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Developer Monolithsoft has announced the official Xenoblade Chronicles 3 art book titled Aionios Moments. Set to launch in Japan on April 1, 2024, for ¥4,400, this art book will feature various visuals from the base game and the Future Redeemed DLC spread across 448 A4-sized pages. There will also be scripts of the in-game affinity events and setting materials.

Character designer Masatsugu Saito illustrated the cover depicting Noah and Mio.

You can view the cover art of the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles 3 art book below:

Pre-orders are available via Amazon Japan.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Aionios Moments Art Book Announced For April 2024 - Noisy Pixel

Developer Monolithsoft has announced the official Xenoblade Chronicles 3 art book titled Aionios Moments.

noisypixel.net

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I'll say that the cover art is very pretty

CC Danjin44 NanaMiku as I think you guys might be interested in this XC3 artbook.

 

[NanaMiku]

Why April 1st. I will go to Japan on January 25th - February 7th....

Did the soundtrack for Xenoblade 3 and Trinity Box have English text for the comment etc?

 

[Hudo]

Does it document Rex' harem? If this artbook doesn't turn into a hentai at some point, I'm gonna be disappointed.

 

[Jooxed]

Please wait for switch 2 for Xenoblade 4! Some of my favorite games on switch but we need a little more power.

 

[th4tguy]

I’ve put in a lot of time in all three games but not beaten any. At this point I think I’m waiting for switch 2 with the hope that I can play these games with better respawns frame rate. Especially 2

 

[Danjin44]

Holly crap, that cover art looks GORGEOUS!

 

[Danjin44]

Today I went to pick up my Another Code Copy and found the Noah and Mio Amiibo

I can’t believe I was able to get one without pre-ordering them....

 

[Mister Wolf]

Please wait for switch 2 for Xenoblade 4! Some of my favorite games on switch but we need a little more power.

I would playthrough XB3 again if they patched in 60fps and a higher resolution.

 

[IAmRei]

Dang, i really want it. But what reason i could tell to my wife

 

[Mister Wolf]

Dang, i really want it. But what reason i could tell to my wife

That you want it, so you're going to buy it.

 

[IAmRei]

That you want it, so you're going to buy it.

Right, keep it true could save me : ))
Nyway, still april, i guess i can save it. Artbook is kind of pricey here locally. Almost 1/5-1/8 our salary monthly.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Amazon Japan have updated the product page for the XC3 Artbook so here's the cover art once more but in higher quality .

Today I went to pick up my Another Code Copy and found the Noah and Mio Amiibo

I can believe I was able to get one without pre-ordering them....

Wow, you're super lucky! One of my irl friends who's the biggest XC fan I know would be super jealous rn since her pre-order hasn't arrived yet...

Anyways, my friend told me that XC2 amiibos were a one and done print, so anyone reading this thread and interested in the Noah and Mio Amiibo should get it ASAP while supply lasts else you'll have to deal with scalpers from ebay!!

 

[near]

We need that Xenoblade Chronicles X port asap.

 

[NanaMiku]

Does it document Rex' harem? If this artbook doesn't turn into a hentai at some point, I'm gonna be disappointed.

you can always find hentai doujin for that

 

[Mister Wolf]

you can always find hentai doujin for that

If it isn't an official one drawn by Saito then it doesn't count.

 

[Fake]

Thats pretty.

 

[Danjin44]

Thats pretty.

Saito is my favourite character designer in Xenoblade games.

 

[bender]

Today I went to pick up my Another Code Copy and found the Noah and Mio Amiibo

I can’t believe I was able to get one without pre-ordering them....

Noah looks like he came from wish.com.

 

[Danjin44]

Noah looks like he came from wish.com.

 

[bender]

The Amiibo looks...not great especially in contrast to the drawn art.

 

[Danjin44]

The Amiibo looks...not great especially in contrast to the drawn art.

if you want high quality figure to look exactly like in art work it’s gonna cost close $300-$500.

 

[Fake]

Saito is my favourite character designer in Xenoblade games.

I kinda miss those artbox in physical media because western is so fucking horrible putting faces at 1000% infront their artbox.

I almost give up buying Death Stranding because of that shit.

I like the old Castlevania artstyle from Arial of Sorrow and Dissonance all from GBA. I like Order of Eclesia as well.

So strange how bad artboxes got those years.

