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Secret Sharo Agent Laika Man. With his super spy gear tie clip that has it’s secret double use as zip line grappling floss to let him do whatever a spider can. Can he swing from a thread? Take a look, overhead. Look out!! Here comes the Laika~Maaaan!!

That’s followed by Searchman’s targeting eyepiece. AKA: What does the scouter say about somebody’s super weak power level? It doesn’t even register above 0. Well…that’s disappointing. 

Then a set of scooters that correspond to each of Netto’s friends, who are handily in silhouette form. Meiru isn’t as vain as Dekao and Yai, as she doesn’t need her first initial engraved on hers. 

And then finally, everyone’s favorite minor background characters, the Best Buy Geek Squad. They are ready to help solve your PET problems. 

Megaman Production Art Scan of the Day #242:

Searchman.EXE Head Shot + Full Body Character Design Sheet [Searchman.EXE ②]

Notations include:

- Battle ready face (left)

- Normal face (right)

- Detail underneath his hair

Megaman Production Art Scan of the Day #235:

Searchman.EXE Full Body Character Design Sheet [Searchman.EXE ①]

Notations include:

- Color transparency for the highlights on his armor/helmet

- Height comparison to Rockman

- Cross section of his trigger

I've been excited to do this one for a while.

The Initial D Art Book was released by Kodansha in 2001, and features a lot of the art made by Shuichi Shigeno for the series up to the time of release (which would have been around the time of the Northern Saitama Alliance races).

The books 233 pages are split between pages of artwork, block coloured manga pages, art featured on cover pages of the manga chapters, and photos of the courses. Also included is a several page interview with Shigeno himself, and a look at merchandise that had been released up to that point.

It's a very interesting book, and I'm glad to have been able to scan it in full. A previous scan does appear to have existed, but it was likely made in the early 2000s and thus the quality isn't the best. The only surviving remnants of that scan are a handful of cropped pieces that have been archived, as well as a deck of cards that somebody made using the art.