I hadn't intended to buy White Blend Coffee Kizoku Artworks mostly because I had already seen scans of the doujinshi early on and knew it didn't interest me. But what I did want was Hiiro Yuki's Fabularisia, and I ended up winning an auction that included both for cheap, so now I have it anyways ^^;

All things considered, this 16-page B5 sized doujinshi did end up looking a lot nicer in person than on the scans. But I still couldn't see myself shelling out the cash usually demanded for Coffee Kizoku's doujinshi. Several of the illustrations included are fan arts, including characters from K-ON!, Vocaloid, Bakemonogatari, and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.

Hitagi Senjougahara from Bakemonogatari really was a favorite among artists at the past convention, with renditions by CARNELIAN, Tony Taka, Zinno, Mako Tatekawa, Rui Kousaki, and probably more that I'm forgetting. And with room for comparison, I found Coffee Kizoku's Senjougahara a little bland and generic. Still cute though.

The last illustrations in the collection were drawn for issues of PUSH! Magazine. I think they're game girls, but I don't know for sure. There are some eye color changes, but if it weren't for that I would have thought a lot of the pictures were of the same two girls.

I can clearly understand the raw, bouncy appeal of Coffee Kizoku's designs, but I feel they're lacking in distinction not only from each other, but from other artists who have this soft-moe girl style. Just waiting for something to come along and change my mind about that ^^

• Title: White Blend Coffee Kizoku Artworks
• タイトル: White Blend Coffee Kizoku Artworks
• Pages: 16
• Release date: 12/31/2009
• Buy: Yahoo Japan