The Art of Spirited Away
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The Fantasy Continues
The Art of Spirited Away collects color illustrations of Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) for the first time in an English edition! This book includes paintings and designs from the new animated film from the director of Kiki’s Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke.
Large-size, hardcover coffee-table book featuring artwork from the renowned animated film, Spirited Away, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Features commentary, color stills, sketches, storyboards, and illustrations used to envision the rich fantasy world of the film. Also includes a complete English-language script.
ASIN : 1569317771
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC; UK ed. edition (October 1, 2002)
Language : English
Hardcover : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781569317778
ISBN-13 : 978-1569317778
Grade level : 2 – 3
Item Weight : 3.35 pounds
Dimensions : 0.95 x 8.58 x 11.97 inches
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Génesis Barboza –
Lovely!
Truly a great collection, it was a great source of inspiration and reference for a student to look through!
Ashley –
Beautiful
Beautifully sketches. Beautiful color designs. Like for example the different colors tones during the day, dawn and night over the town.
Lez –
Great buy!
This is my favorite movie,and reading the process behind the movie! I love those book,its a great look at the process and what inspired the characters! Love this book
C. E. Stevens –
Relive the movie through the art
Although I am not a big anime fan in general, I am a huge fan of Miyazaki Hayao’s work. The highlight of his movies and comic books is usually the story itself, but in the case of Spirited Away, I think it would be fair to say that the sheer beauty and imagination of the film is just as amazing as the story itself.For me, Spirited Away was by far the first, and to date only, animated movie that I could call visually stunning. The viewer, be he or she 5, 25, or 65 is as drawn into Miyazaki’s world as the protagonist Chihiro is. This book allows you to revisit the movie through its art. Full of concept sketches, character designs, and backgrounds from the movie, this book also includes an introduction by Miyazaki himself as well as frequent commentary by the artists that worked on this film and even an explanation of some of the technology that helped make this such a visually appealing film. The book’s price may seem a bit steep, but at around 250 full color, high quality pages I felt I more than got my money’s worth.There has been talk of Miyazaki retiring, but I hope this is not the case. With Spirited Away gaining such popular and critical acclaim in the United States, I hope he continues to work his magic for years to come, continuing to make his impression left not only on Japan, but to the global audience. With the increase in animation technology and the continuing strength of Miyazaki’s imagination and storytelling power, it seems that the best is yet to come.
michelo –
A Lovely Book
This is a gorgeous art book, filled with plenty of lovely images and stunning watercolor paintings.
Hannah –
Beautiful collectable
This is a beautiful book! It’s a decent size and the pages are great quality. This is definitely worth the price. Get this for any Spirited Away or art fan!
Julia –
Beautifully put together art book.
This is a beautifully illustrated book, containing image stills from the movie, concept art, story boards, CGI work, and lots of interesting facts from the studio itself. This version is in English. As an artist, looking through art books gives me incredible motivation to create my own artwork, and being a HUGE fan of Spirited Away (well, Studio Ghibli in general), this book is amazingly inspirational. This book is without a doubt a treat for those who like to look at art books just to gaze at the eye candy, too! The pages are thick and sturdy, which a low gloss to them, making the coloration really pop in the images. I definitely recommend this for any fans of Spirited Away and/or Studio Ghibli!
Claudia I. –
A must buy for any Spirited Away fans!
A wonderful art of book. I’ve always loved watching Spirited Away. It’s such a unique film and its art of book is no different.Now if you’re looking for tons of concept art then you’re probably going to be disappointed with this book. Since 97% of the art is movie stills and final art. But its a Miyazaki movie so the stills are gorgeous. The little concept art that is present is impressive. Like the character poses they did for Chihiro and Haku. I would have liked to have seen more of those with the other characters.There’s also the script for the English translation of the film at the end of the book. Which was a bit unusual. I wish they could have included the Japanese one as well. But overall this is a really nice book for Spirited Away. I would definitely recommend buying it.
prateek trehan –
Just an amazing to get inspired and understand the art and mind of hayao miyazaki..
Leah –
This book is an amazing gift for any fan of Miyazaki‘s works. It’s absolutely worth the price and offers a great insight into the art of Spirited Away. Delivery was fast.
Angeline damas gonzalez –
Me encanta el libro tiene mas escenas de los fondos de la pelicula que en si de los personajes pero personalmente es algo super importante en el estilo de esta pelicula los fondos y este libro le hace justicia es super bonito es algo grande lo que mas me sorprendio aparte del envio, solo tardo 3 dias fue que al final del libro vienen dialogos de la pelicula bastantitas paginas de dialogos es muy interesante estoy muy feliz con mi compra respecto al producto no me llego dañado ni nada en perfectas condiciones
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IciEtLa –
Un ouvrage magnifiquement réalisé.