The Akiman Design Works (あきまんデザインワークス, Akiman Dezainwākusu) is the name given to two artbooks for Mouretsu Pirates and Mouretsu Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace, containing artwork by character designer Akiman and other content.
Mouretsu Pirates Akiman Design Works[]
The Mouretsu Pirates Akiman Design Works (or Bodacious Space Pirates Akiman Design Works) (モーレツ宇宙海賊 あきまんデザインワークス) is an artbook containing artwork and other content relating to the Mouretsu Pirates anime, released on July 4th 2012 [1].
Details[]
Contents[]
- Illustration Works (pg.003)
- Character Design (pg.011)
- Interview/Comment (pg.069)
Pre-Contents[]
- Akiman's Rough Collection (under cover)
Illustration Works[]
- Pg.004: Marika Kato and Chiaki Kurihara (2010)
- Pg.005
- Marika Kato and Chiaki Kurihara (2010)
- Marika Kato and Chiaki Kurihara (2010)
- Pg.006
- Pg.007
- Marika Kato and Chiaki Kurihara (Twitter)
- Jenny Dolittle and Lynn Lambretta
- Pg.008
- Marika Kato and Schnitzer (Twitter, BD1)
- Hyakume (Twitter)
- Pg.009
- Chiaki Kurihara (Twitter, BD2)
- San-Daime (Twitter, BD3)
- Pg.010: Marika Kato (cover image)
Character Design[]
| # | Pg. | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 012 | Marika Kato | |
| 2 | 020 | Chiaki Kurihara | |
| 3 | 023 | Mami Endo | |
| 4 | 024 | Ririka Kato | |
| 5 | 026 | Gruier Serenity | |
| 6 | 030 | Misa Grandwood | |
| 7 | 034 | Kane McDougal | |
| 8 | 037 | Coorie | |
| 9 | 038 | Hyakume | |
| 10 | 040 | Schnitzer | |
| 11 | 044 | Luca | |
| 12 | 045 | San-Daime | |
| 13 | 046 | Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club | |
| 14 | 054 | Lamp House staff | |
| 15 | 056 | Customers | |
| 16 | 058 | Catherine | |
| 17 | 059 | Kenjo Kurihara | |
| 18 | 059 | Show | |
| 19 | 060 | Quartz Christie | |
| 20 | 062 | Pirate Captains | |
| 21 | 064 | Gonzaemon Kato/Ironbeard | |
| 22 | 068 | Column (Logos) |
Interview/Comment[]
- Talk Session: Akiman & Tatsuo Satō (pg.070)
- Interview : Hiroshi Takeuchi (pg.076)
- Comments: Yūichi Sasamoto & Noriyuki Matsumoto (pg.078)
Other[]
Trivia[]
- The book contains some information which wasn't mentioned in the anime, such as the names of some of the captains at the Pirate's Nest [2].
Mouretsu Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace Akiman Design Works[]
The Mouretsu Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace Akiman Design Works (or Bodacious Space Pirates The Movie: Abyss of Hyperspace Akiman Design Works)(モーレツ宇宙海賊（パイレーツ）ABYSS OF HYPERSPACE-亜空の深淵-あきまんデザインワークス, Mōretsu Uchū Kaizoku (Pairētsu) Abisu of Hyperspace -Akuu no shin'en- Akiman Dezainwākusu) is an artbook containing artwork and other content relating to the film Mouretsu Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace. It was released on May 27th 2014.
Details[]
Contents[]
- Illustrations (pg.003)
- Character Design (pg.007)
- Mechanic Design (pg.067)
- Interview/Comment (pg.073)
Pre-Contents[]
- Sleeve Image (inside cover): Marika Kato
- Under Sleeve Cover Images (Black & White, colour variants present in Illustrations):
- Marika Kato
- Chiaki Kurihara, Swimsuit
- Cover Image (same as on sleeve cover)
- Contents Image: Mouretsu Pirates Blu-Ray Volume 6 Bonus Image
- Characters sleeping or lying on sheets: Marika Kato, Chiaki Kurihara, Mami Endo, Gruier Serenity, Grunhilde Serenity, San-Daime
Illustrations[]
- Pg.004 (same images from under sleeve cover, in colour rather than black & white)
- Marika Kato
- Chiaki Kurihara, Swimsuit
- Pg.005: 2 Fever Mouretsu Pirates images
- Marika Kato and Ririka Kato (pirate captain attire)
- Marika Kato and Chiaki Kurihara
- Pg.006:
Character Design[]
| # | Pg. | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 008 | Marika Kato | |
| 2 | 012 | Chiaki Kurihara | |
| 3 | 016 | Gruier Serenity & Grunhilde Serenity | |
| 4 | 018 | Catherine | |
| 5 | 019 | Mami Endo | |
| 6 | 20 | Ririka | |
| 7 | 22 | Coorie | |
| 8 | 24 | Schnitzer | |
| 9 | 26 | Misa Grandwood | |
| 10 | 27 | Kane McDougal | |
| 11 | 27 | Hyakume | |
| 12 | 27 | Luca | |
| 13 | 27 | San-Daime | |
| 14 | 28 | Crew of the Bentenmaru & Barbaroosa | |
| 15 | 36 | Jenny Dolittle | |
| 16 | 38 | Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club | |
| 17 | 44 | Kanata Mugen | |
| 18 | 48 | Professor Mugen | |
| 19 | 52 | Scarlett Cypher | |
| 20 | 58 | Gilbert Necker and Crew | |
| 21 | 62 | Black suits, White suits and Spaceport Staff | |
| 22 | 65 | Gonzaemon Kato | |
| 23- | 66 | Other |
Mechanic Design[]
- Advaseele (pg.068)
Interview/Comment[]
- Akiman (pg.074)
- Tatsuo Satō (pg.076)
- Osamu Horiuchi (pg.078)
- Yūichi Sasamoto & Noriyuki Matsumoto (pg.079)
Other[]
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mouretsu Pirates Akiman Design Works, Amazon Japan
- ↑ Mouretsu Pirates Akiman Design Works, pg.062-063
- ↑ Rakuten (Japanese)