Spring Book Covers
I have been commissioned by Limited Light Novel Runs, a New York-based subsidiary of a larger light novel publishing company, to update the book covers for three of their most popular titles that have yet to have limited runs/releases. These new covers are set for release during a spring event, featuring hardcover editions. The target audience includes male and female light novel enthusiasts and collectors aged 18 to 24 who have a passion for Japanese light novels and culture.
This campaign showcases three digitally painted illustrations, each intricately refer to events within the unique narratives of the stories. These visual nuances, comprehensible only to avid readers, aim to captivate the existing fan base while also intriguing those eager to delve into the essence of each tale.
Made for Class.
Three Days of Happiness
Three Days of Happiness is a book that means a lot to me. It was one of the first light novels I ever read personally. I took it upon myself to litter the cover with details and references that astute fans of the book would understand from simply glancing at it. Each detail was thought out to reference some part of the book and encapsulate this melancholic yet beautiful story to its fullest.
Kino's Journey is one of those light novels that stay with you long after you have read it. The intricate world-building and the fascinating ideas and thrilling stories all come together to leave a feeling on the reader that is almost as impossible to understand as it would be for a human to relate to that of a bird. The story's themes and imagery constantly come back to these birds, and that is what I wanted to convey through the cover: the start of a journey, a young bird, given into spring for the start of its adventures.
Kino’s Journey
Boogiepop and Others is often considered the forerunner of modern-day Japanese supernatural mystery light novels. The novel consistently asks the readers to question everything they are presented with in its intertwining narrative, be it questioning the events of the story or what it means to be human itself. With this in mind, I wanted to make the cover something not obvious to the average reader. This, going against what I normally do and stepping into the bounds of experimental, was quite challenging to put onto a book cover as a whole, but in the end, worked out to be the most off the beaten path of them all.