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# The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Slipcased Edition

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Previously available only as a part of the now sold-out The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Boxed Set, Dark Horse is pleased to offer fans another chance to own the three-book hardcover set The Sky I, II, and III, included in the new The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Slipcased Edition! Yoshitaka Amano is one of the world's foremost fantasy artists, and The Sky I, II, and III showcase Amano's ethereal illustrations for the first ten Final Fantasy games. Each hardcover book in The Sky Slipcased Edition is 11 5/8" high by 10 5/8" wide, and printed on glossy stock. Volume 1 contains Amano's work for Final Fantasy I-III, Volume 2 his contributions for Final Fantasy IV-VI, and Volume 3 features his art for Final Fantasy VII-X. The elegant slipcase containing The Sky I, II, and III features the same wraparound exterior artwork as The Sky Boxed Set, with a double-hinged flap that folds around the open edge and is held flat to the back side with a hidden magnetic closure, making it easy both to remove the books and to display the set closed.

Review: Look up at the sky... There must be a fantasy. - This is a review taken from my blog and edited (in case you see it elsewhere over the internet). This is a reflection on the book and not on desertcart/Dark Horse. It should be noted I did purchase this copy from Ebay for £100 just before the UK launch. These were released a week early in the US, hence why UK Ebay sellers had them before desertcart UK. My desertcart order did pull through however so I sold my £100 copy on to a friend and kept my cheaper desertcart order. Before I get flamed - my friend was one of the ones who missed out on an desertcart copy too and no, I didn't make any profit. Now to the review. I've finally managed to get my hands on a copy of the English version of The Sky by Amano! It has just been released in the West although this was first released in Japan back in 2001. There is little difference between the two versions except for two things: the language - one is Japanese and the other English, and the Western version includes a hand signed card by the legend himself - Yoshitaka Amano! The contents: Book 1: Final Fantasy I, II, III Book 2: Final Fantasy IV, V, VI Book 3: Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, X Book 4: All About Yoshitaka Amano Book 5: The Sky Premium Flipbook Two Postcards (Bartz & Terra) One clear sheet with an illustration etched in silver (this is really hard to explain) One hand signed card (1 in 1000) This is probably the best piece of Final Fantasy merch I have ever brought. Amano is my favourite artist so to have a whole boxset of his work is too much for words! Not only is it pure awesome, it was also limited to 1000 copies so if you see one for sale don't hesitate to snap it up! I will make a little note about the amount of content each game has received because they are very disproportional. I, II and III are fairly even in my opinion. Amano was heavily involved in the design of I in particular and you can see a lot of the enemies and environments. IV has little art compared with V and VI, and VI in particular has a hefty amount. Amano's favourite characters are Tina (Terra in the Western games) and Mog so expect several images of these two. All the other characters have many illustrations too. VII is extremely heavy on Cloud and Aerith. Red and Sephiroth make some appearances too and there is one of Tifa but most of the remaining cast barely get a look in. VIII is even more limited, focusing completely on Squall, Rinoa and Seifer. There is a group shot of the party and one of Ultimecia but little else. IX however is -extremely- heavy. Not only do we have double pages of each character but several sketches of each are included as well as many scenes. This is a joy for me as VI and IX are two of my favourite of the series! Amano has taken a completely different approach to X and seems to be experimenting with a new art style. There is a lot of sketching and scenes (you'll have to look up photos to get a proper idea of the difference) but I really loved these sketches so much! There isn't a great deal for X either and again there is a heavy focus on Yuna and Tidus but the images are fantastic. It should also be noted that VII onwards is very character based (which some environment scenes) whereas pre-VI has a lot more monsters included (but still has many characters images too). Book 4 offers an insight into the artists personal life. It is completely translated in English though so I will at some point read through it. It has a variety of things included such as an interview, how he became involved with Final Fantasy and a list of all of his books and artworks. Book 5 can't really be considered a book as such but it is lovely nevertheless. It is a very small flip book which has two stories depending on which way you flip it. One is of a moogle as it stumbles around and the other is of a dancing spirit. There is not much to comment on regarding the postcards. They both must be favourite pieces of Amano though as the same drawing of Bartz is also used on the front cover of the box and Tina is also used on the inside cover. They are made from card and have a very plain back. It always makes me wonder why postcards are included in sets like this as they clearly will never be used but either way they make lovely prints. Next is the clear, plastic sheet. This is a very unusual item and I have tried my best to photograph it at the right angle so the silver shows up. It has been suggested to me this artwork could be of Cosmos and now I look back at the image it does resemble her. Lastly included in this set is the hand signed card. When I first heard about this boxset I assumed Amano's signature would be printed and just thrown in but no, these sets are limited to 1000 and each card is signed personally. I've spoken to others who also have this set and some have had the item signed in black ink, another in red ink but mine is signed in black paint. Amano must have got bored signing so many cards! The sets aren't actually individually numbered which is a shame but it does say `limited to 1000′ on the card. Sadly XI-XIV aren't included in the box. I know Amano has been less and less involved with the series post X but I would have loved a minibook including some of the later work. Although in saying this there is no shortage of content in here so don't let the lack of post XI put you off! To give some of you hope who weren't able to get the limited version, Dark Horse are planning a rerun of this set with just the 3 main artbooks in a slipcase (as far as I am aware). I don't know specifics but they tweeted about it in Novemeber. It might be a cheaper alternative for those who don't mind missing out on the exclusive extras. To leave you with one last thought about this collection... These are the last powerful words in book 3... Look up at the sky... There must be a fantasy.
Review: Absolutely breathtaking. - I am a massive fan of Final Fantasy, so say anything related to it and I will be there. And to find there is a re-release of this set of books nearly made my heart stop; I pressed pre-order before I even looked at the price.. I bought this set for one picture, and that was the concept art of Sephiroth, (massive FF7 fan..) but I have played FF1, 2, 6 and some of 10 so to see the characters from other series was captivating to say the least. And I love Amano's style of drawing (can be seen especially in 1&2 in the PSP booklets) which although is concept art, you can really distinguish the characters to how they are in-game and in-concept. (Recognised Cloud straight away, same with Aerith.) They are in full colour ink on beautiful, thick glossy paper and the books are pretty massive, so you're not straining to see the amount of detail in every picture. Amano's life's work is in these pages, so to even look at them - let alone have your own copy - is a blessing. Gah! I could write so much more on how beautiful and precious this is, but if you're a FF fan of even one series, this set will convert you to play all of them just to see how the characters have developed from these pages. Long live Sephiroth!

