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{{Book
|title=KILL THE PAST: 25 YEARS OF GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE
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|author=Blake Hester<br>Ed Smith<br>Ashley Bardhan<br>Diego Nicolás Argüello<br>Suriel Vazquez
|illustrator=Various
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|date=Q2/Q3 2025
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|pages=400+
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|price='''Limited Edition'''<br>£159.99<br>'''Standard Edition'''<br>£59.99<br>
|publisher=Lost In Cult
|medium=Artbook
|website=https://www.lostincult.co.uk/killthepast
}}'''''KILL THE PAST: 25 YEARS OF GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE''''' is a book written by Blake Hester and published by Lost In Cult. It includes exclusive and never-before-seen art and behind-the-scenes information from the works of [[Goichi Suda]] and [[Grasshopper Manufacture]] to celebrate the studio's 25th anniversary. It features interviews from dozens of creators related to Grasshopper, and four expanded essay books exploring ''[[Shadows of the Damned]]'', ''[[No More Heroes]]'', ''[[The Silver Case]]'', and ''[[killer7]]''.

The book was announced for pre-order on August 20th, 2024. The pre-order campaign closes on October 18th. The book is scheduled to release in Q2/Q3 of 2025.
==Contents==
===Standard Edition===
*400+ pages featuring exclusive never-before-seen development art and behind-the-scenes concepts from Grasshopper Manufacture titles
*Interviews with various Grasshopper creators:
**'''[[Goichi Suda]]'''
**'''Tadayuki Nomaru''' - Concept artist, ''Killer7'', ''No More Heroes'', ''Shadows of the Damned''
**'''Nobutaka Ichiki''' - Planner, ''No More heroes'', Director, ''No More Heroes''
**'''James Mountain''' - Localisation
**and more...
*One random collectable trading card
===Deluxe Edition===
*Includes Standard Edition book
*Expanded Essay Books
**'''Ed Smith''' (@esmithwriter) on ''Killer7''
**'''Ashley Bardhan''' (@ashleybardhan) on ''Shadows of the Damned''
**'''Diego Argüello''' (@diegoarguello66) on ''No More Heroes''
**'''Suriel Vazquez''' (@SurielVazquez) on ''The Silver Case''
*Trading Cards
*Pins
*Posters
*Art Prints
*Stickers

==Gallery==
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standard_lic.png|Standard Edition
deluxe_lic.png|Deluxe Edition
essay_books.jpg|Expanded Essay Books
lic_cards.jpg|Trading Cards
lic_pins.png|Pins
lic_poster.png|Posters
lic_prints.png|Art Prints
lic_sticker.png|Stickers
</gallery>