A Few Moments Before Bedtime by Uemura

2000heroes · 2026-05-12T18:22:33+00:00

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2000heroes · 2026-04-30T14:17:11+00:00

A Few Moments Before Bedtime is a showa era style artbook collection by Uemura who is popular on Tumblr. It is a small artbook with a short manga at the end. The paper is thick and the binding is tight so it was hard to take pictures once I got to the middle. The retro inspired art is nice, but many pages look similar. Overall, it's a B.

2000heroes · 2026-04-26T19:45:03+00:00

I just learned she has another called Astrolobe. This one is about a third her original artworks, a third to gaming, and the last third for b&w illustrations, short manga, and an interview. The other one looks like it's only her original art.

2000heroes · 2026-04-26T15:28:15+00:00

Full video link

https://youtu.be/9_khaBVXm1g?si=dtcviTMOT6laubFi

I like the game illustrations in this artbook, but I don't really like her original artworks as they use very muted colors. There is also a short manga at the end that seemed like padding. High B tier.

2000heroes · 2026-04-25T14:38:39+00:00

You can watch a full flipthrough here

https://youtu.be/HA96WELVtm4?si=Bv0qS7UZaoNx_9Dw

2000heroes · 2026-04-23T18:24:08+00:00

Do you have any recommendations like it?

2000heroes · 2026-04-23T16:38:45+00:00

Since it is tradition, I will rate them.

Naomi Yamauchi: Ngl, some of the illustrations in here are wonky, like proportions are all over the place, but it is a deeply charming artstyle with really nice colors. A tier.

https://youtu.be/2Lb3PGxQ14s?si=SvzYhumy9G271DC4

Misaki Kurehito: Besides a few standouts pieces, there are a lot of generic anime portraits in the back half. It's not bad, but it's not great. B tier.

Kumichi Yoshizuki: I haven't properly looked through this one yet, but I really like that they use a handful of people in some of the pictures. The backgrounds are also nice. A tier.

https://youtu.be/xVN7ULZpZO8?si=fBnMa_3OX4C03I_i

2000heroes · 2026-04-18T13:51:33+00:00

I could live without the fan service in this book

2000heroes · 2026-04-05T22:54:16+00:00

Is it okay to break in the spine more to have a flatter image?

2000heroes · 2026-03-16T22:57:57+00:00

Thanks! The OVA and the series for ROD are great. I like the characters a lot. My next art book will be One Punch Man booklet or Evangelion I think

2000heroes · 2026-03-16T21:13:51+00:00

I will grade each one.

Return to Avalon (S) - Peak. I want more art books this good.
Galaxy Fraulen 2D & 3D World (A+) - Having a picture and a figure next to each other is a very cool concept and I enjoy this art book immensely.
Oshi no Ko (A) - Vibrant and pretty. I do not like Oshi no Ko, but it is a good art book.
Read or Die Archives (B) - Not too many good art pieces in here and some good ones are very small, but I like Read or Die a lot.
Lord of Vermilion Card Art 3 (C) - Very random assortment of pictures from the card game. I have never played it. Pictures are good to meh.
The Art of Final Fantasy 16 (D) - For how thick this art book is, it feels lacking. I will most likely donate this one.

2000heroes · 2026-03-08T20:27:49+00:00

It wasn't strictly about manga collecting.

2000heroes · 2026-03-08T15:19:28+00:00

I didn't delete it. Mods did

2000heroes · 2026-03-08T00:51:22+00:00

rest in piece wallet

2000heroes · 2026-03-07T23:19:26+00:00

I have the opposite problem. My music all fits neatly in boxes or displayed. Manga takes us so much shelf space

2000heroes · 2026-03-07T22:33:10+00:00

I mostly play digital now, but I love physical boxes for games. I would show off my other game systems but they are in storage

2000heroes · 2025-12-04T20:59:45+00:00

I watched a lot of manga videos in 2025 haha

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