuroraPeachy]

Thanks for the review, Brooke! 💖💖

[@ochibawolf]

Thanks for stopping by, Peachy!

[@ChristinePerez903]

I was so excited when I got it. The art work is beautiful. I like yay they got some of the 2924 museum work there. Usagi and Mamoru dancing is beautiful 😍. Great video Brooke!!!!

[@brooke946]

Thanks for sharing!! And your nails are so cool!

[@ochibawolf]

Thank you!! 😊

[@Athenia]

I appreciate all the hard work you put into this video Brooke! I see it!!!

[@ochibawolf]

Thank you!!!

[@lucacolucci9327]

I have the first 6 artbooks! They are beautiful

[@MissTraceyAnn]

Brooke im so hyped for this video

[@LucasRalph]

Omg I just loved hearing your take on it Brookiepooooh!! Completely agree! This book is an absolute treasure!

[@ashiri]

I'm one of those that have some of the 90s art book and this raisonne is kinda sad in comparison. The other artbooks had full page illustrations. This is just collages. But for those who don't have those books this book is worth it. R.I.P to the books they used to scanned for a website

[@rbybarr]

Thank you for your in-depth review Brooke! Honestly, I can understand the criticism from some fans but I think it’s because we wanted a new art book so bad (in the style of the 90s books) Not that I personally criticized it BUT once I fully understood that it’s a catalog and not an art book in that sense it clicked for me I can’t wait to buy Raisonne and maybe one day have the original set of the art books (& infinity & materials) 😂

[@ochibawolf]

Thank you! I hope this means more artbooks in the future, and maybe reprints or updates of the older ones!

[@alanoquendo5823]

I love the art of the art book it's beautiful and amazing and I love the front cover of the book and in my opinion the art that contains in the book it's beautiful and gorgeous amazing for buying and having it Brooke I watch the entire video and i love it keep up the content Brooke ❤💖

[@annaescoton3041]

Yes, I understand that a lot of people don't like the aesthetics of it. But, man, this artbook made me feel something beautiful. I don't know how to explain it. I love it. I will buy it one day.

[@SailorVdizzle]

As a collector I bought 3 🫣 one standard to open and look at, and a standard and deluxe with clearfiles to keep sealed forever 😂🩷

[@ochibawolf]

Love your honesty! HAHA

[@pedrovalle5665]

I regreted not buying it right away after passing the Amazon Japan link to a friend because it sold out really fast. Then, thanks to the Moonie fellas, I got to find it in a Japanese book store IRL in my town so I got to love the “hunt”. That being said, yes, every Moonie should get it. I totally adore owning it as well as seeing all this love and hype for Sailor Moon. Also, I’m thinking of getting the Deluxe Edition too. I have always loved Sailor Moon, no wonder I always will and I thank Raisonee and the fans for reminding me.

[@SuzyVezina]

Thank you so much! I very enjoy your videos! During the time I watch your video, my husband find the art book and buy it! I was so surprise and happy! 💜🫶🏻

[@jesslephin6527]

Thank you for the detailed review!

[@ochibawolf]

thank you for watching!

[@CiaraRodriguezCiaraChancosplay]

Just got mine in!! Definitely love it!!🎉

[@nee7178]

Didn't even know infinity existed love the history!!! Thanks for the video!

[@TowelTroi]

I would love a coffee table book version (or close to) as well. But definitely getting this!

[@BokchoiAlan]

Brooke! AHH I was watching your review and then my postman knocked my door and my book arrived! Personally, I like it a lot too. I think it would be very nice to have some full page art but, it's soo lovely to see so many art that I haven't personally seen before, and it's nice to have the little info section alongside with many of the art pieces. How nice is that? Anyways, fantastic video as always. :D Edit: Never mind there are some full page art :D

[@ochibawolf]

I was your lucky charm! HAHA! Glad you love it and have it :D

[@katiecat3925]

Thank you for chatting about the history of the books first! I always find these interesting because I still feel new to collecting Sailor Moon! As always your videos are amazing Ochi! 😊💕

[@ochibawolf]

Thank you Katie!!!

