lolita media library: Kira Imai’s “Panier”

Overview

An art book released in 2014. Its subtitle is “Kira Imai Lolita Works” and mainly features Imai’s work for Angelic Pretty from 2009-2014 but also has other lolita themed illustrations she created for calendars, books such as Otome no Sewing, event posters, and more.

The cover illustration is called 粉砂糖姫 (La Princesse Sucre, “Powdered Sugar Princess”).

Table of Contents

• Angelic Pretty p.3
  This section features illustrations created for Angelic Pretty’s major print releases from 2009-2014.
• Calendar p.35
  This section features sets of annual calendar illustrations from 2010-2012 (Girl Band Canaria, Palette, Cadre)
• Books p.59
  Illustrations that appeared in Otome no Sewing, seasonal coordinate books, fairy tale characters, and more
• Others p.67
  Illustrations from Dolcemente series, UEDAxKERA tea party posters, some others
• Original p.82
  Kitten & Tea print design and release illustration from her Lumiebre collaboration, La Princesse Sucre print design and release illustration, sketches
• Interview p.90
  A short interview with the artist. There are a few photos: one of her rooms, her cat Hakka (”Peppermint”), and one of her favorite illustrations, “innocent”. She says she first drew this character in 2001 and has drawn her several more times since then because “what [she] like[s] to draw still hasn’t changed”.
• Comment p.92
  An index of all illustrations featured in the book with the artist’s comments on each one.