28 August 2010, 6:35 pm
A lot of great things with this new update!
It has been a year since DSWC.magatsu.net, the latest reincarnation of my DSWC fan sites, went online. Kaytseki, a good friend, painter, and fellow Ogiwara fan, has been so gracious as to paint Saya and Chihaya for the background of the website. See the original, full image in the Fanart section!
It appears that this summer a new round of covers were issued with the latest Japanese paperbacks of the Magatama trilogy. The covers of summer 2010 are minimalist, pastoral photo-manipulations that would appeal more to the casual reader (my opinion :]). Be sure to check out the new additions on the page for each book!
And saving the best for last…
Dragon Sword and Wind Child‘s sequel Hakuchou Iden is slated to come out next year on May 17th with the English title Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince. The book itself is in the final editing stages as I type. Keep your fingers crossed! And remember to buy the paperback of Dragon Sword and Wind Child in a couple weeks to support the release of sequels.
More news will be appended as I find it! Meanwhile, watch the original Hakuchou Iden page.
Source: Simon and Schuster
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Sword-Shadow-Prince-Novel/dp/1421537257
18 December 2009, 9:54 am
For those who don’t know, Tegaki E is a blogging service where entries and comments are handwritten, ie. with a mouse (or tablet). Recently it has blossomed into a thriving art site. Think of it as a cross between deviantART and Facebook Graffiti.
The ‘Magatama Trilogy’ tag on Tegaki has many entries, so here are the search results, feel free to browse through them! (This link has also been added to the Fanart page.)
There’s a ‘Noriko Ogiwara’ tag on Tegaki as well. It includes Magatama trilogy art as well as fanart for her other novels: link
28 August 2009, 2:27 pm
I’ve still got a lot of “lost art” in my Magatama folder (fanart with unknown artists collected through the years). While I figure out what to do with them, I’ll share some cool DSWC fanart that I found on Oekaki Art and Pixiv (Japanese art galleries).
http://oekakiart.net/rogu/c/iracon008/html/0059.html — a lovely digital painting in soft CG style featuring Saya and Chihaya, Torihiko, Lady Iwa, Princess Teruhi, and Prince Tsukishiro.
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=3350684 I’m afraid you’ll need an account to full-view on Pixiv, but here’s the thumbnail for you to enjoy. A sweet watercolor painting of the cast of Dragon Sword and Wind Child.