[@strawberrystarberry148]

I have bootlegs of the first 4 artbooks (I think I got them for $25 each, ages ago), so I didn’t think I needed this book. And seeing flip-through from other people didn’t look like anything I don’t have, and I don’t like how many images are on the pages. But your flip through is more thorough, and Raisonné has all the new art, so I hope I can find it too buy! ❤

[@ochibawolf]

Yeah and you gotta have all the new art in it too! Love the channel art and Naoko's new era style pieces in it!

[@gabrielles1851]

I am pretty happy they came out with an affordable collection book for everyone to have the chance to have a hard copy. That said, I think they missed the boat on this one. Most of this art is used on the Mixx comics which are not hard to get hold of. Plus all of it is easy to view in high def online so if you really wanted to, you could print your own high quality full sized books. For catalog purposes, a nice addition. Because the art is smaller, not worth it if you already have any of the books or manga. SM deserves one of those nice HEAVY coffee table hard cover books for collectors to get to see the full size art. Thank you so much for reviewing the history and letting us see inside.

[@ochibawolf]

Well in that case, you could argue books aren't needed at all if it's available online :P

[@gabrielles1851]

@ochibawolf very fair point and actually true. My niece carried around her school books on a flash drive around her neck when she was in middle school. I thought wow what about having a book in your hand but my niece though it was the most natural thing in the world. Why would she want heavy books? Such a paradigm shift!

[@Puja723]

Considering I only have one out of the 5 original 90s artbook, I love this artbook a lot. Many people online were complaining because the images weren't full size spreads like the original artbooks. But I enjoyed the collage style in this book! I hope there will be more artbooks.

[@ochibawolf]

I hope this means we get more to please everyone too :)

[@sailorcat]

I don't get the hate. Like, what were people expecting? We knew it was gonna have 745 pictures on 200 pages, so of course it wasn't gonna be a full page for every artwork. Sure, the layout could've been better, but I think it's fine. They did try to highlight certain images by making them bigger. It's cool to have these art works all in one place - and of course it's great that we get a new art book after all these years. I personally have the German Art Editions, which are soft cover versions of the 5 Japanese books split into 6 volumes. There was also a German hardcover release, but these are getting more and more expensive. I do have the Japanese Materials Collection too, which I still can't quite believe. But I still bought the Raisonné art book and can't wait for it to arrive.

[@michelleholmes5356]

Can you tell me where you bought it?

[@sailorcat]

@@michelleholmes5356 The Raisonné book? A friend bought it from Amazon Japan and basically ordered an extra one for me.^^

[@michelleholmes5356]

@@sailorcat Okay, thanks.

[@angielahlah]

another great video! I thought you were talking about me when you told the story about the Materials Collection! I totally did the EXACT same thing 😭bought it at retail - loved it, kept it in pristine condition - fell out of sailor moon collecting for some bizarre reason and sold it - and now regretting it like crazy 😢but it helps to know I wasn't the only one. Hopefully it will find its way back to both of us one day ❤

[@ochibawolf]

oh no you too?!

[@hhckiss2817]

It's pretty and I don't think it takes any value away from the older books. It's good as a catalogue and it's affordable. I think since the artwork is so small, it still leaves the door open for other editions in the future. It could be divided into 3 large hardcovers to show higher resolution artwork. I don't have any bad opinion about it because it's very nice for what it is!

[@J_Lee712]

Adding to my want list for sure. Loved a lot of the old images back in the day and when computer was workinv inhad many on a slide show screen saver.

[@AB-cp5fn]

So pretty, in my country might be really expensive so I'm glad I can look at it here.

[@Vaquilla1987]

Awesome video! thank you!

[@biapassos6609]

Muito bom, como o colorido deixa tudo mais bonito.

[@Rogue_Pepps]

Thank you so much for doing the flip through, now I don't have to unwrap mine! 🤣 I appreciate your daily news on IG, that's where I heard about this book. I am going to be hated for this but I got Infinity for retail living in Japan. Materials is a cosplayer reference guide!!! Your hard work is greatly appreciated!

