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Mitsuo Iso Animation Works Vol. 2 Art Book Review
After covering content from some of the director’s earlier works in the first book, Mitsuo Iso Animation Works Vol. 2 continue with some bigger and more influential anime like Evangelion, Blood The...
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Futurelog – Range Murata Art Book Review
Futurelog is the latest art book by famed Japanese illustrator Range Murata ( Blue Submarine, Last Exile ), and this is his 2nd art book released this year ( the other being Tara Duncan art works )...
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Millenium Actress – Kon Satoshi Storyboard Book Review
The late anime director Kon Satoshi made only 4 feature films in his lifetime, and while I enjoy all of them immensely Millenium Actress is the one I call my favourite. Japanese publishing house...
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BLEACH Live-action Film Trailer
Warner Brothers Japan has just released the first trailer for the upcoming live-action adaptation of BLEACH, based on the hugely popular manga of the same name by Kubo Taito. The story follows the...
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AWAKEN AKIRA
AWAKEN AKIRA is a short video created by Ash Thorp and Zaoeyo as a tribute to Otomo Katsuhiro’s original groundbreaking anime film. The duo re-creates some of the most iconic and memorable scenes from...
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Kikan S Illustration Magazine No. 61 Book Review
It’s been a while since I reviewed an issue of Kikan S, a popular quarterly illustration magazine that showcases some of the most prominent artists working in Japan right now. Some of the anchor...
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Future Boy Conan Digest Art Book Review
Future Boy Conan ( 未来少年コナン Mirai Shōnen Konan ) is a 1978 anime series directed by Miyazaki Hayao, with other renowned directors like the late Isao Takahata and Yoshiuki Tomino contributing to...
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IBLARD – The World Of Inoue Naohisa Art Book Review
If you’re a fan of Ghibli Studio’s animated film Whisper Of The Heart ( 耳をすませば ), you would have come across the art work of fantasy artist/painter Inoue Naoshisa. A graduate of Kanazawa College of...
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WXIII Patlabor The Movie 3 Art Book Review
Arguably the weakest entry in the three animated Patlabor feature films ever created, Patlabor The Movie 3 still contains enough “Patlabor” material to keep me interested, which is why I picked this...
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Tokyo Godfathers Storyboard Book Review
With the release of this storyboard book for Tokyo Godfathers, Japanese publisher Fukkan has now completed release of all the 4 four feature films ( Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress, Paprika ) from the...
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Masaaki Yuasa Sketchbook ( 2018 ) Review
This new Masaaki Yuasa Sketchbook collects a huge compilation of doodles, concept art and visual ideas by the renowned Japanese anime director who bought us the highly acclaimed Devilman Crybaby....
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Angel’s Egg – Yoshitaka Amano / Mamoru Oshii Art Book Review
Angel’s Egg is a Japanese animated film released in 1985, a collaborative work between two creative giants in the anime/games industry – Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost In The Shell, Patlabor ) and Yoshitaka...
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Denno Coil – A Circle Of Children Archives Art Book Review
For starters, don’t be put off by the seemingly goofy character designs of Denno Coil, the creative brain child of anime maestro Mitsuo Iso. Quite ahead of its time during the release in 2007, Denno...
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Patlabor Ultimate Blu-ray Boxset
Readers who frequent my blog will probably know that I am a big fan of the Patlabor anime franchise, including all the animated feature films and OVAs. I’ve purchased many Patlabor art books over the...
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Ghibli Museum Exhibition 2019 – Coloring Films
Despite an indefinite hiatus from feature film production for the studio, work is still active at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. The short animated film “Boro The Caterpillar” was released in...
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Jin-roh – The Wolf Brigade Storyboard Art Book Review
Japanese publisher Fukkan has released this beautiful storyboard book for Hiroyuki Okiura’s highly acclaimed anime film Jin-roh The Wolf Brigade ( released back in 1999 ). This is the first time the...
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My Favorite Art Books of 2018
74 is the final count for the number of art books I’ve reviewed this year in 2018; a slight dip from the 82 I did last year. Quantity notwithstanding, 2018 was still a fantastic year for those of us...
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2019 – Year Of The Boar Illustrations
Happy 2019 ! It’s the Year of the Boar on the Japanese Horoscope, so artists and illustrators in Japan ( and some from other countries as well ) took to twitter to share their new year wishes with a...
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Spider-Man : Into The Spiderverse – The Art Of The Movie Book Review
Easily one of the better films of 2018, Marvel/Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man : Into The Spiderverse combines a groundbreaking visual style informed by the comics that inspired it with an...
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Patlabor Ultimate Blu-ray Boxset Review
Readers who frequent my blog will know that I’m a massive Patlabor fan; I have a decent collection of art books from the franchise and thoroughly enjoy both the OVA series and feature films, so when...
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