Mint, Unopened Artbook: Takehiko Inoue meets Gaudí, Pepita, DV, etc. All Included

Hailed as one of the foremost contemporary artists in depicting the human condition, manga artist Takehiko Inoue traveled to Barcelona to further deepen his artistic expression.

He sought inspiration from Antoni Gaudí, the architect known for his works such as the Sagrada Família.

Across time and space, a "genius" and a "maverick" resonate with each other.

Takehiko Inoue, with Gaudí's eye, extracts the "seeds" of creation – "pepita" – from nature, architecture, the city, and the people of Catalonia.

He compiled the on-site interview footage in Spain as a report on a DVD and summarized the process of recreating Gaudí within his own mind in a book (creative notes).

Including the drawing process, this work unveils Takehiko Inoue's next stage.

Sealed, brand new.

A work of ambition that Takehiko Inoue, whose works include "Slam Dunk," "Vagabond," "Real," "The Last Manga Exhibition," and "Byōbu: Shinran," positions as "inevitably" and "on the extension of" his previous works. "pepita" is the first installment.

※ This book consists of a book (creative notes) with approximately 15 sketches, 50 rough drawings, and 100 photographs, and a DVD (approx. 75 minutes) containing the interview process.