[@ochibawolf]

That's amazing! Cherish it forever!

[@Rogue_Pepps]

@@ochibawolf I saw all the $350 bootlegs but didn't know they were bootlegs until you explained it.

[@teaghanrose]

I so hope we get an English version of the art book 😊

[@ochibawolf]

Don't count on it. None of the other artbooks got an english release :(

[@ShisaAi]

I just ordered it! I can’t wait! I’m not too mad it’s not full pages like the original art books, but I can’t afford the originals so this is better than nothing for me, and it has a lot for one book

[@fluttershyamy]

👍🌙❤ awesome sailor moon art book

[@Ninten70]

I have that book too. I ordered mine recently from eBay this April.

[@Moonbunny89]

Thank you for doing this video. I got my friend who lives in Japan to get me the fanclub edition....but I kinda want to also get the sm store edition too..😅

[@Mangomochithehoarder]

I can't wait to get mine 😭

[@Usakomochi92]

I personally was excited to want to get this but I just don’t like how each page looks. It just looks clustered to me. But I am hoping for like a re-release of the art books from back in the day (a girl can dream on that lol)

[@ochibawolf]

Aww! I'm sorry! Thanks for sharing your opinion respectfully

[@serenasilvercrest3154]

My book just came in today!! I was going to open it but the clear plastic wrap as a sticker on it and I didn't want to thow away the wrap because I didn't want to get rid of the sticker. Am so weird I know

[@ballerinablush5436]

keep the wrap safely stored in a clear file? haha

[@ochibawolf]

What I did was after removing the wrapper, I cut around the stickers and put it in the book to keep.

[@RiqueUliven]

thank youuuuuuuuuu♥

[@herbertlum6652]

Hi! I just discovered your channel and I love your content and reviews. Ordering this new art book because of your video. I didn't know Infinity existed! I bought the other books in the '90s and thought they were all authentic. 2 have that rice paper end sheets, but the others don't. Are those without the rice paper bootlegs?

[@nee7178]

Brooke I’ve been wanting to ask bc I saw it on your last live! Are you wearing some mascara or lashes that are tinted?! They look like they are lined lightly in pink and it’s so pretty! Unlesss it’s your eyeshadow?! If it’s your shadow it makes it look like there is pink on the lashes but it pops!!! It makes your eyes so pretty ! Was just wondering how you got it! ❤

[@nee7178]

Also love the video content as always and the history ❤❤

[@ochibawolf]

Hi Nee! thank you!! Yes! I am having a moment in my life where I get lashes professionally put on and I've been getting 3 week fills where we have fun with a little bit of color. I don't plan to keep them long term but maybe just for a few more months :D

[@kittykat5523]

I have all the old artbooks, but the Infinity will never be beat

[@SailorAstera]

Materials collection has always been my fav. I'm sorry that past you sold it T__T My infinity was in a lot that was $500. Wildly lucky find back in the early 2010s. very excited about the furoku guide 👀👀 Come new art in full pages is nice ahhhh I hate how long this book took but I'm so happy to get it. Mine's still in Japan since I ordered through a friend in the Japanese fan club. It's going to be a crown of my collection. 😍😍 cant wait to sniff it lol ty for the fun review

[@lucacolucci9327]

AWESOME VID!! ❤️

[@smaapril]

Thank you for making this video! I ended up buying it from Amazon Japan. Do you have any recommendations on how to avoid Bootleg Copies of the Art Books V1-5 and the character art book?

[@MissTraceyAnn]

I'm still hoping this comes to the overseas fan club I couldn't afford this in march/April

[@ochibawolf]

I am still hoping it does too!

[@ballerinablush5436]

thank you for the lovely and thorough review. does anyone know how to order specificially pay with amazon japan when youre in the usa? i know how to make an account but ran into paying issues using my usa credut card.

[@PrincessLunaSama]

I have an Amazon Japan account but I don't recall ever having any issues paying with my US debit card... what issue are you having?

[@ballerinablush5436]

@@PrincessLunaSama it aaid something like us address not valid to pay with, it was a month ago cant remember, but i will try again w this book. it was for the colored manga of sailor moon. thanks for the reply :)

[@ochibawolf]

You should be able to use your card on amazon JP. Maybe try again or with a different CC?

