2003
Fantasy Reference Books & Continuing TCG Work
In 2003, Arita continued working across Japanese publishing and trading-card illustration. His credited contribution to the Shinkigensha reference book 城 (Castles) extended his long relationship with historical and fantasy research material, while his Devil Children card work continued through additional releases.
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Timeline Events
22 August 2003 — 城 (Shiro / Castles), part of Shinkigensha's Truth in Fantasy series, was released with illustrations credited to Mitsuhiro Arita and Midori Harada.
The book was written/compiled by Shōta Ikeyami and published by Shinkigensha; ISBN 9784775301647.
The publication examines castles and fortifications through historical text and explanatory illustrations.
Arita continued producing illustrations for Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Card Game releases.
His broader Shinkigensha work continued to build a visual library of architecture, armour, weapons, history and mythology used throughout his later fantasy illustration.