Reddit mentions of The Legend of Heroes: The Illustrations (Legend of Heroes SC)

They're actually surprisingly good quality. I got them both on Amazon for 30 each and I was a bit sceptical about how the quality was but I was pleasantly surprised.


Here's the Amazon links if you wanna check them out:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/192677891X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legend-Heroes-Characters-SC/dp/1926778901/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/258-7779901-5803535?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1926778901&pd_rd_r=f84dc9b5-90de-4c0f-be1f-d2c403bf913b&pd_rd_w=PtOEn&pd_rd_wg=WKGor&pf_rd_p=655b7c7d-a17d-4637-9a0a-72a813e0d2cb&pf_rd_r=NAR0KBHDQBB5NY6S49XB&psc=1&refRID=NAR0KBHDQBB5NY6S49XB

From this artbook if I'm not mistaken. I have it and it's pretty cool. There's also a video review later in the page showing the illustrations.

I own a couple:

There are the two Udon put out in English, the translations are pretty spotty but they're nice otherwise:

https://www.amazon.ca/Legend-Heroes-Characters-Nihon-Falcom/dp/1926778901/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1462072905&sr=8-2&keywords=legend+of+heroes+udon

https://www.amazon.ca/Legend-Heroes-Illustrations-Nihon-Falcom/dp/192677891X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462072905&sr=8-1&keywords=legend+of+heroes+udon

I'd recommend the illustration book more, the character book is mostly a composite of stuff already in the games. Also they include the Crossbell games but there's a very clear divide halfway through the books so it's easy to avoid spoilers if you're concerned.

I also own this although I got it off ebay:

http://falcom.jp/mailorder/catalog/b36.html

It has more in the way of concept art and earlier characters designs than the English character book, although a lot of the book is japanese text I can't read.

I also have a fourth book which isn't on that site which is basically a small picture recap of FC that came with copies of the original release of SC. It's pretty cute although it costed me like $20 on ebay despite being pretty small. Omoi no Kiseki, is the name.

e: oh yeah, the ebay links are to Canadian Amazon, maybe switch over to US Amazon if you're American so you don't get gouged on the exchange rate and shipping

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To bring this back to the original post, there really isn't much if anything in the way of environmental concept art in these books. I assume it exists but I don't know if they've ever put it out, at least not for Sky.

I know of two that are.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1926778901/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_eKcRzb0T0E677

https://www.amazon.com/dp/192677891X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_1NcRzb3AT9960

There are also the books that came with the limited edition versions of FC on the PSP and Cold Steel on Vita/PS3. There might be more in english but I'm not aware of them.

I have these 2 books, they are fantastic.
https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Heroes-Illustrations-SC/dp/192677891X

https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Heroes-Characters-SC/dp/1926778901/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B07TNZCN2B8TCDP8VE1P