In Studio Ghibli's Academy Award®-winning fantasy adventure film, The Boy and the Heron, young Mahito loses his mother and is plunged into a journey of discovery led by a mischievous gray heron. This gorgeous art book is filled with hundreds of pieces of concept art, storyboards, character designs, backgrounds, key animation, and more that illuminate the inventive vision of acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki. This book features commentary and interviews from the incredible team that shaped this film and past Studio Ghibli masterpieces. Readers will gain insight into the extensive production process and the painstaking work that went into the creation of this film from supervising animator Takeshi Honda, art director Yoji Takeshige, background artist Noboru Yoshida, and many more. The book also includes the director's original memos proposing the creation of the film, the full script, and many other intriguing details.

Udgivet af Viz Comics 2025

Hayao Miyazaki
Japansk filmskaber, tegneserietegner og forfatter. Indenfor tegneserier har han tegnet den gribende fire-binds fortælling Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, som han efterfølgende omsatte til tegnefilm. Miyazaki har dog hovedsageligt beskæftiget sig med anime (japansk tegnefilm), hvor han har instrueret og animeret på nogle af de mest succesfulde japanske tegnefilm igennem tiden, heriblandt Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Laputa - Castle in the sky, Min nabo Totoro, Kiki's delivery service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Chihiro og heksene og den seneste, Det levende slot. På dansk er det eneste tegneserieværk, vi har set af Miyazaki, en såkaldt anime-tegneserie af Det levende slot, dvs. en tegneserie baseret på skærmbilleder fra tegnefilmen. (Ovenstående personbeskrivelse er taget fra ComicWiki under en Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 licens)