When I first ordered this I thought it was just going to be a typical artbook, gosh I was soo wrong!
First off, it comes with a book bind that protects the pages from being bent on the bottom. It's a slant where you just slide it off the artbook. Since this is an authentic Japanese artbook, it's opened right to left. The first two pages are cellaphane pages of Blackstones album and then flip to the bottom and voila the cd (not real sadly). My first impression was "awesome" and I started screaming ahahha my mom thought I saw a spider, but I was just so excited. Seeing the cd made Blackstones (Nana's band) more real than ever.
Next the pictures are categorized by Nana (Punk) and Hachi (sweet Nana), and etc. Very well organized as the characters are linked to how they are related to each Nana. I'm not going to spoil it but there are some images floating on the net so google search. ;) if you're curious.
All the pictures are spectacular some even has a unique style. Dreamy backgrounds and hard-edge manga style. In the middle of the artbook, there is a sticker of Nana's band. Nana is clutching Yasu (you can't see his head v_v) and her other bandmates in the background. It's yellow/black and very loveable.
I love on the back page, Ai Yazawa's message in the front is translated perfectly into English for us foreigner fans. I love Ai Yazawa as she's so honest with her rantings. She still thinks her drawings aren't that great but it's that honesty I love abouther. She's so humble about her style which is unique compared to many mangakas out there. I just love her layouts of the characters and the covers she takes.
Hopefully Viz's Nana artbooks will stay as most true to her original covers. As her Japanese tankouban seems to tell a story of Nana and Hachi's daily life.