1st Pre-Order

• Shipments begin: From April 2026

“I only draw girls. I only draw the beautiful people who live in my mind.”

— Cotoh

The women in Cotoh’s work seem to exist in a moment suspended between melancholy and calm. Every gaze, every line, holds a story that needs no words.

This book brings together the most intimate works of the Japanese artist who has redefined illustration with a minimalist and deeply emotional elegance.

His portraits, drawn with an almost cinematic sensitivity, explore the beauty hidden in everyday life: the fragility of an expression, the weight of a glance, the light that passes through silence.

In his world, the young women do not pose—they breathe. They are mirrors of a generation that finds poetry and delicacy in introspection.

These illustrations trace a visual journey through contemporary Japanese sensibility, where the ephemeral becomes eternal.

An exquisite edition for those who seek art that moves and beauty that endures.

Book specifications

9,7 x 12,2 INCH (24.64 x 31.24 CM)

HARDCOVER IMAGEWRAP 176 PAGES HARDCOVER MATT LAMINATION 160 GR Art Paper COVERFLAPS 200 GR HIGH QUALITY, BRIGHT WHITE DUST JACKET (157 GSM)

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Editor in Chief and Design: Ramón A. Olivares
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