Discover the art of fighting with more than 300 pages of awesome illustrations from River City Girls 1, 2, and Zero!
Valencia, Calif. – October 24, 2023 – The most hard-hitting, knuckle-busting, smash-mouth art book of the year is headed to a bookshelf near you! Independent game studio WayForward, along with Arc System Works and Fangamer, is excited to announce that The Art of River City Girls, featuring more than 300 pages of glorious images, is now available to order from Fangamer.com at a price of $49.00 USD (https://fanga.me/r/art-of-river-city-girls).
Featuring a River City High yearbook motif, The Art of River City Girls is jam-packed with artwork from all three River City Girls games: River City Girls, River City Girls 2, and River City Girls Zero. The hefty tome is bursting at the seams with gorgeous production artwork, concept sketches, game sprites, storyboards, and comic-book-style cutscenes from renowned illustrators such as REM, Kay Yu, David Liu, Mariel Cartwright, Maren “Rennerei” Marmulla, Juby Jong, Nina “InkPangur” Vakueva, Valeriya “Waneella” Sanchilo, and others. From the main crew of Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, Riki, Provie, and Marian to enemies like Abobo, NOIZE, and Sabu to NPCs like Godai and Kaori, the full River City Girls cast is represented, along with backgrounds, items, accessories, and more.
As an added bonus, the initial run of The Art of River City Girls purchased from Fangamer.com will include an exclusive gold autographed bookplate sticker signed by several River City Girls creators and artists (available while supplies last).
An official part of the legendary River City/Kunio-kun series, River City Girls first launched in September 2019, allowing players to hit the mean streets with protagonists Misako and Kyoko to beat up every lowlife in town to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, Kunio and Riki. This was followed by River City Girls Zero (an enhanced version of the 16-bit classic Shin Nekketsu Koha: Kunio-tachi no Banka) in early 2022, and most recently River City Girls 2, in which players protect River City from a yakuza takeover in an expansive adventure featuring six playable characters, online gameplay, 4-player co-op, and much more. For more information about the River City Girls series and other WayForward titles, please visit www.wayforward.com and follow @wayforward on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media.
About WayForward
Based in Valencia, California, WayForward was founded in 1990 and has remained an independent game developer for more than 30 years. It is home to many talented individuals including programmers, environment artists, animators, modelers, illustrators, audio wizards, designers, and team leaders. With new avenues for distributing games directly to fans, they are finally able to make the games they have always wanted to.
About Arc System Works
Arc System Works (ASW) is the premier publisher and developer of the widely popular Guilty Gear and BlazBlue franchises. Deep rooted in the communities it builds, ASW strives to bring unforgettable experiences to its passionate fanbase
