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The Art of Princess Mononoke Hardcover – August 26, 2014

by Hayao Miyazaki (Artist)

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The art, from conception to release, of the classic Hayao Miyazaki film Princess Mononoke, including a look at Miyazaki’s original art and the use of computer graphics technology in the film.

The latest in the perennially popular line of Studio Ghibli art books, which include interviews, concept sketches, and finished animation cels from classics such as Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.

Princess Mononoke was the first Hayao Miyazaki film to break out into the American mainstream. The journey from initial idea to the big screen is captured here, in the hundreds of images from preliminary sketches to dynamic animation cels.

About the Author

Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan’s most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festival’s Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki’s films include Spirited Away, winner of the 2002 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and Ponyo, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki’s other achievements include the highly regarded manga series Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Starting Point: 1979-1996, a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that chronicle his early career and the development of his theories of animation. Both are published in English by VIZ Media.

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Delve into the beautiful world of Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke

Filled with preliminary sketches, concept art, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes.

A gorgeous art book perfect for Studio Ghibli fans!


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Publisher ‏ : ‎ VIZ Media LLC (August 26, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1421565978
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421565972
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.9 x 11.75 inches

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Hayao Miyazaki
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Hayao Miyazaki is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, the award-winning Japanese animation studio and production company behind worldwide hits such as PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE and SPIRITED AWAY.
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Connor Vess

Bought as anniversary gift

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023

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Gf loved it! It’s her favorite Ghibli film and she loves all the art, came perfectly packaged, no bumps or anything, very high quality

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lisaleo (Lisa Yount)

beautiful, and helps to clear up some confusions

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2020

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This is one of a series of books related to the films of Hayao Miyazaki, put out by his Studio Ghibli, each of which presents a combination of finished cel art, storyboard drawings, background art, and concept-art sketches from one Miyazaki movie. In this volume, the art is arranged in a way that takes viewers through the story step by step, which is useful because the book doesn’t contain a copy of the script, as some of the other books in the series do. It does, however, contain an afterword about the studio’s then-new use of computer graphics and digital compositing.

As with all Miyazaki films, the visuals in Princess Mononoke are gorgeous, and the book is well worth having for that fact alone. I found it especially useful, though, because (to my mind, anyway) the story in Princess Mononoke is more complex and confusing than that in most other Miyazaki movies, and the text of the book helped me understand the relationship among the characters and mythic elements better than I had when watching the movie. I recommend this book, and the others in the series, to all lovers of Miyazaki films, anime, and fantasy art.

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Gregory W. German

Another Great Studio Ghibli Art Book

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2015

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If you love Miyazaki's fine film, you will love this book. It was the one I was unable to find a copy of for a long time and was thrilled when it was reprinted. I highly recommend all of the art books that represent Miyazaki's films, including the ones accompanying the works he wrote screenplays for but did not direct ("The Secret World of Arrietty", "From Up On Poppy Hill"). The books are all well done and feature a large amount of material relating to how the films were made, drawings, sketches and beautiful art from the films plus a full copy of the script. I am pleased to own art books for "Spirited Away", "Howl's Moving Castle", "My Neighbor Totoro" and "The Wind Rises" as well as most of the other art books in this series. The film's never disappoint and neither do these books. If you love Miyazaki's films they way I do, you owe it to yourself to eventually buy them all. Each one is a revelation into the process of the fine animation only Studio Ghibli creates.

In another note, Joe Hisashi's scores for these films are also wonderful and well worth having. His music for "Princess Mononoke" is gorgeous.

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Kyada

Must-Have Miyazaki Concept Art Book

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021

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Great imagery. Out of all the concept art books that I have for films by Hayao Miyazaki, this one seems the most unique in helping see the world that was built for it. Learning also the traditional Japanese influences that played a part in designing their characters and environments is wonderful. I also thoroughly enjoyed the production diary at the end to show that working for Ghibli is as stressful as any job.

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Patricia E. Bazluke

Beautiful book, great art

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2022

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Bought it for a grandson who is a great fan of Miyazaki and loves all his films. J is also an amateur artist himself so likes reference material as well as art.

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Isabel

It is beautiful, perfect for a gift.

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2021

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It is beautiful, I bought it as a gift and the person was fascinated, I hug the book with all my strength, I feel so good for it. It comes in a hard cover, which is great. I loved this book, now I need one for myself. Without a doubt, it is a very good buy.

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Gabriel Solis

I like it, but I was expecting more.

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2014

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I've been waiting for this a long time! There are a couple of things I don't like and a couple I really enjoy.

One of the issues I find is that, you can't actually see a character creation process; unlike other Studio Ghibli / Viz Media books there is a very little of base creation content. You can see a few sketches of the main characters, and by "a few" I really mean "very little".

On the other side, pictures are amazing, and every detail of them is very explained. I like to see there's a storyboard of the some scenes for the film and there's a nice "production diary" indicating the production process day by day.

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Another Fantastic Purchase

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020

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This book is also beautifully done and is something artists should have in their collection. I was extremely satisfied with this purchase and would recommend this to people to have. Simply put, it's another fantastic purchase and well worth the money.

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