Rough sketches

All photographs on this page were taken by me at the Kyoto venue of the exhibition. I apologize for the sometimes low quality — my phone is old, the lighting was dim, and the original sketches were mostly drawn on old yellowed paper. I hope this page will serve as a resource anyway, since the majority of these sketches have never been seen before and not included in the exhibition catalogue.

This page is not finished yet — more sketches to be added soon!

romantic Ranze & Shun scenes

Five sketches of Ranze and Shun in various romantic situations and poses. I believe these are alternate designs for the cover of Ribon April 1987, the final Ranze arc cover which features Shun cradling Ranze in his arms.

"Fuyu no fantagic poster" furoku (Ribon Original winter 1984)

This is clearly a rough sketch for the furoku poster, which ultimately became a horizontal design with Shun/Jean sitting by the lakeside.

"Chō jumbo poster" furoku (May 1987)

I believe this is an alternate design for the furoku poster, which final design features Shun lying in the field of flowers rather than sitting by Ranze's side. Both designs feature a flower wreath.

Ranze Ribon cover sketches

I believe these are sketches for a Ribon cover illustration, although no art resembling these sketches was ever produced. The notebook in the left illustration says "Ranze Holmes", so Ranze is cosplaying as Sherlock Holmes.

Etō family

A stunning sketch of the Etō family revealing their monster forms. No art resembling this sketch was ever produced.

Yōko and Ranze

A sketch of Yōko and Ranze holding hands of unknown purpose. This somewhat resembles the chapter 38 title page, so perhaps when this sketch wasn't used for its original purpose Ikeno repurposed its basic design.

Shrine festival

Two variations on the theme of the Etō family and Shun going to a shrine festival. No art resembling these sketches was ever produced, but my guess is these are alternate designs for the "Tokudai summer pinup" furoku (August 1987) which final design features the characters in a restaurant under the sea.

non-Tokimeki covers

Two illustrations of non-Tokimeki characters with flowers, which I believe are alternative designs for the cover of Ribon Original early spring 1986.

"6-dai rensai illust gallery" furoku (June 1984) and unknown sketches

The right side of this paper features a sketch that is nearly identical to the finished furoku, while the left side features two unknown illustrations of Ranze which might be alternate designs for this furoku.

Ribon 1983 cover

I believe this is an alternate design for the cover of Ribon September 1983, which is an issue heavily featuring the Shun-Ranze-Tsutsui love triangle.