Trip - Dream Girl Illustrations

Title: Trip ~Dream Girl~ Illustrations
タイトル: とりっぷ〜夢見る女の子〜
Release Date: 08/17/2008
Pages: 20 (including covers)

Reading Time: 2 minutes

I’ve been following the work of Ukke through the last few Comikets, mostly due to her adorable anime-style illustrations that always manage to be colorful and fashionable. Her style continues to grow and develop and is increasingly in demand. So, I thought before I go into her newer works, I should start with something older.

Trip ~Dream Girl~ came out during the Summer Comiket of 2008. It’s B5 in size, full color, and 20 pages counting the covers.

As the book focuses on dream girls, there is an element of fantasy to most of the illustrations. The first six pages of art come from readily identifiable fairy tales, like Alice in Wonderland, The Little Mermaid, and Peter Pan.

Later on, while the girls still look fantastic, they move out of the fairy tale realm. There are two pages of girls dressed as fruits: A cherry, a banana, an orange and a kiwi (I think) are all brought to life via adorable girls.

The remainder of the illustrations look less planned out than the works at the beginning. They often lack backgrounds and fit two or more to a page. Many of the illustrations in the latter half also appeared as top page art works on Ukke’s website at some point. Several are also featured on her Pixiv account.

I’ll be reviewing her newer works in the coming weeks, so there’s even more to like!