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NOW – Yusuke Nakamura Art Book Review
NOW is a collection of illustrated art work by Yusuke Nakamura, a prolific artist who has created a huge body of art work for album covers, novels, magazines, anime and more. Some of the most well...
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Studio Ghibli Layout Designs Exhibition Art Book Review
First held back in 2008, the Studio Ghibli Layout Designs Exhibition showcased an extensive collection of original layout boards used during the production of Ghibli’s animated films and was one of...
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RahXephon Art Works – Yamada Akihiro Art Book Review
The World Of Yamada Akihiro – RahXephon Art Works ( 山田章博の世界 ラーゼフォン アートワークス ) is a collection of illustrations and character design sheets from the anime RahXephon, directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The...
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Perfect Blue Storyboard Collection Art Book Review
Warning : The following post contains nudity/adult content. The debut work of late anime director Kon Satoshi, Perfect Blue is a tight suspense thriller capped with a shocking ending that secured...
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Tatsuyuki Tanaka : Rough Sketches And Layout Boards.
Yeah. Because that’s exactly how I would describe them too. “Rough”. I remember a conversation I once had with Freedom director Morita Shuhei, who referred to Tatsuyuki Tanaka as “an absolute genius”....
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Pipi Longstockings – Miyazaki Hayao Art Book Review
Back in 1971, anime directors Isao Takahata, Miyazaki Hayao and Yoichi Kotabe collaborated on a project proposal to create an anime series for Astrid Lindgren’s Pipi Longstockings. The creative trio...
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Ghibli Animated CM For Nisshin Seifun – Konyara 2015
Japanese conglomerate Nisshin Seifun has once again commissioned Studio Ghibli to create another lovely animated commercial Konyara ( see this older one from 2012 ). The hiragana characters in the...
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Yoshitaka Amano – Beyond Your Imagination Art Book Review
Warning : The following post contains nudity/adult content. Yoshitaka Amano – The World Beyond Your Imagination (天野喜孝展 -想像を超えた世界-) is a splendid collection of art works by world renowned Japanese...
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Attack on Titan Live-action Film Trailer
Toho has just released the first full length trailer for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Isayama Hajime’s cult hit manga Attack On Titans ( Shingeki No Kyojin ), offering a few glimpses of the...
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The Tale Of Princess Kaguya Storyboard Book Review
This book is the complete collection of storyboards from Ghibli director Isao Takahata’s highly acclaimed anime film, The Tale Of Princess Kaguya ( かぐや姫の物語 ). The storyboards are roughed out by Isao...
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The Boy And The Beast – Mamoru Hosoda Anime Trailer
A full length trailer has just been released for Mamoru Hosoda’s latest anime film, The Boy And The Beast ( バケモノの子 Bakemono No Ko ). The director previously gave us such great films as Summer Wars and...
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Ghibli Studios – What Is An Animation Layout ?
What is an animation layout ? During the Ghibli Layout Designs Exhibition first held at the MOT museum, Tokyo back in 2008, Miyazaki Goro, son of famed anime director Miyazaki Hayao illustrated this...
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Ping Pong The Animation : Complete Series Blu-ray (ENG)
Funimation is releasing Masaaki Yuasa’s highly acclaimed Ping Pong The Animation series on blu-ray, due on the 23rd of June 2015 for $34.49. I’m definitely picking this one up because it’s an amazing...
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Heidi, Girl Of The Alps – Kotabe Yoichi Art Book Review
Heidi, Girl Of The Alps (アルプスの少女ハイジ) is a 1974 anime series directed by Isao Takahata, based on the Swiss novel Heidi’s Years of Wandering and Learning by Johanna Spyri (1880). Despite its old age the...
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Attack on Titan Live-action Film Trailer 2
A new trailer for the live-action adaptation of of Isayama Hajime’s cult hit manga Attack On Titan ( Shingeki No Kyojin ) has just been released, featuring more footages of the Colossal Titan, a first...
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When Marnie Was There Ghibli Art Book Review
When Marnie Was There ( 思い出のマーニー ) is a Ghibli anime directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, based on the novel When Marnie Was There by Joan G. Robinson. This was the last animated feature to be released...
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The Boy And The Beast + Green DaKaRa Drink Commercial
Japanese beverage maker Suntory teams up with the team animation behind Mamoru Hosoda’s upcoming film The Boy And The Beast to bring you this commercial for their Green DaKaRa drink. Check it out...
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La Madonna – Takada Akemi Art Book Review
La Madonna is a splendid collection of character illustrations from the immensely popular 80s anime Kimagure Orange Road. The artist behind the illustrations is Takada Akemi, who is also the character...
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The Recollection City – Toi8 Art Works Book Review
The Recollection City (追憶都市) is a compiliation of art work by Japanese illustrator Toi8 ( Toi Hachi ). His extensive portfolio of work includes titles like Archenemy And Hero, Lord Of Vermilion,...
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The Boy And The Beast Art Book Review
The Boy And The Beast ( バケモノの子/Bakemono No Ko ) is the latest film by celebrated anime director Mamoru Hosoda ( Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children ). This book features an...
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