This book was originally published in 1984. The one I have is the 17th reprint from 2002. Pretty amazing.
In typical Studio Ghibli art book style, this paperback art book also sports a canvas dust jacket. It's 192 pages in all with character designs, background paintings and film stills. Most of the art are watercolour painted. Hayao Miyazaki drew many of the storyboard sketches with his usual loose watercolour rendition that you still see in other art books.
At the back is a look at how some of the anime scenes are created, like how they animated the catepillar-like creature among others. It's all in Japanese though.
It's a nice addition to the Studio Ghibli "Art of" series, featuring some good old school fantasy art.
If you like this book, you'll want to check out Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions also.
This book is available at:
Amazon Japan | CDJapan.co.jp | Play-asia.com
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Nausicaa is my 2nd favorite
Submitted by FAUNA on
Nausicaa is my 2nd favorite Ghibli film, closely following Castle in the Sky. I have the Nausicaa Watercolors book but I need this 'Art of' one. The only other Ghibli art books yet to grace my collection are for Princess Mononoke & Laputa (which seem to be rare but I REALLY want them)....
@FAUNA If you're looking for
Submitted by Parka on
@FAUNA
If you're looking for the English translated editions, then they might be rare.
The Japanese versions are reprinted frequently.
I had the chance to go to the
Submitted by Sant Arellano on
I had the chance to go to the Ghibli museum and there were two Nausica Artbooks for sale, one was this one, and the other one had more art from the manga. Most of the illustrations were in watercolors, have you seen that edition, you should check it out!
-Sant
@Sant Arellano Oh yeah, the
Submitted by Parka on
@Sant Arellano
Oh yeah, the other one is the watercolour impressions book.
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