Monday, June 8, 2009

Zodiac in to an Anime girls? Japanese zodiac

Astrogirls Package


On 4th of June, Japanese publisher PHP released a book called Astrogirls Zodiac / Astronomy study the basic of space with Anime girls. A4 size, 224 pages 1,995 Yen (Approx.USD 20.00)

This book humanize and animates zodiacs, black holes, milky way, sun, planet and other elements in space. 36 illustrator involved in humanizing and animating girls. The cover illustration is done by Yasuda Suzuhito, the author of Yozakukra Quartet. Ayumi Kasai is also involved in this book.

Humanized and Animated Gemini

Hmm, using famous illustrator's art work seems to tickle Otaku's heart. This book will be soled in book store at Akihabara, the holy place for Otaku.

Why did PHP make this book?
Before releasing this book, they had released humanized animated element, like oxygen, book. So they been thinking that they want to release a space version. They think, at the first place, zodiac is a humanized star by the ancients.

Element version


Resource Article (images from here)