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For Nishikawa’s book signing at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShosen Grande in Tokyo on 9 June 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the bookshop offered attendees an A1 poster of his cover illustration. This landscape sheet presents that artwork across a full 83 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGodzilla’s charcoal-black scales and violet dorsal plates stand out against the pale background, with fine detail visible down to the teeth on Biollante’s smallest tendril.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist and publication background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNishikawa joined the Godzilla film series on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGodzilla vs. Biollante\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1989), helping to shape the plant monster’s final form. He later redesigned Godzilla for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGodzilla 2000: Millennium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1999) and designed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKiryu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the armoured Mechagodzilla seen here, for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGodzilla Against Mechagodzilla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2002). His 240-page art book brings together around 800 design drawings and 100 illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGodzilla faces left with jaws open and both claws raised. The jagged plates along his back lead the eye to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBiollante\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose green jaws rise above a glowing orange core. At the upper right, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMecha-King Ghidorah’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mechanical head sits between two golden dragon heads. Below them, Kiryu’s silver armour overlaps the blue-and-gold eyespots on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArmor Mothra’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wings. The English title and a small Toho copyright credit occupy the open space at the upper left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe colours are strong and the fine linework is clear. 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