Abstract

From the bedroom to different planets, these girls stand proud in their own unique landscapes...
Presenting a visual journey through the world of Minami Kitamura, which has garnered overwhelming support from fellow creators.
A first collection of works by up-and-coming illustrator Kitamura, whose specialty is depicting scenes of women with a wildly original fusion of everyday sensibility and science fiction imagination. This visual guide to her unique world features many new drawings as well as zines, comics, and episodes from talk session. This represents a long-awaited collection of works from an artist who embodies the possibilities of contemporary illustration that does not follow current trends.

Author’s Information

Minami Kitamura grew up in Toda Village, Shizuoka Prefecture, surrounded by the sea and mountains. She currently works as a freelance animator and illustrator, and has produced numerous projects, including books, magazine bindings, illustrations and animated music videos. Her representative illustrations include covers for "Flying Classroom" and "Architectural Knowledge" magazines, and illustrations for "New Mathematics," a book published by Tokyo Shoseki. Her animation projects include SPACE SHOWER TV STATION ID and "Boku wa Hero" which aired on the popular TV program Minna no Uta. June 2021 saw publication of the book "Goodbye Hello World" (rn press), a compilation of her manga series which appeared in WIRED magazine.