Hayao Miyazaki

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AGNèS VARDA: DIRECTOR'S INSPIRATION DELMONICO BOOKS/ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES ISBN: 9781636810607 Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind" is one of my favorite movies ever. So it is with great humility that I say that I like the manga 20 times better than the movie. It's the most beautiful story I've ever read. I actually got goosebumps reading some parts. I would definitely put it in my list of top five favorite novels. Die Geschichte wirkt oft überladen und Weniges wird langsam eingeführt (von Beginn an tobt der Krieg und man springt munter zwischen den Figuren umher), ebenso hatte ich meine Mühe mit den Fantasiebegriffen und -namen. Thirty minutes before the heated battle, Jingu Stadium is buzzing with anticipation and emotion. Tens of thousands of fans have been streaming into the great stadium around the field since early this morning, and at this point there’s barely room to stand. The cheering squads for each school have occupied their sections along the infield and outfield and jammed their seats to overflowing. With Keio on the third-base side and Waseda on the first-base side, each commanding their own brass band, they have been sounding off fiercely since before the match…”

I've seen the Miyazaki Nausicaa movie, and I loved it. But what is great about this comic is that the format allows for the story to go much deeper, a deeper exploration of the themes (humanity, our relation to nature, environmentalism, the lust for power, etc), and a deeper immersion into the world. There is also more nuance and subtlety in regards to the characters and their development. Serialization in a newspaper of a feature film by Toei Doga (Toei Animation Studio), for which Miyazaki worked as a key animator. Based on Charles Perrault's book. Pero, the dandy cat, helps a boy defeat an Ogre and win the heart of a princess.The story has all the usual Miyazaki themes - love, nature, urban decay, etc, and some truly excellent creature design. If you've seen the movie, you should know that the film only covers about a tenth of the entire story. It goes on well after that movie ended, and there's all kinds of amazing stuff in here you've been missing. Nausicaa, the gentle yet strong willed girl who can read the wind and talk to the Ohmu. Will she be able to stop this catastrophe? The one they call Daikaisho? By the end, the world is a shambles with the survivors left to clean up the mess. It's a strong ending, one I'd rank up there with the Elric Saga or the Amber books. While I was sad it was over, I'm glad it ended rather than dragging on forever. Preview our Fall 2023 catalog, featuring more than 500 new books on art, photography, design, architecture, film, music and visual culture. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind doesn't read as though Miyazaki wrote it early in his career, before making all of his beloved Studio Ghibli films. It's not a rough early work that hints at greatness to come. On the contrary, this comic feels like Miyazaki's chef d'œuvre, a culmination of his life's work.

Over the course of a year in his life, Copper, like his namesake Copernicus, embarks on a journey of philosophical enlightenment, and uses his discoveries about the heavens, earth and human nature to determine the best way to live. Yoshino perfectly captures the beauty and strangeness of pre-war Japan — the changing of the seasons, the fried tofu and taiyaki stands, and the lush landscapes, as Copper explores the city on his bike and learns from friends and family what really matters most in life.

So this is actually a reread. I read the series once before as a young man, and thought it was amazing. Deciding she has nothing more to lose, Sophie makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above her town, Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl, whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls... This book came out only a few years after my first encounter with anime and just blew me away, introducing me to a completely different world – a world that at the time was mostly out of reach because Western translations were still rare. Waseda University, the champions of North Tokyo! Keio University, the champions of South Tokyo!” Copper continued in a grand voice. What a heady experience. I'm still reeling from taking it all in (I read the second compilation volume all today), but dang girl, what a masterpiece. This somehow had all of my favorite things: fun, adventure, fascinating characters, deep worldbuilding and lore, fantasy/sci-fi vibes, philosophy, ecology, friendships, politics, ANIMALS YAAAAS

Yet what really makes Miyasakiworld entrench itself so firmly in the hearts and minds of viewers, is, I think, the focus on the warmth of human connection. The films are full of quiet moments that highlight the easy beauty of home, family and friends: Howl's makeshift family sitting down to breakfast, Chihiro and her friends enjoying a respite in Zeniba's cottage, Mei and Satsuki finding comfort with their father in the family bath, Ponyo and Sōsuke reveling in the wonders of homemade ramen, Kiki being regaled with cake and stories at an elderly client's house. A nerd- and generalist-friendly look at how Japan shaped the post-World War II world, from toys to Trump . . . A non-native's savvy study of Japan's wide influence in ways both subtle and profound' Kirkus This is absolute must reading for those who love comics. But the scope of the story reaches beyond comic lovers, this is something that someone who doesn't generally read comics should at least try reading imo. It is the apotheosis of the art form.When a friend pointed me out to this being a read now on Netgalley, I knew I had to give this ago. Unfortunately this book turned out not to be for me and I ended up dnf-ing it at about 30%. This problem lies in part with me and I don’t think this is a bad book at all. It just didn’t work for me. The following is a list of works by Japanese filmmaker and artist Hayao Miyazaki, divided into the categories of his early works, manga works, and filmography. Some of his most widely known works are his animated films created during his time with Studio Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013). [1] Early works (animation) [ edit ] Work