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|name= | |name= Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia | ||
|japanese_name = 幻想水滸伝 極 大事典 | |japanese_name = 幻想水滸伝 極 大事典 | ||
|romaji_name= Gensōsuikoden Kiwami Daijiten | |romaji_name= Gensōsuikoden Kiwami Daijiten | ||
|image= [[File: | |image= [[File:Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia.png|340x340px]] | ||
|caption= Dust sleeve cover | |caption= Dust sleeve cover | ||
|publisher= Konami<br>Konami Digital Entertainment ''(digital)'' | |publisher= Konami<br>Konami Digital Entertainment ''(digital)'' | ||
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|price = ¥9450 | |price = ¥9450 | ||
|pages = 1080 | |pages = 1080 | ||
|predecessor= [[ | |predecessor= [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The ''' | The '''Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia''' (幻想水滸伝 極 大事典, ''Gensōsuikoden Kiwami Daijiten'') is a limited edition book published and sold by Konami in 2010. | ||
It is a reference book that covers events from all games in the [[Suikoden series]], up to and including [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] (save for [[ | It is a reference book that covers events from all games in the [[Suikoden series]], up to and including [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] (save for [[Genso Suikoden Tierkreis Hoshikuzu no Shiro]]). | ||
==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
The | The Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia is divided into three main sections. Before the first section, there is a selection of full-page artwork from both [[Ishikawa Fumi]] and [[Kawano Junko]]. Following the three sections listed below, there is also an index included. | ||
===Encyclopedia=== | ===Encyclopedia=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia product image.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Product image used on Konamistyle.]]This is the majority of the book, covering pages 15 through 798. It is a collection of encyclopedic entries, divided by game into eight sub-sections ([[Suikoden]], [[Suikoden II]], [[Gensosuikogaiden Vol.1]] [[Gensosuikogaiden Vol.2|& 2]] as a combined sub-section, [[Suikoden III]], [[Suikoden IV]], [[Suikoden Tactics]], [[Suikoden V]], and [[Suikoden Tierkreis]]), of characters, locations, runes, monsters, items, etc. throughout the series. | ||
The encyclopedia does not include information on [[ | The encyclopedia does not include information on [[Genso Suikoden Tierkreis Hoshikuzu no Shiro]], nor does it include information on [[Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki]] which came out in 2012, two years after the book's publication. | ||
It also removes entries from [[Suikoden series]] publications such as the manga, novels, or short story collections. These entries were previously included in the 2002 [[ | It also removes entries from [[Suikoden series]] publications such as the manga, novels, or short story collections. These entries were previously included in the 2002 [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]]. | ||
Game screenshots are included in many entries and character artwork is provided. | Game screenshots are included in many entries and character artwork is provided. | ||
===Genealogy of the World=== | ===Genealogy of the World=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia sample illustrations.jpg|220px|thumb|left|Sample illustrations used on Konamistyle.]]The Genealogy sections runs from pages 799 to 846. It covers many broader sections of [[Suikoden series]]. This section explains the [[Infinity]] in the sub-section ''"One Million Worlds"''. | ||
The 27 True Runes, races, unique occupations such as window makers or [[trickster]]s are discussed in the sub-section ''"The World of I~V"''. While [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] is similarly elaborated on in ''"The World of Tierkreis"''. | The 27 True Runes, races, unique occupations such as window makers or [[trickster]]s are discussed in the sub-section ''"The World of I~V"''. While [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] is similarly elaborated on in ''"The World of Tierkreis"''. | ||
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===Library=== | ===Library=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia sample pages.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Sample pages used on Konamistyle.]]The Library begins on page 847 and ends on page 1038, making way of the index section. | ||
It is the section of the book that gives attention to [[ | It is the section of the book that gives attention to [[Genso Suikoden Card Stories]] with the appropriately titled sub-section ''"Card Stories"'', giving a brief overview of the Game Boy Advance video game. This is followed by a sample of Card Stories artwork from several different artists who contributed card artwork over the years. Card Stories 2, which focused more on [[Suikoden III]] and [[Suikoden IV]] characters and events is not mentioned. | ||
After this, each game has a selection of promotional and other artwork displayed in the ''"Illustration Gallery"''. Cover artwork, artwork drawn for novelizations, phone card artwork, countdown artwork, and some unique portraits from the games themselves are all displayed here. | After this, each game has a selection of promotional and other artwork displayed in the ''"Illustration Gallery"''. Cover artwork, artwork drawn for novelizations, phone card artwork, countdown artwork, and some unique portraits from the games themselves are all displayed here. |