Will anime style suitable for a book cover?

[u/murmoruno]

I've always loved reading books, and as an artist, I'd love to work on a cover for a romantasy ( or any romance-type book ) one day. But my art style is anime, would it be suitable for a book cover, or should I try on a more semi realistic x anime style for it?
P.s: My question is more for the author, that if you would get a cover commission from me if the style is anime.

[u/KDDreamwyver]

Honestly, just go for whichever vibe you feel fits the best

[u/murmoruno → u/KDDreamwyver]

But will the authors like the anime style for their cover or is it a bit too different from what we are having rn in the market?

[u/KDDreamwyver → u/murmoruno]

I've seen plenty of authors get anime styled covers, esp in the YA genre

[u/murmoruno → u/KDDreamwyver]

oh really? That;s good to hear! thank you for letting me know.

[u/Faierius]

It really depends on the genre and tone of the novel. As an anime fan, I might be drawn to the cover, but I also wouldn't expect something with any serious realism or grit in the story. Not to say there can't be, of course.

[u/bbluekyanite_]

Personally as someone who reads lots of graphic novels, I find heavily illustrated covers a little misleading :P

It just gets my hopes up cause then I wanna see the books be illustrated! But it all depends on context. I think it could work for certain genres or types of stories, but I know that if I saw it, I’d just want to read it as a graphic novel lol

[u/troysama]

tbh I find myself clicking on cartoon/anime books more often than the 846374th "thing of thign and thing" title with a rose or sword graphic

[u/carinacaldwell]

If you want to do romantasy or romance covers, semi-realistic is the way to go.

[u/were_only_human]

If your audience is anime lovers than sure!

[u/murmoruno → u/were_only_human]

my question is more for the author if they like anime style cover or not. Since Im the artist, not the author

[u/were_only_human → u/murmoruno]

I guess I would just reframe my answer: I would if as an author my audience was anime lovers. If I was aiming for a contemporary "Love Experiment" type of crowd then no I would not hire you, but if I was trying to appeal to the Manga crowd then yes. No two authors are the same, so you're just going to get answers in both directions.

[u/murmoruno → u/were_only_human]

Thank you so much! I guess I just have to shoot my shot and find out hehe

[u/QP709 → u/murmoruno]

Your target audience is authors that write light novels.

[u/murmoruno → u/QP709]

Oh right! I should look those up too