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The Art of My Neighbor Totoro: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki

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Fans of Miyazaki's movies won't be disappointed by this book. It has lots of concept art, sketches, water colour storyboards, character design and beautiful paintings of the countryside.

Some of the art are captioned by Miyazaki to give you insight into the scenes.

At the end of the book is a summary of the film's production process. There are interviews with key production staff, including the music director Joe Hisaishi.

This book is easily a classic, just like the anime movie itself.

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This book has so many sketches, illustrations and conceptual drawings that one gets a better idea of how such a masterpiece came into being. A section on animation techniques shows many special effects used in the film. The overall impression is magical and very inspiring. This book will motivate any developing artist to search for better ways of expressing his/her ideas.

If you're a Miyazaki's freak, you will love this series of books.
Beautifully edited, hard cover, with original sketches and storyboards.
The Art of My Neighbor Totoro: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki, has the particularity to transport you to the movie in seconds and you get the same happy and heartwarming feelings with just watch their pages.

Also explains what a Totoro is and why Miyazaki wanted to do this movie. Characters development, full color illustrations. A must have if you are into animation.

I really like this book! Its complete and well done.
The only problem for me was that its cover came a little damaged.
I was just a little bit, nothing that really made me nervous.
Really worth it!

All of the titles in the Studio Ghibli Library series are gorgeous and worth buying, and this one is no exception. It follows the same format as the other titles and is hardback with no dust cover and is 176 pages, which makes it a little shorter than the others. This may be due to the fact that it does not contain the screenplay from the film.

The book is divided into the following chapters:

Initial concept sketches
The art of animated films
Totoro animation technique
Totoro production report

The Art of Animated Film chapter contains concept sketches, storyboards, concept art, cel art, and film images. You may recognize Kazuo Oga's artwork and this is a real treat for those who enjoy his work like I do.

This is my favorite Miyazaki film and so this title in particular is a real treat.

Highly recommended.

For anyone who loves the movie Totoro this splendidly illustrated volume is a treasure. I have watched the movie a number of times but had not fully appreciated the delicacy and refinement of the art, which just flies by too fast for the eye to perceive in detail. This book reveals the extraordinary beauty of the art in close-up detail. I shall treasure this work and share it with my grandchildren.

My boyfriend bought this book for me for my birthday. We both loved the movie, so this book was a great addition to my collection! The artwork is beautiful and I love all the information and attention to detail.

I love this movie and bought this as a gift. This is a great book that is not cheaply made, I love the attention to detail and the high quality of this book! If your a fan, you will like it a lot.

Just what you expect from an art book about the movie. So well done in every way. Large pictures of the beautiful landscapes, character sketches, techniques... Just mindblowing.

Whether you're a fan of Miyazaki's movies, animation, or just an art lover, you'll love this book. It has all the beautiful scenery from the movie, the designs of the characters, storyboards, and information from Miyazaki and others about how and why they created some of the scenes in the movie.

Looking at this book will give you the same magical, feel good feelings that the movie gives and is a must for any Miyazaki fan.