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Look up at the sky... There must be a fantasy.
*by A***E on 13 December 2012*

This is a review taken from my blog and edited (in case you see it elsewhere over the internet). This is a reflection on the book and not on Amazon/Dark Horse. It should be noted I did purchase this copy from Ebay for £100 just before the UK launch. These were released a week early in the US, hence why UK Ebay sellers had them before Amazon UK. My Amazon order did pull through however so I sold my £100 copy on to a friend and kept my cheaper Amazon order. Before I get flamed - my friend was one of the ones who missed out on an Amazon copy too and no, I didn't make any profit. Now to the review. I've finally managed to get my hands on a copy of the English version of The Sky by Amano! It has just been released in the West although this was first released in Japan back in 2001. There is little difference between the two versions except for two things: the language - one is Japanese and the other English, and the Western version includes a hand signed card by the legend himself - Yoshitaka Amano! The contents: Book 1: Final Fantasy I, II, III Book 2: Final Fantasy IV, V, VI Book 3: Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, X Book 4: All About Yoshitaka Amano Book 5: The Sky Premium Flipbook Two Postcards (Bartz & Terra) One clear sheet with an illustration etched in silver (this is really hard to explain) One hand signed card (1 in 1000) This is probably the best piece of Final Fantasy merch I have ever brought. Amano is my favourite artist so to have a whole boxset of his work is too much for words! Not only is it pure awesome, it was also limited to 1000 copies so if you see one for sale don't hesitate to snap it up! I will make a little note about the amount of content each game has received because they are very disproportional. I, II and III are fairly even in my opinion. Amano was heavily involved in the design of I in particular and you can see a lot of the enemies and environments. IV has little art compared with V and VI, and VI in particular has a hefty amount. Amano's favourite characters are Tina (Terra in the Western games) and Mog so expect several images of these two. All the other characters have many illustrations too. VII is extremely heavy on Cloud and Aerith. Red and Sephiroth make some appearances too and there is one of Tifa but most of the remaining cast barely get a look in. VIII is even more limited, focusing completely on Squall, Rinoa and Seifer. There is a group shot of the party and one of Ultimecia but little else. IX however is -extremely- heavy. Not only do we have double pages of each character but several sketches of each are included as well as many scenes. This is a joy for me as VI and IX are two of my favourite of the series! Amano has taken a completely different approach to X and seems to be experimenting with a new art style. There is a lot of sketching and scenes (you'll have to look up photos to get a proper idea of the difference) but I really loved these sketches so much! There isn't a great deal for X either and again there is a heavy focus on Yuna and Tidus but the images are fantastic. It should also be noted that VII onwards is very character based (which some environment scenes) whereas pre-VI has a lot more monsters included (but still has many characters images too). Book 4 offers an insight into the artists personal life. It is completely translated in English though so I will at some point read through it. It has a variety of things included such as an interview, how he became involved with Final Fantasy and a list of all of his books and artworks. Book 5 can't really be considered a book as such but it is lovely nevertheless. It is a very small flip book which has two stories depending on which way you flip it. One is of a moogle as it stumbles around and the other is of a dancing spirit. There is not much to comment on regarding the postcards. They both must be favourite pieces of Amano though as the same drawing of Bartz is also used on the front cover of the box and Tina is also used on the inside cover. They are made from card and have a very plain back. It always makes me wonder why postcards are included in sets like this as they clearly