One of my favorite artists, Kunihiko Tanaka, is soon releasing his first artbook (due out in November), titled Ryu-Kotsu. Even if you don’t know his name, you’ll probably know some of his work. He is the primary character designer of Xenogears, Xenosaga, Key the Metal Idol, as well as creator of Hoi Hoi San and Fam & Ihrie (aka Ruin Explorers). He is also currently working on promotional art for the upcoming Sega DS game World Destruction. I haven’t been this excited about a new artbook for a long time. :)
Official sites for the artbook:
http://www.fujimishobo.co.jp/sp/ryu-kotsu/
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/shop/sp/shop_sp_88.html
So far I’ve only found it available for pre-order it from Play-asia:
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-lu-77-3-49-en-15-tanaka-70-2tzu.html