Art book collecting a decent chunk of Daisuke' art from GGX through to early GGXX. Contains more rough sketches than the 2007 sequel as well as an interview with Daisuke in the back.

Artworks of Guilty Gear X 2000-2007

+ English translation
Raws, translation: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Art book collecting (most) of Daisuke's work going from GGX through to Isuka. Does not have anything from Overture, despite it being in production around the time this book was published. The webview file is the one with English translations attached; loose file scans are in the .ZIP download.

Guilty Gear X Drafting Artworks

Raws: Unknown
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Collects a bunch of concept sketches for character designs but most of it is roughs for their moves. Has some lore stuff and map design concepts and commentary on how they created them.

Guilty Gear Magazine 1st Gig

Raws: Lux/Xaeldritch
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Small art booklet with the first half containing staff artworks rewarded to players in Guilty Gear XX Slash and Gear XX Λ Core for completing arcade routes or mission challenges, while the second half of the booklet collects the Guilty Gear Gig articles from Gemaga. Has an Overture preview in the back. Pretty cool.

Guilty Gear 2 Overture Material Collection

Raws: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

A collection of mostly concept sketches for Overture units and characters with a small Daisuke gallery in the front. Has 8 short stories in it too. This book is print-to-order on Amazon.jp, so don't let anyone trick you into paying more than about us$60 for it. There is a rarer version that comes with an obi though, and maybe has better paper quality too.

Guilty Gear Unaired Drafts Collection

Raws: Guilty I-No
Cleanup: Lux/Xaeldritch
Scan quality: Good. Has some gutter blur, but don't skin your copy about it.
Host: Archive.org

A small artbook exclusive to the Limited Editions of the Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Pack, a bundle release of Guilty Gear and Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R for the Nintendo Switch.

Guilty Gear Codex

Official English translation
Raws: Unknown
Scan quality: Digital masterfiles
Host: Archive.org

A small lore/story glossary exclusive to the Aksys Games limited edition release of Xrd Sign. Lots of interesting lore things in this. Some of it seems to have been translated from the 10th Memorial Book, but some of it seems to be bullshit blazing. Check with some other sources before citing it exclusively.

Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator Visual Book (European version)

Official English translation
Raws: birthdaytrain
Editing: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Small art book included in the special edition release of XrdRev in Europe and Japan. This is a scan of the European book, which is in English (mostly). The Japanese version has a few extra pages and some transcriptions of in-game dialog, but those seem to have been reprinted in the Xrd Series Official Artworks book. Someone kick my ass into uploading a better .PDF for this that wasn't made in Google Docs once Archive's outta read-only mode.

Guilty Gear Xrd Series Official Artworks

Raws: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: mega.nz

Very decently sized art book collecting a ton of Xrd era Daisuke illustrations, some guest art, concept/design work for every playable character up to Rev2, stage design stuff, the chibis, transcripts of in-game spoken lines, and three short stories. The short stories feature Sol/HOS and Ky; Answer and Chipp; and then Jam and Elphelt for the third one. Translations over on the translations page.

Guilty Gear Strive digital artbook

Raws: Toxic Pyro
Scan quality: Digital masterfiles
Host: Archive.org

The digital Guilty Gear Strive artbook from the Steam release of the Ultimate Edition of the game. Contains a few illustrations from GGML through to Xrd Rev2 and then the last half of the book is all concept works for Strive. Has some overlap with the Artworks Archive, but also has unique pieces or sketches that had details removed in the Artworks Archive release.

Guilty Gear Strive Artworks Archive

Raws: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good. Has some gutter blur but it is what it is
Host: Archive.org

This is the small art book that came with the Guilty Gear -Strive- 25th Anniversary Box. Has a lot of the same character concept art that can be unlocked in the game, but a few characters have some new pieces too. There is also a gallery for NPCs, story mode/stage props, and concept art for the stage. I also included scans of the little notecard with a message from Daisuke Ishiwatari.

Guilty Gear 10th Memorial Book

Raws: tallgreenlady/ashunera
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Book celebrating the 10th anniversary of Guilty Gear. Clear images of some rare illustrations in it that weren't reprinted elsewhere, such as the Isuka arcade ending art. Invaluble lore resource if you know Japanese.

