Was looking up other games the Wonder Project J folks (Givro) made, and stumbled upon Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari. Saturn game that feels like a giant, beautiful interactive storybook. Their animation and sprite work here are crazy, wish I could find better screenshots.

#1: Capel Donya's Iron Knight [カペルドーニャの鉄騎士] I was admittedly more familiar with Jun Suemi's paintings, but her comics definitely have that painter's touch. Defining form through heavy contrast more often than fine lines/details, very striking artwork & use of ink!

#2: Stardust in a Bottle Tomoaki Okada by contrast, is VERY detail oriented. I'm a sucker for mechanical detail, so this was definitely up my alley.?I wasn't very familiar with Okada's work before reading this at the time, so it was a nice surprise!

#3: Robot Battle V [ロボットバトルV] (Images from Zimmerit & auction listings) If you're not familiar with Ma.K or Yokoyama's work, then expect very grungy, muddy, worn down mecha and machines that feel like they came out of some alternate WWII. Hard to get a copy, sadly.

#4: Dragon's Heaven Easily the most recognized of the series, as this would later go on to become the Dragon's Heaven OVA in 1988. Starts with a fun multi-page Moebius/Arzach tribute, and filled with Kobayashi's uniquely weird but equally appealing mecha designs.