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Pros
Starting point 1979-1996 is a book by hayao miyazaki that was translated by beth cary and frederik l. L. This is a specialty item that would appeal mostly to fans of miyazaki. It includes twelve pieces miyazaki wrote that talk about what animation is,... Read More
Starting 1979-1996 is an amazing book. One of the most valuable books i have ever purchased. It's the kind of book one hopes to read from a prolific artist and craftsman.
Each cel of these movies takes a few different people. Thousands or even millions of hand drawn, hand painted pictures go into every movie. Great to get a glimpse into the workings of a genius mind.
My favorite things includes a few drawings from miyazaki's scrapbook. Dining in midair is a charming and sometimes amusing comic about the history of in-flight dining. From the first's pages you can find some beautiful gems, useful for any comic artis... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Viz media deserves a price for this hardcover edition, the design and quality is top-notch and includes a brief, but insightful... Read More
Essays by and interviews with the artist.
Packaging/appearance
The book, which is nearly 500 pages long, has been divided into several parts and includes a foreword by john lasseter (directo... Read More
Competitiveness
Covering the sursprisingly amount of 500 pages, starting point (in a beatiful edition by viz media) icludes not only all the es... Read More
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- This product had a total of 601 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 28 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought starting point at the beginning of this year as material for a research paper i was writing on three of hayao miyazakis films
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It is an absolute mustread for any miyazaki fan
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I cant believe we had to wait more than fifteen years for this book to be translated and published in the united states it was first published in japan in 1996
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The book which is nearly 500 pages long has been divided into several parts and includes a foreword by john lasseter director of toy story and an afterword by isao takahata director of grave of the fireflies
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The second part called on the periphery of the work was similar to the previous section in that it contained chapters about animation techniques
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This one made me laugh because i expected it to be an essay about miyazakis random thoughts notebook
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wont go into detail as most of the other reviews here are pretty accurate
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It gives access in english to essays and interviews in their entirety which were previously only referenced as excerpts or paraphrases in other texts written about miyazaki and his works or in the original japanese sources
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