ASW 25th Anniversary Official Character Collection

Raws: tokimekicn
Scan quality: Serviceable; watermarked camera photos.
Host: Archive.org

Celebrates Arc System Works surviving for 25 years. Sol's on the cover but has stuff for Blazblue and some other ASW properties too.

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Books with words.

Guilty Gear Begin - English

Raws: Sol Radguy
Translation: Sol Radguy
Proofreading: Asuka, PDB
Rubber Duck: Dakota R.
Host: Archive.org

Light novel focused on Frederick (pre-Gear Sol Badguy). The current earliest point in the lore.

Guilty Gear Begin - Spanish

Raws: TooManyMetaphor, Gear Project, Theadvicetroll
Translation: Volcanic Fighter
Proofreading: Black Skull, Incamaya
Host: Archive.org

══════ GGX: Lightning the Argent ══════

Light novel focused on Ky. Currently only has a full translation into Spanish, but an English one is in progress. Complete, Spanish

Raws: Volcanic Fighter
Translation: Volcanic Fighter
Proofreading: Black Skull, Incamaya
Host: Dropbox

Summary (Spanish)

Raws: Volcanic Fighter
Translation: Aegis High
Editing: Fedeternum
Additional editing: Volcanic Fighter
Extra information: Blade
Host: Neocities

Based on an English document by Ed Chang.

Chapter 1, English

Raws: Volcanic Fighter
Translation: Sol Radguy
Proofreading: Everyone That Read The Draft Documents
Rubber Duck: Shottie, Raven, Sydney, the Library of Illyria server, those that have offered constructive feedback, and to everyone that's listened to me complain.
Host: Neocities

Likely abandoned project.

Chapter 1, English

Raws: Volcanic Fighter
Translation: Volcanic Fighter
Proofreading: Blade
Host: Dropbox

Unknown status, probably abandoned.

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══════ GGX: The Butterfly & Her Gale ══════

The Butterfly & Her Gale - Summary (Spanish)

Raws:
Translation: Aegis High
Editor: Fedeternum
Visual formatting: Volcanic Fighter
Host: Dropbox

Light novel focused on Chipp. This is a summary of its story. The Guilty Gear Wiki has a basic summary of its story in English.

The Butterfly & Her Gale - Chapter 1, English

Raws: Volcanic Fighter
Translation: Volcanic Fighter, BrainChoco
Host: Dropbox

Progress on a full translation of Butterfly is unknown, but it may be an abandoned project.

══════ GG2O Material Collection ══════

This art book had 8 short stories in it that were focused on a character from the game. Sol, Sin, Ky, Valentine, Raven, Izuna, Dr. Paradigm, and That Man.

All 8 short stories, Spanish

Raws: Gear Project
Translation: Aegis High (EN->ES; Sol, Sin, Ky, Raven, That Man); Volcanic Fighter (JP->ES; Paradigm, Izuna, Valentine)
Special Thanks (from Volcanic): Aegis High, rednecked_crake, José Manuel, mentalblack34, Black Skull, Incamaya
Host: Dropbox

Ky, Sol, Sin's stories were translated from Japanese into English by Noa with editing by Kitsoru & Nainsoo. Raven and That Man's stories were translated from Japanese to English by Shuzaku. Japanese raws for Paradigm, Izuna, and Valentine's stories by Blade. Full file was edited by Volcanic Fighter.

All 8 short stories, English

Raws: Sol Radguy (Sol, Sin, Izuna, Ky, Raven, That Man); Volcanic Fighter (Paradigm, Valentine)
Translation: Sol Radguy
Special Thanks (from Radguy): Dakota R., Sydney, Raven, and my Tumblr followers.: Host: Neocities
Host: Archive.org

Izuna, Dr. Paradigm, Valentine, English

Raws: Blade
Translation: Volcanic Fighter
Special Thanks: rednecked_crake
Host: Dropbox

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Guilty Gear Xrd The Unseen Sign - English

Raws: Blade
Translation: Volcanic Fighter
Proofreading: Blade
Special thanks: rednecked_crake, José Manuel, Incamaya
Host: Dropbox

Intro? story to Guilty Gear Xrd included in the Arc System Works 25th Anniversary Official Character Collection art book

Guilty Gear Xrd The Unseen Sign - Spanish

Raws: Blade
Translation: Volcanic Fighter
Proofreading: Blade
Based on translations by: Aegis High, mentalblack34
Special thanks: rednecked_crake, José Manuel, Incamaya
Host: Dropbox

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Books with words but this time they show you how to do stuff.

