Solatorobon 5th Anniversary -SUMMER-

So...bad things happened over the weekend; my 3DS of 3 years decided to break down on me...I've sent it for repairs though... -M-"...

Anyway! Looks like something came in today...?



What could it be-?



WOAH! It's the next Solatorobon! I've actually done small previews on the previous editions of this series! (links at the end of this post!)

Being a fan of Solatorobo is like having a gift that keeps giving! >///w///< It's creators love the series so much that they're still compiling and releasing material for it years after any mainstream popularity died out~

Just so you all know, these books are mainly comprised of fan material and art, but most of it is of very high quality, and it's ultimately vetted by the CC2 staff themselves! >///w///<

So, it looks like CyberConnect2 decided to celebrate Solatorobo's 5th anniversary with this edition! It's official name is something like "Solatorobon 5th Anniversary SUMMER"! >///w///<

So let's take a short look at it, yeah?

The first thing I noticed was that the cover illustration wasn't wraparound...yep, the cover you see above is only half the illustration! I believe CC2's going to release a "winter edition" with the other half eventually... >M<



The book starts with some illustrations - there aren't as many this issue, for some reason; probably because more pages are devoted to celebrating the anniversary itself...

But anyway, I'll just show a couple of pages that I liked.

There's a full-page spread near the front - everyone's all chibified~!



Also, another one of my favorite artists returns for a fun summer piece with Elh and Red! >///w///<



I won't spoil too much else, so let's move on to the comics...

There's a long comic that I can't really understand - it mainly has Chocolat, Elh, and Red making some shooting-star wishes >w< I think it has something to do with the game being 5 years old~



Next, we have a silly comic about Elh's fear of insects (again)...Summer brought in some cicadas to the pool, from the look of it...eww >M<

I personally like the jerkier art style this comic has - Elh looks surprisingly curvy... >///w///<



Next...oh my, looks like CC2 loves their ship teases...it's a comic about Gren and Opéra...on a date!? (I know someone is squeeing right now... :3)



I don't want to spoil it for anyone~ But let's just say it's pretty cute... >///w///< DANGAN's art is really appropriate here~



Anywayyyyyyy...near the end we have some special contents devoted to Solatorobo's 5th anniversary! The first of which I noticed was a piece by WAKA...



Wait...



WOAHWOAHWOAH ELH WITH LONG HAIR?!?!?!? @///A///@

My life is complete. ~*///w///*~

Almost lastly, they feature some character-themed cookies! (Well, it's an art, I guess~)



Lastly, the book closes off with well-wishes from many different artists (I assume they're the ones who contributed to this edition)...



And we're left with a "TO BE CONTINUED..." - until the next edition, I guess~ =///w///=

Overall, this edition was superbly fun - while the art wasn't particularly outstanding (unlike in Solatorobon 3), I think the comics made up for it. The picture of Elh with long hair really made the purchase worth it, though! >///w///< (It's so nice to see WAKA acknowledge the fanbase)

Anyway, I wasn't asked to do any reviews or anything - I just really enjoyed sharing this with you guys! I hoped you all enjoyed it!

If you're interested in getting it, Amazon Japan should be shipping it worldwide from here...shipping can be a little crazy so try to group items from CC2 together (their other stuff is pretty neat, too~)

If you wish, do take a look at the other previews I made for:

Solatorobon 3!
and
"Solatorobon 4" + "Cyberconnect2-chan 2013"
and
LTB ARCHIVES (SOLATOROBO) Volume 1 -BLUESKY-

Alright, have a goodnight, guys!

-Gabriel