Name: My Neighbor Totoro – Hayao Miyazaki Image Board Complete Works Vol 3
SKU: 9784000288330
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Developed from image boards capturing spontaneous moments of carefree children and uniquely crafted characters, “My Neighbor Totoro” (released in 1988) evolved into a rich story. This collection features all 219 meticulously refined and life-filled illustrations created during the production process.

Hayao Miyazaki creates hand-drawn illustrations to conceive his ideas for his films and to communicate the concepts to his staff. These are called “image boards”. Hayao Miyazaki Image Board Series is a complete collection of Miyazaki’s “image board” artwork held at Studio Ghibli including unpublished works. In this large book with a trim size of 35.0 x 27.7 cm (12.8 x 10.1 in), portrait, the illustrations are reproduced at or close to their original size, in its true colors and texture of the original drawings realized by high-quality printing. Discover how the fascinating world of Miyazaki’s creation begins.

Category：Japanese Animation Book, Japanese Illustration Book, Japanese Movie Book

Tag：Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki Image Board Complete Works, My Neighbor Totoro, storyboard, Studio Ghibli

Pages：: 176
ISBN：: 9784000288330
Release Date:: March, 2025
Language:: Japanese
Publisher:: Iwanami Shoten

Author profile

Hayao Miyazaki

Animation film director. Born in Tokyo in 1941. After graduating from the Faculty of Political Economy at Gakushuin University, he joined Toei Animation (currently Toei Animation). After leaving the company, he directed his theatrical work for the first time in “Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro” in 1979. In 1984, he published “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”. He participated in the establishment of Studio Ghibli in 1985.