Koji Kitahara "Japanese Horror Collection/Reiwa Strange Pictorial IV: UMA" SIGNED

Koji Kitahara's "Reiwa Strange Pictorial" series channels the spirit of legendary Showa-era horror illustrator Gojin Ishihara, reimagining classic monsters and apocalyptic visions for the 21st century. Now, in this highly anticipated Cryptids Edition, Kitahara turns his masterful eye toward the world's most mysterious unconfirmed creatures, those elusive beings that haunt our forests, oceans, and imaginations.

Kitahara abandoned manga in the 2010s to focus entirely on illustration. His hardcover B6 format books feature 80+ pages of full-color artwork that captures cryptids with a distinctly Japanese horror aesthetic, equal parts beautiful and unsettling. From lake monsters lurking in murky depths to towering forest giants, each creature is rendered with the kind of detailed, cinematic quality that makes you feel like you're glimpsing something that shouldn't be seen.

What makes Kitahara's work so compelling is his ability to merge the fantastical with the eerily plausible. These aren't cartoonish monsters. They're illustrated with the serious attention one might give to scientific documentation, yet infused with an unmistakable sense of dread and wonder. The result is a collection that speaks to cryptozoology enthusiasts, horror art collectors, and anyone fascinated by the creatures that exist in the spaces between myth and reality.

This is more than an art book. It's a window into the unknown, beautifully terrifying and utterly captivating.

86 Pages

Hardcover

7.5 x 5.5 x 1/2 inches

Text in Japanese

First Edition

2024

SIGNED