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played rebirth and fell so hard, i’m kind of art blocked tho so drawing is hard rn

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

Standing before me, all in black, was Death. But I was so happy, so very happy. We exchanged vows, we embraced, and when we turned round, everyone was dead. Father and everyone. The stench of their bodies was horrible. It overwhelmed the lilacs. But I had never been so happy as that moment, as I held hands with Death.

LILY-ROSE DEPP as ELLEN HUTTER in NOSFERATU (2024) dir. Robert Eggers