will never be used but either way they make lovely prints. Next is the clear, plastic sheet. This is a very unusual item and I have tried my best to photograph it at the right angle so the silver shows up. It has been suggested to me this artwork could be of Cosmos and now I look back at the image it does resemble her. Lastly included in this set is the hand signed card. When I first heard about this boxset I assumed Amano's signature would be printed and just thrown in but no, these sets are limited to 1000 and each card is signed personally. I've spoken to others who also have this set and some have had the item signed in black ink, another in red ink but mine is signed in black paint. Amano must have got bored signing so many cards! The sets aren't actually individually numbered which is a shame but it does say `limited to 1000′ on the card. Sadly XI-XIV aren't included in the box. I know Amano has been less and less involved with the series post X but I would have loved a minibook including some of the later work. Although in saying this there is no shortage of content in here so don't let the lack of post XI put you off! To give some of you hope who weren't able to get the limited version, Dark Horse are planning a rerun of this set with just the 3 main artbooks in a slipcase (as far as I am aware). I don't know specifics but they tweeted about it in Novemeber. It might be a cheaper alternative for those who don't mind missing out on the exclusive extras. To leave you with one last thought about this collection... These are the last powerful words in book 3... Look up at the sky... There must be a fantasy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely breathtaking.
*by R***N on 15 July 2013*

I am a massive fan of Final Fantasy, so say anything related to it and I will be there. And to find there is a re-release of this set of books nearly made my heart stop; I pressed pre-order before I even looked at the price.. I bought this set for one picture, and that was the concept art of Sephiroth, (massive FF7 fan..) but I have played FF1, 2, 6 and some of 10 so to see the characters from other series was captivating to say the least. And I love Amano's style of drawing (can be seen especially in 1&2 in the PSP booklets) which although is concept art, you can really distinguish the characters to how they are in-game and in-concept. (Recognised Cloud straight away, same with Aerith.) They are in full colour ink on beautiful, thick glossy paper and the books are pretty massive, so you're not straining to see the amount of detail in every picture. Amano's life's work is in these pages, so to even look at them - let alone have your own copy - is a blessing. Gah! I could write so much more on how beautiful and precious this is, but if you're a FF fan of even one series, this set will convert you to play all of them just to see how the characters have developed from these pages. Long live Sephiroth!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ultimate collection for Amano's works on Final Fantasy
*by E***1 on 10 July 2013*

If you love Amano's art and Final Fantasy game this is the best thing you can find. It seems to contains all the arts made by the Master for the first ten chapters of the saga; it contains everything, and more, of the other darkhorse artbook "dawn: the world of final fantasy" (exept the big initial printing that it isn't a final fantasy one). Games have a different amount of arts, artbooks too have different sizes (numbers are approximated): Book I (143p): Final Fantasy 1 to 3 divide almost equaly the book (tons of monster design here) Book II (275p): This is the biggest one. FF4 and FF5 divide equaly an half of the book and FF6 has the other one just for its own! Book III(151p): ff7 and 8 occupy only 40 pages, FF9 60p and FF10 35p (n. from the 7th chapter on amano is no more the character design of the saga, he "just" make promotional art). No editorial or index are inside these books, just arts. Print and paper quality are really good. The price it's just the right one: 3 high quality artbooks(almost 20$ for each) plus a canvas-covered hard-box(a pleasure for the eyes). Perfect (international) shipment as always with Amazon p.s. sorry for bad english

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