Mega Man Battle Network: Official Complete Works (Hardcover) (Mega Man Official Complete Works)

The Battle Network series has been a guilty pleasure for me as a Mega Man fan, I loved the old school action of the series and going in I wasn't sure how I was going to like the new rpg elements for this new series but that fear was quickly silenced once I started playing. Anyone who knows a thing about Capcom how ever knows that they do not skimp on designing their games and this was glimpsed in what barely passed for box art and game insert, Udon has fixed this by translating the art book that covers the entire series( even the gamecube game ).There are four chapters in total that are broken up into promo/package art( chapter 1 ), characters( chapter 2 ), anime/real/cyber world/viruses designs( chapter 3 ) and extras( chapter 4 ). What is great is that various artist who have contributed run down the process of selected art pieces which are shown in rough/fully detailed/colored giving you the complete picture on how it came to be, some even mention what their bosses thought of it and what they did if they tweaked it. No art piece is cast aside as each page features three or more pictures on each page with the occasional drawing getting one page to itself which isn't a bad thing as the ones that got that honor are pretty damn good, in fact in chapter 4 where they go over the battle chips and various merchandise it's so jam packed yet everything on each page is still visible.The glossy front and back covers compliment this thick book with it's smooth interior pages that clocks in at 137 pages in total with the last 4 being ads for other Udon localized art books( Mega Man Star Force: Official Complete Works is up next ), while it seems Udon no longer feels the need to publish original Street Fighter comics which I also liked they've been on a roll with the art books that have been worth the price and then some

Can’t believe it’s been four years since the last review but im guessing it’s cause the book stopped being printed till late summer 2019.Snagged this the moment I saw it up for preorder like two months ago and patiently waited. For someone that grew up with the Battle Network series, this book is packed with tons of concept art, bios, artwork, and insight into Megaman’s best handheld series.There’s just something quirky about the entire series and it’s brand of humor, intricate plotlines, and great amount of content especially postgame content.Battle Network’s complete works is one hell of a nostalgia trip that took me back to my middle school days doing wifi battles with friends and trading chips to complete each other’s libraries.Buy this book before it goes out of publication for another couple years.

I'm glad to have it, having great amount of art and sketches from the show I enjoyed so much, even from the games too (I didn't get to play the games much, yet its nice) makes me happy

I enjoyed the Megaman Battle Network Series growing up and seeing an art book focused on it after all this time was quite the find!This book includes a great deal of art from the series, including illustrations of the characters, promotional images, and battlechip images. I would recommend to anyone who loved this series.

A great collection of concept art and notes from throughout the Rockman.EXE series. It would've been nice to see more environmental sketches, but sticking to the characters already brings more than enough content to make this book worth the price of entry, especially with that nice hard cover this re-printing offers.

mega man battle network is so awesome.

Best Purchase I've made so far! Every page I go through hits me with a wave of nostalgia from when I first played Megaman As a Kid. This really adds a nice touch for those who love Megaman, or just in general appreciate the art style!

I was so happy to get this. My cat ended up vomiting all over my paperback copy (I don't even know HOW) and I was completely heartbroken -- it ruined a TON of pages. I was so bummed out. Being able to have another copy is really nice. This series just doesn't get enough love anymore, so knowing that it was able to get a hardcover is fantastic.

Está hermoso, tiene mucho arte en buen tamaño, únicamente me hubiera gustado ver más explicación acerca de los diseños previos.

This is great anyone who likes the Battle Network games will really enjoy this.

Excelente artbook que trás bem detalhado artes os diversos personagens que vemos em TODOS os jogos da saga Battle Network, se você jogou e gostou dos jogos, designs, personagens, etc, vale a pena adicionar essa peça a sua coleção!

Very cool art book with some nice behind the scenes look at early concepts.

The book was much lager than expected and surprisingly detailed. It also included the conceptualization and development timelines.