The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions
 First English edition of The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions, as published by Viz Media | |
| Author | Hayao Miyazaki |
|---|---|
| Original title | ジアート 風の谷のナウシカ宮崎駿水彩画集 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Subject | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind |
| Genre | Artwork |
| Publisher | Tokuma Shoten |
Publication date | July 31, 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 207 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-4-19-810001-8 |
The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions (Japanese: ジアート 風の谷のナウシカ宮崎駿水彩画集 Hepburn: Jaito Kaze no Tani no Naushika Miyazaki Shun Suisai Gashū) is a 1996 artbook, written and illustrated by Hayao Miyazaki, containing the original watercolor illustrations that were concept sketches used by the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind manga and its film.[1] Tokuma Shoten first released the artbook on July 31, 1996.[2] The artbook was licensed for a North American release by Viz Media, which released the book on November 6, 2007.[3] It was also licensed in Australasia by Madman Entertainment and in France by Glénat as Nausicaä - Recueil D'aquarelles (French: Nausicaä: Collection of Watercolors).[4][5]
Reception
Comic Book Bin's Leeroy Douresseaux commends "Miyazaki's imagination as bountiful, prodigious, and maybe even protean." He further commends the commentary that accompanies the pictures for providing "humor and insight".[1] About.com's Deb Aoki commends the book as "gorgeous, full-color illustrations by the modern master of animation".[6] PopCultureShock's Katherine Dacey comments on the book with "while readers may not learn much from Miyazaki’s commentary (he spends a great deal of time disavowing his work), they will develop a greater appreciation for his creative process by studying the rough paintings and quick sketches at the back of the volume, which show many of the characters and creatures of Nausicaa in embryonic form."[7]
References
- 1 2 Douresseaux, Leeroy (November 7, 2007). "The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions". Comic Book Bin. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ ジアート 風の谷のナウシカ宮崎駿水彩画集 (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ "The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Nausicaä - Recueil D'aquarelles" (in French). Glénat. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ Aoki, Deb. "The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions". About.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ Dacey, Katherine (November 4, 2007). "Weekly Recon, 11/7/07". PopCultureShock. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2014.