List of missing guidebook scans on this page.

Guilty Gear Bible

Raws: Unknown
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Interesting lore resource. Has the first iteration of what would become the in-game "Guilty Gear World" encyclopedia/glossary in it.

Guilty Gear X SLASH Encyclopedia

Raws: Sol Radguy
Special Thanks: dizzyrobo
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear Isuka Complete Guide

Raws: Unknown
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear XX The Midnight Carnival Starter Encyclopedia

Raws: Unknown
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear XX The Midnight Carnival Burst Encyclopedia

Raws: Tillman
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear XX Slash Beat Encyclopedia

Raws: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

A.B.A. and Order Sol were introduced in XX Slash, so this guidebook has a lot of stuff featuring them. Intro/win dialog transcriptions + Slayer haiku table, too.

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R A Gainful Material

Raws: Unknown
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Also has scans of the System Data Booklet extra that this guide came with.

Guilty Gear Isuka Outlive Encyclopedia

Raws: Bocchi the Rock FGC
Cleanup: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear Petit 1 & 2 Official Fan Book

Raws: Tillman
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear Vastedge XT Official Guide Book

Raws: Tillman
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

For the pachislot.

Guilty Gear Terminological Concentration

Raws: Bocchi the Rock FGC
Cleanup: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

A Guilty Gear booklet with 364 different words, terms, and phrases defined and explained in it, some lore and some real-world stuff like game release dates. This is the one with the HOS cover, but there was another one with both HOS and Ky on it. It seems like they have the same info in them and were published at the same time, just at different events. Would like more solid information about this.

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Books with mostly words but some pictures too.

Character Designer Magazine, Issue 1, Fall 2003

Raws: lesbiangiratina
Scan quality: Good
Host: Google Drive

Magazine article showing super early concept art for characters with an interview with Daisuke in the back. Text is in Japanese but Radguy is working on an English translation. There is an English translation of the GG article in this.

Dengeki Maoh Guilty Gear 2 article (2007?)

Raws: Unknown
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Some early concept art for GG2 characters that weren't reprinted in the Material Collection. I don't know who scanned this or how it even ended up on my hard drive, so I rehosted it on Archive.

Dengeki PlayStation Guilty Gear & Blazblue promotional booklet

Raws: Elk
Scan quality: Good
Host: Google Drive

Free promotional booklet with preview stuff for Xrd Sign and Blazblue X-Blaze and Chronophantasma 2.0 for arcade cabinets. Published in 2014.

Famitsu No.1811 (2023-09-07) - ASW 35th & GG 25th Anniversary Article

Raws: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

History of ASW, popularity poll, some stuff about Strive up to Johnny's release, Daisuke interview.

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Books with pictures AND words.

Manga volumes that haven't been scanned yet are listed over on this page.

Guilty Gear Comic Anthology (1998)

Raws: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

The oldest official manga volume. English translation.

Guilty Gear X Anthology Comics (Bros. Anthology Comics)

Raws: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear X Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics)

Raws: lesbiangiratina
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear X Plus Anthology Comics Vol.1 (Bros. Anthology Comics)

Raws: FlareHabanero
Scan quality: Serviceable. Pages are pretty yellow, some rotated weird, text may be cut off in some areas.
Host: Archive.org: - English translation of vol.1, chapter 1 by Renexuz. Abandoned project.; - Volume 2

Guilty Gear XX Anthology Comics Vol.1 (Bros. Anthology Comics)

Raws: FlareHabanero
Scan quality: Good, though yellowed
Host: Archive.org: - Volume 2

Guilty Gear XX Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics), Vol.1

Raws: Tillman
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org: - Volume 2

Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics)

Raws: Tillman
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear Isuka Comic Anthology (DNA Media)

Raws: Seaguck
Scan quality: Poor - Placeholder scans until someone can get better ones. Do not reupload.
Host: Google Drive

Guilty Gear Isuka Anthology Comic (Ohzora Comics)

Raws: Lux/Xaeldritch
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

No webview.

