Ridiculously good illustrations from Tatsuyuki Tanaka's Cannabis Works 2 art book, one of my fav releases from 2016 田中達之作品集 - https://t.co/iiO0iaJMwQ #artbook #illustration #blauereview #田中達之
Tatsuyuki Tanaka worked on the Tetsuo mutation sequence in Akira and can emulate Otomo's art style very well; here are some of his character designs from the anime adaption of Otomo's Farewell To Weapons - https://t.co/2a78AVqjHu
Tokyo Higoro is a new manga series by Taiyo Matsumoto ( Tekkon Kinkreet, PingPong ), with a philosophical take on the question "Do we live for manga ?" 東京ヒゴロ (1) #松本大洋 コミック- https://t.co/KETehPYG6G #manga #comics #artbook #illustration #blauereview
Evangelion : 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Storyboard Book (2017) ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序 画コンテ集 - https://t.co/NU01xqohKd These are not nearly as detailed as Otomo's or Miyazaki's drawings; but detail or prettiness is not a good benchmark of storyboards. #animation #anime
The @Criterion release of Once Upon a Time in China: The Complete Films ( 5 films, 6 disc set ) is now 50% off at $62.49 on Amazon. I'm biting - https://t.co/PpTStifIH8
Otomo's insanely strong cinematic vision is manifestly clear when you look at how tight his storyboard drawings compare to the finished shots in the film. The storyboard books are a veritable treasure trove on how he composed his shots - https://t.co/5gApwv3uW6
One of the most unintentionally funny Amazon reviews I've ever read was one left for the Ghost In The Shell genga/layout book (2014), where the reviewer commented that it was a "half-a**ed coloring book, most of the drawings are incomplete" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 - https://t.co/4rXLLv7bUm
Heads up - a 650 pages whopper of an art book will be released on Dec 2nd collecting layouts+genga from Katsuhiro Otomo's AKIRA, as part of Complete Works. This new book will be like a jumbo edition of the Akira Animation Archives (2002 - image below) - https://t.co/qqLsxpNF0n
One of the many reasons why Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira manga is so visually impactful is because of the cinematic framing & composition. Otomo is as much a film director/cinematographer as he is a manga artist - https://t.co/tIhqt3L6gY
Not entirely convinced the storyboards that Otomo drew for Akira are detailed enough, I mean look at this shoddy work... 🤣😂 Just teasing of course ! My review for the storyboard book ( Vol 1 ) is almost done. You can also just grab a copy here - https://t.co/JZIKUt83AV
My treasured ( and very yellowed out ) Akira storyboard books, first published back in 1988. Every frame is a work of art. Also, Kodansha should really consider a reprint of these as they would still sell like hotcakes アキラ絵コンテ集 - https://t.co/ipIjvRp1zO #anime #animation
ICYMI - A whole book dedicated to the detailed concept art sketches by Mitsuo Iso ( Denno Coil ) for anime films like Ghost In The Shell, Magnetic Rose, Roujin Z, Evangelion, MS Gundam & more. See more in my review - https://t.co/EDV5W53Gmu
Hayao Miyazaki's self caricature as a pig riding in a stylish 3 wheeler (L), based on a photo taken by his late mentor, the veteran animator Yasuo Otsuka in 1993 (R). This illustration appeared in the Feb 94 issue of NAVI magazine.