And there's also the vehicle & character designs sketches for the Nissin Cup Noodle endorsed OVA Freedom Project, which I worked on from 2006-7 at Sunrise. So now you know where my twitter profile picture is from 😁 - https://t.co/jPhxsUunop
Besides storyboards for Shin Ultraman & Shin Godzilla, the drawings he did for the lesser known tokusatsu short film Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo ( #巨神兵東京に現わる ) are also included, and they look RAD - https://t.co/5tFh2ABQ4v
Manga artist Hiroyuki Asada's ( Tegami Bachi ) new art book The Long Journey's Diary is a splendid showcase of his beautiful line art work. See more in my review - https://t.co/QHJDfAHw4H #浅田弘幸
Upcoming art book reviews - ILLUSTRATION SCENE OF KOREA - https://t.co/HBnXi9S4iB
Really good deal for Otomo's AKIRA : Art Of Wall book (2019) on Amazon right now going for $57 instead of $129.99 ( be sure to use the "save more" $14 coupon ) - https://t.co/s9x36wyOJK Read my review for the book here - https://t.co/z4ig8wZB1d
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.