the-bang-doll: This artbook is legendary. Published in 1984, this was essentially the concept
the-bang-doll: This artbook is legendary. Published in 1984, this was essentially the concept bible for the entirety of Five Star Stories. As many people knew, Nagano worked on L-Gaim and contributed all the designs, as well as various story ideas and even animation. This is where the ideas of FSS wound up as a result of L-Gaim.This book uses the setting of L-Gaim for Nagano to map out various events from FSS., as such many of the events you see written here (in English, strangely enough) would later be transcribed onto the official timeline of the Five Star Stories. The two most iconic Mortar Headds, LED Mirage and Knight of Gold, were both first seen here, before they even got their official names!Unfortunately, proper scans of this old book don’t exist either other than a handful of images. A friend of mine’s wife just surprised him with a copy. Totally gorgeous. -- source link