Such good art! Looks like the setting of the book hearkens back to the Jungle Rhyhorn artwork Arita did! Thanks for posting the whole book too, that last panel looks like it’s straight out of the One Punch Man manga 
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Yeah! Haha, I also saw the anime likeness right away. I debated posting the whole book, but it’s not in print, and hard to find, so, Here it is!
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Was not planning to buy this one, as it’s not the Arita style that I like, but it was a steal! Sometimes, these things do get posted at too low a price. ($30 shipped?! Felt like the old days for a moment there…)
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If you’ve been watching, I’ve started working on New episodes of the Quad HD Arita series.
*Shameless plug
I’m thinking of consolidating all binder pages (chronologically) to the initial post on this thread. I’ll also want to re-binder to a 4x3 and photo each page, so it’s a task I do not relish…
Wish me luck!
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Sheesh, that sounds like a big task. Make sure to grab some adderall coffee.
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You can doooo iittttttttttt! Excited to see the photos when you finish the transfer
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After getting similar opinions from a few others, I’m confident enough to officially include this 2018 PkMn Center Magikarp School Clear File in MY Arita collection, until someone can convince me it’s NOT his work. I’ve actually wanted this for a while, but didn’t grab it when I first had the chance. 
- Shading
- Colors Usage
- imitated Texture
- Light/Shadow Technique
All seem to check-out
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I’ve moved the binder cards to a new home, and I’m starting to update and condense the chronology binder images here into the thread’s first post. If you’re curious, check it out! 
Here’s the mudkip family that used to be in that first post…
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Book 1 photos, complete! See them and the 5K versions on google photos in the thread’s first post.
Awesome thread @xileets!
I think Magmar sucks but I’ve been looking through these binder pages and these two really stood out to me. I’ll definitely be adding these cards to my collection sometime!
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I said over and over that I’m not adding more reverse holos, but this truly is the last bunch of old WotC rev holos. I put them off because it would have clashed with the old format. But now that I have a 4x3 book, the skyridge set is also reverse holo. Only the Aquapolis rares are non-holo to match the JP McD’s alternates. I did have to clean up the Raikou 
but it kept the cards near my target price. YES!
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Haven’t updated in a little bit. Not much to add other than the binder images at the top, but here’s a neat mini binder and more slabs. Didn’t have one of these Manectric yet!
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Feels great to update this thread after so long!
A few recent additions, and the whole binder collection is now included in the main post!
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Normally, I don’t include re-prints, but the OG starters are good seasoning and a legacy call-back for the binder collection.
And, I’m especially happy with how these recent thumbnails turned out! If you’re interested, I’ve been uploading new vids in my Arita series.
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Another major photo update to the main post, including booster boxes, folders, files, and possibly my favorite all-time illustration.
I also want to say thank you for the interest in my Arita collection and list. It’s not perfect, I know, but it’s very dear to me, and I’m glad others find things in it to enjoy so much.
2005 PkMn Center Japan, The Revival of Lugia “Card File” mini binder
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I finally bit the bullet and got some pack arts I’ve been dreading. But this is when I LOVE finding empty pack wrappers!
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Another update I’ve been excited to make for several weeks. Managed a great deal too!
2006 PkMn Center Japan, Manaphy and Kyogre “Collection File” binder.
This has a bit of a 1990s “Trapper Keeper” feel, with all the colors and the pinks and blues, and the happy baby pokemon ‘cutsie-ness’. Oh well. It’s still very striking. It’s also nice that Arita signs his work, which provides multiple examples of this signature and variations.
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