[@ballerinablush5436]

@@ochibawolf thank you, i’ll try that.

[@SailorYuri]

How can you tell the difference between the bootlegs and real ones on eBay ; perhaps ask the seller for specific pics? Man more stuff comes out rlly wished my life went differently ( can’t control tht but still) cuz we grew up so poor so I literally missed out on everything except the last couple of years when I worked 😢 and I have kids so I can’t collect everything ( I don’t regret that part of course 😅) Love ur new transitions & how you speak in your recent content! Your growing so much and your already doing amazing! ❤ Thanks for this in depth review! Very informative.

[@ochibawolf]

There are a lot of amazing blogs out there that go over this. In particular, Sarah's blog that I have linked in the description has ones for Infinity and I believe the others too!

[@SailorYuri]

@@ochibawolf thank you! I noticed the part after I rewatched it 😅💖

[@yvettechaidez]

I think the pictures are smaller but love all the collection of drawings it has lot of variety.

[@JustSomePerson998]

have you ever done a video of how naoko get her inspiration fashion from

[@ochibawolf]

No, and I don't think I plan to. I'm more of a collector than a researcher haha.

[@yvettechaidez]

I would love the old ones but are too expensive!!!

[@janedoe4316]

God, if they could have just made this Hardcover... I don't like the flimsy-Ness of soft cover... the hard cover at the very least protects the pages 😮‍💨! I still want it! I've wanted the 90's art books since I was a child lmao! At least 20 years, it was the first thing I looked up on ebay! Maybe I will get this for my birthday lol

[@ochibawolf]

Hardcover would have been great!

[@PewZipZappity]

I guess they aren't going to put out an English version in the US

[@ochibawolf]

I wouldn't count on that.

[@zinabina4125]

This is really an accompanying catalog for the current museum exhibit. I can't wait till I get mine.

[@galx3788]

I gave the book a hard time when I first got it but it's grown on me. If you appreciate Naoko's artwork you can curl up with it on the sofa and be entertained for hours. It's not what I wanted, it's not what I expected, I hate the layout, I hate the font, I hate the size... but for the cost at RRP? If you are a Sailor Moon fan you should get it. Let's hope like you say that this is the start of something bigger like a re-release of the original art books. If you own the 'Eternal' version of the manga be warned... THE PICTURES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER IN THIS ART BOOK THAN YOUR MANGA... but are you seriously gonna casually flip through your 12 volumes of manga just to see the artwork? That's where this book shines.

[@ochibawolf]

I love the change of heart you had and being able to admit that you changed your opinion on it. That is growth and maturity

[@KatMorningstar3]

I dont want this artbook, I NEED IT!!!!! I NEED ITTTT!!!!!!! I NEEEDDDDDD ITTT!!!!

[@ShyanneMartin-yr9dr]

l love sailor moon

[@Laprincesadequincenare]

Hey, I have the same shirt:)

[@yukir.9156]

A little piece of a dvice for the ones who want to concerve the book label with the orriginal infos on the plastic wrapp.: When you unwappe the drum, just let you do it gentely so to not damage the label card itself; cut precisly the excess of transparent film around it; and juste put the resulting 'card' through a laminating machine to make a kind of business card, which you can then store in and with the book 😉 And there you have it. 👌😏🤫😉

[@erikowan]

@@yukir.9156 omg...I did the same for my japanese cd as well

[@cittaprabowo6285]

My best friend is a huge sailor moon fans and I'm planning to get this for her.. is it a good idea? Or maybe there's other recommendation? Really appreciate it!

[@ochibawolf]

It’s a great gift -IF- they don’t already have it!

[@smittenmitton]

I was disappointed. I was happy that they included a bunch of new art, Sailor V art, and the Nakayoshi supplements - but they put way too much *tiny* art on one page for the size of the book. For the price, I would have preferred to enjoy those works in more detail. I recently bought Rumiko Takahashi's collected works which was around the same price, it was HARDCOVER and the art was full page. No comparison.

