As a huge fan of Blade of the Immortal, this was a wonderful treat. Hiroaki Samura collects artwork spanning from the creation of his comic until a few years ago, including the covers of the volumes and bonus illustrations that appeared elsewhere. As a bonus, the book is only thirty dollars, which was highly surprising, as it is filled with full-color illustrations and bound beautifully in hardback. Viewing the work huge and crisp is wonderful, as it is usually reproduced much smaller. We can enjoy Samura's illustrations up close and personal, as they are meant to be seen.
The only drawbacks I can say is that if you are a big fan of his work, you've probably seen all of the pictures already, since many of them are covers to the trades. However, there is art I haven't seen before included in the book, and they even included the translated interview with the artist, which was great. Hopefully, Samura will release a book when the series concludes with the rest of the works, as he mentioned.
Getting this in the mail was like opening a present at Christmas! If you're a fan of Blade of the Immortal, the book is a must-have. And if you're not, you can still appreciate the mastery that is Samura's art.