Takayuki Takeya, who has many fans around the world as an artist of rare formative arts, and Studio Ghibli have collaborated miraculously!
This book is a collection of photographs of the making of these figurative works, in which Takeya himself explains how these works were created, the teamwork at the production site, and the figurative process, along with exquisite photographs.
Nausicaa, Ohmu, Royal Yanma, Mushigoyashi, and other creatures from “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” appear in the real world with a sense of realism!
Not only Takeya fans but also Ghibli fans will be able to enjoy the art in this book. Readers will experience the beauty of the formative arts as if they were thrown into the world of the film.
Main contents
・The World of Ohmu
Production site of large exhibits / Insect palms and rotting sea fungi / Snake bugs (winged bugs) / Bullfrogs
・Decaying God Warriors
Modeling I: Head / Pedestal and temporary assembly / Modeling II: Hands / Modeling III: Spines / Modeling IV: Body / Modeling V: Insects and fungi
・Deep Sea of Decay
Frame making / King bug shell / Mushrooms and fungi / Forest people
・Wind-user’s outfit for the putrefying sea
Paper pattern / Pattern prototype / Fitting / Sewing / Sand prevention cap and miasma mask / Gloves / Shin guards / Long gun / Ceramic sword / Tools and accessories / Secret stone
・Takeya-style free-standing figurine pattern roku
Category：Japanese Art Book, Japanese Craft Book
- Pages：
- 152
- ISBN：
- 978-4198654610
- Release Date:
- March, 2023
- Language:
- Japanese
- Publisher:
- Tokuma shoten
Author profile
Takayuki Takeya
sculptor. Born December 10, 1963. Born in Shakotan, Hokkaido. He graduated from Asagaya Art College. After joining Model Art, he worked on character design, arrangement, and modeling for videos, exhibitions, games, and toys.
Created models of giant god soldiers in “Kyojinhei Appears in Tokyo” (2012), character design in the movie “Shin Godzilla” (2016), and supervised model production and modeling for “Ghibli Exposition: World of Omushi”. . At the “Animage and Ghibli Exhibition”, he created “Kazetsukai no Fukai Costume”.
He is in charge of planning and design arrangements for the Takeya-style Jizai Okimono series such as “Hebikara”, “Omushi”, “Daio Yanma”, and “Torumekian Armored Soldiers”.
Takayuki Takeya‘s books
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Doug W. –
This book is filled with incredible behind the scenes imagery from the Nausicaa show in Japan. Wonderful sculpts and concept art on every page. If you’re a fan of Takeya Takayuki or Nausicaa, then this is a must for your collection.
The book arrived in perfect condition and super fast as well.
Nicholas –
Vinod –
Arrived in excellent condition!
Geoffrey T. –
Arrivé très rapidement et en parfait etat. C’était parfait !!