Noriyoshi Ohrai is one of Japanese legend artists. Ohrai had continually handed various artworks such us "Star Wars: Episode V", "Godzilla", and "Genma Taisen" until he passed away on Oct. 27, 2015. This art book is a collection of 91 women, from myths, histories, and traditions, drawn by Ohrai.
The Beauties In Myths (神話) is an art book by renowned Japanese painter Ohrai Noriyoshi, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 80. As the title suggests, this hard cover volume features a total of 91 luminary female figures depicted in myths and legends, as well as some from recorded history. The paintings were originally released over the period from 1980-1987 in the magazine SF Adventure.
This new revised edition by publisher Fukkan ( which also published the storyboard books for Kon Satoshi’s Paprika and Perfect Blue ) comes in hard cover format and is also to commemorate Ohrai Noriyoshi’s retrospective art exhibition held at Ueno, Tokyo in 2018.