 

[Mister Wolf]

if you want high quality figure to look exactly like in art work it’s gonna cost close $300-$500.

 

[bender]

if you want high quality figure to look exactly like in art work it’s gonna cost close $300-$500.

What if I want one that doesn't look like it has been left next to the radiator?

 

[NanaMiku]

If it isn't an official one drawn by Saito then it doesn't count.

well to be fair, saito also draw hentai art, but no Xenoblade art. His name for hentai is saitom

 

[Danjin44]

What if I want one that doesn't look like it has been left next to the radiator?

Then you better bring out the cash for one, high quality figure are not cheap.

 

[Mister Wolf]

well to be fair, saito also draw hentai art, but no Xenoblade art. His name for hentai is saitom

Most definitely his ass got a stash of offiicial Xenoblade hentai he has drawn. He just can't publish it.

 

[Synless]

I said it in the OT, but I’m disappointed that with all the little details that are present they didn’t have their marks. First thing I noticed.

 

[Danjin44]

I said it in the OT, but I’m disappointed that with all the little details that are present they didn’t have their marks. First thing I noticed.

I’m guessing the figure are pretty small to include those marks.

 

[Synless]

I’m guessing the figure are pretty small to include those marks.

There are some fairly small details on it. The mark on Noah’s backhand is at least as large as the diamond on Mio’s glove.

Otherwise the figures do look good.

I’m only disappointed because;

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

There are some fairly small details on it. The mark on Noah’s backhand is at least as large as the diamond on Mio’s glove.

Otherwise the figures do look good.

I’m only disappointed because;

check back here in a year and this picture will just be ring, a wristwatch and yellow data sparkles

 

[Synless]

check back here in a year and this picture will just be ring, a wristwatch and yellow data sparkles

I shall be reborn!!!

 

[Hudo]

If it isn't an official one drawn by Saito then it doesn't count.

Finally someone who understands me.

 

[NanaMiku]

 

[Danjin44]

I need that artbook sooooo bad. Is there any confirmation western version coming out?

 

[NanaMiku]

I need that artbook sooooo bad. Is there any confirmation western version coming out?

Not yet, but the previous one also didn't get translated right?

 

[Danjin44]

Not yet, but the previous one also didn't get translated right?

Damn! you are right!

 

[NanaMiku]

Damn! you are right!

Hmm, it seems it's because of the publisher, Kadokawa. Not first party. All Xenoblade artbooks are published by them.

The Ace Combat 7 collector's edition also got a book, but it got translated. Probably because Bamco translates it themselves.

 

[Danjin44]

Hmm, it seems it's because of the publisher, Kadokawa. Not first party. All Xenoblade artbooks are published by them.

The Ace Combat 7 collector's edition also got a book, but it got translated. Probably because Bamco translates it themselves.

Could Nintendo worked out some kid of deal with Kadokawa to bring them to west as well? I would say Xenoblade series popular enough in west that worth investment to localize those art books.

 

[NanaMiku]

Could Nintendo worked out some kid of deal with Kadokawa to bring them to west as well? I would say Xenoblade series popular enough in west that worth investment to localize those art books.

One can hope....

 

[jshackles]

This looks great - but I recently got rid of most of my gaming art books, they're just too damn big and take up a massive amount of shelf space.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

448 pages

 

[NanaMiku]

448 pages

It's in the OP

There will also be scripts of the in-game affinity events and setting materials.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

The artbook releases today so to celebrate Masatsugu Saito has shared this cute Mio x Noah illustration.

CC Danjin44 NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt



Oh and this new illustration makes for a good meme template, too! Buy and play XC3!!

 

[NanaMiku]

The sleeve cover is really nice

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Why don't us Americans never get the cool stuff like this?

 

[Danjin44]

This makes me want to replay Xenoblade 3 again.

 

[gpn]

Why don't us Americans never get the cool stuff like this?

The closest we got was the artbook included with the special edition of Xenoblade X. My copy's in the mail and should arrive tomorrow, another one for my big pile of Xeno-series artbooks.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Why don't us Americans never get the cool stuff like this?

Don't want to sound mean, but you can still import it. It's cheap enough - ¥4,400 ($30) + shipping fees.



Or I guess you really want an English translation of the Artbook? Who knows, that could still happen...

There's also an EN translation with the key points found in it (lots of spoilers, btw!): https://xenomira.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/aionios-moments-key-points-translation/