Viz Media Starting Point: 1979-1996
Product ID: 253447009
🎥Rare interviews & essays
🎨Exclusive concept sketches
📚Hefty 400+ pages
€ 40.83
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Description
🎬 Unlock the magic behind Miyazaki’s masterpieces — your ultimate animation insider pass!
- A COLLECTORS DREAM - Securely packaged and crafted with care, perfect for gifting or elevating your personal library.
- JOIN A GLOBAL FANBASE - With 4.8 stars from 800+ reviews, this book is a must-have for professionals and enthusiasts alike.
- CELEBRATE ANIMATION MASTERY - From Howl’s Moving Castle to Spirited Away, understand the artistry and philosophy shaping beloved classics.
- UNMATCHED INSIGHT INSPIRATION - Gain exclusive access to behind-the-scenes details from one of the world’s most respected animation directors.
- DIVE DEEP INTO MIYAZAKIS GENIUS - Explore 400+ pages of rare essays, sketches, and interviews that reveal the mind behind iconic animations.
Viz Media’s Starting Point: 1979-1996 is a comprehensive, 400+ page compilation featuring essays, concept sketches, and interviews with Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary animation director behind films like Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. Highly rated by over 800 readers, this book offers rare insights into Miyazaki’s creative process and is securely packaged, making it an ideal gift or collector’s item for animation professionals and fans.
Specifications
| Best Sellers Rank | #58,004 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #19 in Biographies of Movie Directors #46 in Movie Direction & Production #65 in Animation Graphic Design |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (818) |
| Dimensions | 15.24 x 3.3 x 22.86 cm |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10 | 1421561042 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1421561042 |
| Item weight | 544 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 462 pages |
| Publication date | 8 April 2014 |
| Publisher | Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc |
| Reading age | 13 - 16 years |
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