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Three famouse professional illustrators Iack, Doushima, and Kaomin draw from their experience to give advice about creating illustrations in Q&A format, answering common concerns such as "I have no confidence in my own drawings", "I'm jealous of other people's drawings", and "How do I increase my expressive range"? Learn about their thought processes and clarify your doubts!

AI content generator ChatGPT is the current hot topic. This book gives an easy-to-understand explanation of its capabilities, technical background, prowess, issues, and examples of how it can be used for business.Written in conversational style by a Japanese person with firsthand experience with AI generative software, it is easy to read and will help you understain the key issues surrounding ChatGPT in no time. The 3rd book in the "Look Ahead! IT x Business Course" following "Image Generator AI" and "Metaverse & NFT".

Want to try creating your own game, or interested in what game creators do? This book makes a great introduction! Learn how to create games with Unity through manga. You'll be creating your own horizontal scroll shooting game as you learn the basics of game creation, so it will be lots of fun.

This book advocates ways of thinking and methodologies for realizing the ideal society implied by the worldview behind the SDGs. It discusses SX management, ESG, the climate crisis/decarbonization, biodiversity, local communities and financial institutions, DE&I, ESD (education), and so on, and explains why when there is a large shift in value, the principles upon which the world runs will move towards "plus sum capitalism" where society and human beings become more prosperous as more economic activities are carried out.

In 1996, the Ultraman series was suddenly revived under the name "Ultraman Tiga". Director Takeshi Yagi, who was the third assistant director at the time, interviewed more than 20 cast and crew members. This book unveils the secrets behind the revival.

One of the easiest songwriting guidebooks. Even people with no music background will be able to create their own songs by following the steps within! Don't worry if you can't read musical scores: we will be creating the sounds with the Piano Roll songwriting software, which visualizes the pitch and length of sounds. Comes with a DVD that lets you learn the basics of songwriting just by watching.

Finger drumming involves using a pad controller and drum samples to create a beat with your fingers. This book uses easy-to-understand illustrations and simple explanations to teach finger drumming without a music score, so anyone will be able to play after reading it! The practice phrases are easy and practical, so you'll be able to use them right away in your songwriting and performances.

Are they enemies? Are they allies? This is an illustrated book of the strange and mysterious things we see in our house. Learn more about the lives of the creatures around us.

This introduction to fishing teaches through manga, illustrations, and many photographs. Learn how to fish in the sea, river, or lake, beginning with equipment choice, how to use traps, put bait, and cast your lure. The book even shares some delicious recipes for cooking your catch. Use it to fully enjoy your time outdoors!

Naturalist Mitsuru Moriguchi, fondly nicknamed "Geccho-sensei", approaches the mysteries of the thicket with his his keen eye and curiosity. What acorns do bugs hate? What are acorn flowers like? From the unexpected secrets of plants,to the identity of those mysterious strings on branches, man-eating mushrooms,and insect-catching azaleas he introduces us to the skillful inhabitants of the thickets. You'll never see your nearest forest or park the same way again!

A new collection of flower and plant crafts by an up-and-coming plant craft artist popular on Twitter and blogs. Illustrations and photos carefully explain how to make 42 works using seasonal flowers often found in gardens and roadsides. Unprecedented ideas on flower and plant craft that both children and adults can enjoy!

This book is written for people with no engineering, mathematics, or physics background who are learning about heat transfer for the first time, such as undergraduate and graduate students in agricultural studies and home economics, and young employees working in the F&B business assigned to departments that handle "heat transfer". We use a numerical analysis application (CAE app) developed based on COMSOL's Multiphysics software to visualise and understand this invisible physical phenomena better.

Modern society is supported by intricately intertwined networks such as power grids, logistics, supply chains, the internet, and social networking services. Network science analyzes such connection structures based on physics, computer science, and sociology. This valuable book is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the outcomes of research into complet network optimization conducted to date while enabling the reader to understand progress since their genesis.

Computer-embedded systems and robots such as Amazon's Alexa that perform tasks through interaction with people are being widely used. This book is the fifth volume in a series on Natural Language Processing techology, which uses AI to incorporate everyday language (natural language) into computers. It systematically introduces the design of chatbots and dialogue systems using various real-life examples.

Human-centered design is a concept that serves as a common foundation for usability, user experience (UX), and design thinking. It is a design thinking that attracts attention in each design field such as industrial, interaction, and experience. The many charts and diagrams in this book enable intuitive understanding, and it also incorporates many concrete use case examples that you can learn from.

This book covers all railway scenes that appear throughout the Evangelion series. Find out more about the trains in the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series and Evangelion New Theatrical Version series through ample illustrations and photographs! Also includes a special interview with Hideaki Anno about his favourite railways.

This collection of essays by Masayuki Kusumi, the original creator of The Solitary Gourmet manga series, vividly describes the scenes, food, and dining places that he encountered on his explorations of the area around various terminal stations, accompanied by the author's illustrations and photographs. It compiles the twenty essays serialized in the "Travel and Trains" railway magazine. Contains Kusumi's color pencil illustrations and full-color photographs.

Beef consumption is increasing amid a drop in rice and fish consumption. High-end wagyu beef has established a strong brand, and its market base continues to expand with exports continually hitting record highs. There is great potential in wagyu beef, and if you take things slowly, beef cattle farming can be an excellent business.
This book will be a valuable resource for those who hold the future of wagyu beef breeding, successors and newcomers alike.

A scientific analysis of why fire behavior has changed in recent years. We look into changes to architectural styles, fireprogression, flashover mechanicms, and the relationship between flames, smoke, and temprature. This firefighter's bible will be useful not just for rookies who have completed initial training, but also captains, commanders, and other veterans of fire brigades.

A thorough explanation of British, American, Japanese, German, Italian, French, Soviet, Argentine, Dutch, Spanish, and Swedish cruisers during World War II, along with basic data, drawings, drawings, and more drawings!