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a man and his Military trained guard dog

some transparents of tomotake kinoshita's character art from the versus books' final fantasy vii ultimate guide! in order, these are from pages 3, 17, 110, 30, 31 & 47.

while probably best known (-within the vii fanbase) for his beautiful cover works below,

he also did the art within the book, including the doodles above + these little 'fuller' pics below and the character guide artwork! (which, unfortunately, is more of a pain to cut out.)

(pages 44, 50, 64.)

(107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123.)

while now the versus' guide can be a little pricey if you're looking to get your hands on it physically, it is freely available to view on the internet archive! as i recommend with anyone even lightly into preservation, back it up personally while you can :^)

+ og post edit to clear up a common misconception: the versus' guide was not official ffvii material! though the book and many of the other guide works were all incredibly iconic (which is where i believe the misunderstanding comes from), this one is quite literally called The Completely Unauthorized Final Fantasy VII Ultimate Guide with multiple disclaimers that it's unaffiliated with square in any way. :p

【ゆるキャラ】ナスバちゃん（独立行政法人　自動車事故対策機構）

自動車事故の防止や被害者支援を行う機関のマスコットキャラ。 表情が独特。

Sheena Ringo at the backstage of the Tsumi to Batsu music video shooting, circa 2000. 

Sheena Ringo performing at Tokyo International Forum Hall A, 2023.