Quarterly S Vol. 88, Winter 2025 – Featuring Kato Kazue Cover

Product Overview:

The Quarterly S Vol. 88, Winter 2025 issue features Kato Kazue on the cover with an exclusive making-of interview. This issue explores the theme of "Kaiki – Mysterious Yokai" , diving into the world of strange and mystical beings. Featured manga interviews include Yuki Midorikawa from "Natsume’s Book of Friends", Aida Iro from "Toilet-bound Hanako-kun", and insights from the creators of the anime "Dandadan", Li Xiaofei and Louis Ventre. It also includes interviews with Katsuya Katsura and Yuuma Hiro, who discuss their works in the realm of the mysterious and supernatural.

Exclusive artworks from Totomame and Kenkyou, and illustrations from popular artists such as Shirama Mame, Kirin Takano, and AO FUJIMORI are also featured in this issue.

The issue offers tutorials including a "Copic Chao Special Gift Box Flowers Making" by Yuki Yuki and various other making-of features. There is also a comprehensive contest result roundup, including the 18th Pentablet de Art Contest, the Pixiv Korean Student Illustration Contest 2024, and the 2nd GALLERIA Illustration Contest.

Details:

• Magazine Name: Quarterly S

• Issue: Vol. 88, Winter 2025

• Cover & Pin-up: Kato Kazue

• Featured Interviews & Creators:

  • Yuki Midorikawa: Interview on "Natsume’s Book of Friends"

  • Aida Iro: Interview on "Toilet-bound Hanako-kun"

  • Li Xiaofei & Louis Ventre: Interview on "Dandadan"

  • Katsuya Katsura & Yuuma Hiro: Interview on their mysterious works

  • Shie Nanahara: Interview

  • Chad Michael Ward: Interview on Dark & Supernatural Filmmaking

• Art Features & Tutorials:

  • "Copic Chao Special Gift Box Flowers Making" by Yuki Yuki

  • Illustration Tutorials by Shirama Mame, Kirin Takano, AO FUJIMORI

  • Seven Gods of Illustration Development Techniques by Mana Nanashiro

• Special Features:

  • 18th Pentablet de Art Contest Results

  • Pixiv Korean Student Illustration Contest 2024 Results

  • 2nd GALLERIA Illustration Contest Results

• Exclusive Artworks:

  • Totomame, Kenkyou, Shirama Mame, AO FUJIMORI, and others

• Regular Features:

  • Okama’s Fun Town Building

  • Tanaka Masaka’s Character Red Pen Tutorial

  • Setsu’s Sweets Drawing

  • Chibiki News

  • Nakamura Yusuke Work Studio Exploration

  • Shiro Neri: "I Went! Women’s Erotica"

  • Yukashina Mon: Showa “Girly” Culture University

  • 3rd Eye Theater: Kyoko Tokunaga