[@smittenmitton]

I should add that I have the original art books - my comments are by comparison. If you've never experienced the original books, or full page illustrations, you probably won't mind.

[@ochibawolf]

Thanks for sharing your opinions in a kind way. I hope they make more artbooks.

[@smittenmitton]

​@ochibawolf Couldn't agree more - I hope this is just a taste of more to come. Clamp has been faithfully reprinting their artbooks - I hope Sailor Moon follows the trend!! 🤞I'm still happy to have a copy, even if it didn't live up to my expectations.

[@aup84]

Unfortunately, the video I created differs significantly from yours. One drawback of this book is the thin paper material used, and I believe it would have been beneficial if it was similar to the Sailor Moon The Movie Visual Book.

[@anah3745]

I thought we would see new art 😭. Is supposed to be a book that has all of her art in one book ?

[@PrincessLunaSama]

Some of it is new since there are a few unreleased images but yes it's essentially a collection of all her art or at least the majority

[@ochibawolf]

there is new art never published in artbooks before. All of her new unpublished art is in it. You won't see anything you haven't seen before as the internet shares it all.

[@fslayer1290]

New Sailor Moon art book?!? 😆

[@annmarcellino]

I am likely going to buy it because I don't have any manga artbooks (I did back in the day but I no longer have the majority of my original sm collection.) I have to be honest though and say I am disappointed in the interior layout- very unorganized and not pleasing graphic design wise. I am still waiting to see if it shows up at my local Kinokuniya.

[@ochibawolf]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts in a respectful way :)

[@josegil8020]

years and years waiting for it, to get 6 illustrations per page.....

[@ochibawolf]

hours and hours working on this video, to get this comment...

[@tahassuer]

Oh what a bummer, i know there are a ton of sailor moon artwork out there by naoko takeuchi but the way this artbook pages are designed gave me the ick. It looks like a sad attempt for a collage made by a 9 year old on windows 95 paint programm. The pages are not aesthetically pleasing at all.

[@ochibawolf]

I’m sorry you don’t like it but wow, Win 95? Come on, it ain’t THAT bad 😂

[@tahassuer]

@@ochibawolf dont need to be sorry, i totally respect that you love the artbook but i'am sure it could have been done better. When i saw it, it really reminded me of those collage pics i'am sure we all did on those old paint pogramms to design or own wallpapers. 😂

[@ochibawolf]

@@tahassuer haha for some reason I picture nothing can be as bad as win95. Oh my childhood computer days. Maybe it's nostalgia for me? Do I secretly love win95??? what have you stirred within me XD

[@biapassos6609]

Olha desculpa comentar mas infelizmente o ser humano não está satisfeito com nada kkkkkk, não podemos querer perfeição, até o anime atual não está bem desenhado tbem as personagens estão tão magras que parece esqueleto kkkkkl, mas nada e perfeito né?

[@AB-cp5fn]

@@tahassuer No way, is not that bad.

[@veghesther3204]

I can't afford it and even the Sailor moon VIDEO games none of them officially left Japan either.

[@Baxter1999]

New art book? No, new catalogue.

[@ochibawolf]

Of art works. Thus, artbook :P

[@ZetaCancri]

The cover is great. The inside is.. underwhelming

[@0815Horst]

Brook, are you alright? You look so... different? Sick? I don't know... Maybe it's just the lightning or bad makeup...

[@ochibawolf]

Thanks for asking, but I am FABULOUS & BETTER than ever. In the future, don't leave comments about someone's appearance when it has nothing to do with the content. It's rude and will not be tolerated on this channel.

[@theboywhohaseverything]

@@ochibawolf I can’t believe this comment even made it on here. You look absolutely stunning, lovely! 🩷 GREAT REVIEW! I got mine today. I waited to watch your review because I wanted to have a fresh take on it before being influenced in any way. 😆 I played the 30th anniversary vinyl while I browsed before bed and it was such an experience! 🌙💖🐈‍⬛✨

[@ochibawolf]

@@theboywhohaseverything Thank you for making me feel better!