Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Artworks book announced for October 21st, will feature English text

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PIE International have announced that Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Artworks will also be released outside Japan. Australia and Asia will get it on the same day as Japan (October 21st), while Europe and North America will have to wait until June 2022!

Source: PIE International (Twitter)

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PIE International have announced the release of an official Artbook for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, called Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Artworks. It will be released on October 21st in Japan, and it will feature no less than 168 pages (B5 format, 160 pages in full colour). It will cost 2 750 Yen.

Quite interestingly, the book is bi-lingual, and features both Japanese and English text. It’s not clear if there will be a release in Europe and/or North America later down the line, but if there isn’t, import will still be an option!

The book features the following:

character designs (including sketches)
prop designs
background art
packaging illustrations
storyboard for the ending
comments from Nal (Director), y_koichi (General CG / Planning Assistance), and Ryota Murayama (Main Artist)
and more

Here’s some preview pages for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Artworks:

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Artworks comes out on October 21st in Japan.

Source: Famitsu