MOTO HAGIO Sketch Collection III

Publisher: SHINCHOSHA
ISBN: 9784103996064
Number of Pages: 208
Year of publication: 2026
Language: Japanese
Description:  Featuring numerous sketches that vividly document the period leading up to the creation of The Heart of Thomas and The Gymnasium in November, as well as a rare map of the grounds of the fictional Schlotterbetz Academy, this book also presents for the first time a selection of study drawings created and kept by the artist before her professional debut. It is packed with sketches from the Mesh series, one of the artist’s representative works from the 1980s, as well as A Cruel God Reigns, her longest and most controversial work. The book also includes a latest interview and commentary.