Official Guilty Gear Anthology (Strive)

Raws:
Scan quality: Digital file rip
Host: Archive.org

A short anthology book containing illustrations, short stories, 4koma strips, and some teaser stuff for Strive season 3. It was released as an April Fool's joke in 2024 and taken offline a few days after.

══════ Yonkoma ══════

Guilty Gear X 4koma Kings (DNA Media) Vol.1

Raws: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear X Plus 4koma Kings (DNA Media) Vol.1

Raws: Sol Radguy
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org

Guilty Gear XX 4koma Kings (DNA Media) Vol.1

Raws: Tillman
Scan quality: Good
Host: Archive.org (922mb .PDF): - Volume 2; - Volume 3

Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload 4koma Kings

Raws: Seaguck
Scan quality: Poor - Placeholder scans until someone can get better ones. Do not reupload.
Host: Google Drive

Guilty Gear XX Slash 4koma Kings

Raws: Seaguck
Scan quality: Poor - Placeholder scans until someone can get better ones. Do not reupload.
Host: Google Drive

Guilty Gear Isuka 4koma Kings

Raws: Seaguck
Scan quality: Poor - Placeholder scans until someone can get better ones. Do not reupload.
Host: Google Drive

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NAVIGATION //

Art books

Novels/short stories

Guides/encyclopedias

Magazines

Manga raws

ART BOOKS //

Artworks of Guilty Gear X 2000-2004

Artworks of Guilty Gear X 2000-2007

Guilty Gear X Drafting Artworks

Guilty Gear Magazine 1st Gig

Guilty Gear 2 Overture Material Collection

Guilty Gear Unaired Drafts Collection

Guilty Gear Codex

Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator Visual Book (European version)

Guilty Gear Xrd Series Official Artworks

Guilty Gear Strive digital artbook

Guilty Gear Strive Artworks Archive

Guilty Gear 10th Memorial Book

ASW 25th Anniversary Official Character Collection

Novels/short stories //

Guilty Gear Begin - English

Guilty Gear Begin - Spanish

══════ GGX: Lightning the Argent ══════

══════ GGX: The Butterfly & Her Gale ══════

The Butterfly & Her Gale - Summary (Spanish)

The Butterfly & Her Gale - Chapter 1, English

══════ GG2O Material Collection ══════

Guilty Gear Xrd The Unseen Sign - English

Guilty Gear Xrd The Unseen Sign - Spanish

guides/encyclopedias //

Guilty Gear Bible

Guilty Gear X SLASH Encyclopedia

Guilty Gear Isuka Complete Guide

Guilty Gear XX The Midnight Carnival Starter Encyclopedia

Guilty Gear XX The Midnight Carnival Burst Encyclopedia

Guilty Gear XX Slash Beat Encyclopedia

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R A Gainful Material

Guilty Gear Isuka Outlive Encyclopedia

Guilty Gear Petit 1 & 2 Official Fan Book

Guilty Gear Vastedge XT Official Guide Book

Guilty Gear Terminological Concentration

magazines //

Character Designer Magazine, Issue 1, Fall 2003

Dengeki Maoh Guilty Gear 2 article (2007?)

Dengeki PlayStation Guilty Gear & Blazblue promotional booklet

Famitsu No.1811 (2023-09-07) - ASW 35th & GG 25th Anniversary Article

manga raws //

Guilty Gear Comic Anthology (1998)

Guilty Gear X Anthology Comics (Bros. Anthology Comics)

Guilty Gear X Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics)

Guilty Gear X Plus Anthology Comics Vol.1 (Bros. Anthology Comics)

Guilty Gear XX Anthology Comics Vol.1 (Bros. Anthology Comics)

Guilty Gear XX Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics), Vol.1

Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics)

Guilty Gear Isuka Comic Anthology (DNA Media)

Guilty Gear Isuka Anthology Comic (Ohzora Comics)

Official Guilty Gear Anthology (Strive)

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Guilty Gear X 4koma Kings (DNA Media) Vol.1

Guilty Gear X Plus 4koma Kings (DNA Media) Vol.1

Guilty Gear XX 4koma Kings (DNA Media) Vol.1

Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload 4koma Kings

Guilty Gear XX Slash 4koma Kings

Guilty Gear Isuka 4koma Kings