| | |  | ART BOOK | Home » » » » The Art of Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff By the Sea) | | | | | | | Description: | | Relive the story of Ponyo and Sosuke in this full-color movie art book! From the animators of Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and Academy Award winner Spirited Away, comes the new Studio Ghibli film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is a hand-drawn feature-length film. The art of the film involves not only cel, but also striking watercolor and pastel concept sketches and layout pages. Interviews with productiin principals about their daring choice to hand draw a film in the age of CGI and the screenplay complete the package. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Hayao Miyazaki | | Paperback:
| 268 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| August 11, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421530643 | | Product Length:
| 11.68 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.3 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.86 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.12 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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51 of 51 found the following review helpful:
It will put a smile on your faceAug 25, 2009
By Parka
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R121CLJRTYJVBQ I can't believe I actually held off purchasing the original Japanese art book when it came out in August 2008. The long wait for the translated version from Viz Media is finally over! It's cool that they have also used the smooth matte paperback covers typically used by the Japanese Studio Ghibli art books. Nice touch.
The Art of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is a very beautiful book presented just like the other Studio Ghibli art books. There are background paintings, pencil watercolour sketches and film stills. This time, they have included more concept art than the film stills. We have lots of character designs and town paintings. That's over 220 pages of art work followed by the complete voice-over script.
All the concept sketches are drawn by Hayao Miyazaki in his usual pencil and watercolour wash treatment. The concept art and backgrounds by the art staff were supervised by art director Noboru Yoshida, and character sketches and design are by supervising animator Katsuya Kondo. There are interviews with those two as well as with Michiyo Yasuda (Chief Colour Designer) and Atsushi Okui (Director of Digital Imaging). They talk about the watercolour storyboards, how Miyazaki works, how they create the sea and other production stories.
This book is highly recommended for all fans of Studio Ghibli. It will put a smile on your face.
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Exactly what I wantedAug 25, 2010
By Duncan Goetze
I was excited to see this book on amazon for a few reasons, the biggest being that it's actually by Hayao Miyazaki. I would have been less inclined to order it if it were through a Disney representative. This way I know I'm getting what Hayao wants me to get, and not just whatever the 3rd party feels like printing.
The book has nice, full colour, somewhat glossy pages. It has concept art on the characters, as well as the scenery, and also shows complete frames. It goes without saying that with 268 pages there is little that the book doesn't touch on.
An excellent buy for artists (who are into this sort of thing), and Studio Ghibli film enthusiasts. If there was a second volume, I would buy that too.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Love the Movie, Love the BookApr 21, 2011
By GlowWorm
I love everything having to do with Miyazaki. This is a wonderful item to have along with a copy of the movie. It shows a lot of how the art came about. I got this as a gift and I am so pleased with it. For anyone who liked this movie and books like this, I recommend Howl's Moving Castle too.
Howl's Moving Castle
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A Lovely BookDec 17, 2009
By A. Michalski
This is a lovely detailed book that brings the magic of Ponyo to the coffee table
amazingMar 08, 2012
By Prinii
First, this book is HUGE and thick. The Amazon images make it look small and the cover "faded", but colors are vivid with a very thick quality of paper.
Second, there are tons of images on each and every page. The pages that are without any kind of art I can count on one hand. This is a great addition for any animation, Miyazaki, or general anime fan. It lets you in to the movie's secrets, motivations, what could have been, etc. The only "criticism" is The images at the bottom of the script pages aren't in color, but that's all nitpicking. Highly recommended!
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