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Japanese Erotica Art Book Includes Work by Final Fantasy's Amano

Japanese publisher PIE International is releasing an underground art collection focusing on Japanese erotica with works by Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D illustrator Yoshitaka Amano. Japanese Erotica in Contemporary Art is a bilingual art book covering "bishojo," "gothic and lolita," "figures," and more.

The collection is 320 pages and can be purchased for US$55. Other featured artists include Junko Mizuno (Cinderalla, Princess Mermaid), Suehiro Maruo (Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show, The Strange Tale of Panorama Island), Takato Yamamoto, Akira Uno (also known as Aquirax Uno), Yuji Moriguchi, Hajime Sorayama, Yukiko Hayashi, and Makiko Sugawa.

PIE previously released an art collection of Katsuhiro Ōtomo's (Akira) posters.