Review date: 8/15/2003

Publisher: Gakken

Artist: Urushihara, Satoshi

Released: 2003

Availability: NORMAL

Type: Adult Artbook

Bound: Softcover

Review Edition: First Printing

 
 
Personal Story/ Introduction:
This is hentai artist legend Satoshi Urushihara's third artbook "Love". Urushihara-san is most well-known for his trademark of drawing ultra-detailed eyes and nipples in his art. I saw this in an online store and I had to get it since I loved his previous collections.
 

Main Themes :
Girls, Exhibitionism, Lesbians, Sex, Fantasy
 

Art / Content:
Digital art. Since this book is so similar to his "Cell Works" and "Venus", I won't be changing too much of the review here. This artbook contains many of Urushihara-san's various works. It features a cel-shaded style that we've seen in anime. The art is incredibly clean and very slick. The girls are absolutely adorable and quite curvaceous. His trademark ultra-detailed nipples are shown here in all its glory. The majority of the sexual acts in this book are pretty softcore. Urushihara-san never shows actual penetration or any detailed depiction of the genitals. Most of his art is suggestive which adds to the allure. There are lots of pages of girls who like to expose themselves in public and molest each other. Another (somewhat disturbing) theme in this book is pedophilism. It shows what looks like teenage girls with preteen boys in various sexual situations. It's a common theme Urushihara-san likes to explore.

Here are some major changes. The art here is EVEN more detailed than his previous collections. The line art is crisper, the eyes are more detailed (and quite beautiful) and the colors are cleaner and lighter. I'd also like to note that the overdone pubic hair from the "Venus" artbook is gone! The pubic hair in this collection are extremely detailed and realistic. It seems Urushihara-san learned to draw them without making them look like porcupine quills anymore. Also, those famous nipples are even more detailed here (no joke!).

Another major change of this artbook from his previous collections is a complete total overhaul of the layout. The previous collections had both Urushihara-san's hentai and anime works, but this one is different. There are no cluttered images or extraneous pages with clothed girls. This collection features page after page of pinups of hot naked babes instead. Very cool. By the time you're done, you'll probably have images of nipples burned into your brain. :P

Some extra stuff in this book is the inclusion of a large poster of the cover uncensored (no flower petals). Very nice. Another nice bonus is a tutorial at the end of the book. Wow! If you understand Japanese then you can finally learn how Satoshi Urushihara creates his art. Even if you can't read Japanese (like me), you can look at the step by step images for hints. It's a real eye opener.

 
Overall: A+
This is a another great hentai artbook by Urushihara-san and my personal favorite so far. If you're a fan of any of his previous collections than this is a must-have. It's a marked improvement over his older stuff. The bonus stuff is a nice touch.
 

Where can I find this?
This book is fairly new (as of this review) so you can find it quite easily in various online stores.
 
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