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Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":""},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/-\/books?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=5"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/books"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/-\/books\/-\/books?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=6\u0026max-results=5"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Daniel Thomas MacInnes"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01406180871529775448"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/4189\/2600\/1600\/me07_ghibliblog.0.jpg"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"46"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"5"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-7631163053531131185"},"published":{"$t":"2014-11-21T14:06:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-11-21T14:06:38.193-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mononoke"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New Miyazaki Book: Princess Mononoke: The First Story"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OgjIviV0cYc\/UxymfxhNGhI\/AAAAAAAAI0c\/zAq_y_eNibo\/s1600\/002.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OgjIviV0cYc\/UxymfxhNGhI\/AAAAAAAAI0c\/zAq_y_eNibo\/s1600\/002.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"322\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENewly published from Viz Media is Hayao Miyazaki's famous storyboard book, \"Princess Mononoke: The First Story.\" This story consists of watercolor image boards created by Miyazaki in 1980 for an unrealized film project. The artwork was first published in his 1983 artbook, \"Hayao Miyazaki Image Boards,\" and ten years later as a standalone volume.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI've written about\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/history-on-miyazakis-mononoke-book.html\"\u003E the history behind the 1980 Mononoke Hime\u003C\/a\u003E, going into greater detail, so I won't recount that tale yet again here. I also published the entire story, with fan translations, on Ghibli Blog back in 2008, eventually finding its way across the internet and generating great interest in Hayao Miyazaki's \"lost\" anime.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have edited\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/mononoke-hime-1980-original-miyazaki.html\"\u003E my 2008 Mononoke post\u003C\/a\u003E to remove all but a small sample of pages. And now I strongly urge all Miyazaki fans to purchase this new book. The quality of the paintings is superb, and the presentation is the same high calibur we expect from Viz. This is an excellent storybook, one that will make wonderful gifts for friends and family this holiday season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHayao Miyazaki's manga comics remain largely unknown to Western audiences.\u0026nbsp; I do hope this latest release will begin to turn that around. There should be a whole series of \"Hayao Miyazaki Comics\" in our libraries and bookstores.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EP.S. The 1980 Princess Mononoke share nothing in common with Miyazaki's 1997 blockbuster anime film, apart from the heroine, who reappears in the movie as Ashitaka's love interest. Mononoke, the giant cat, obviously resembes a close cousin to Papa Panda and Totoro. And some of the scene designs would resurface as the bath house in Spirited Away."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7631163053531131185\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=7631163053531131185\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/7631163053531131185"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/7631163053531131185"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/new-miyazaki-book-princess-mononoke.html","title":"New Miyazaki Book: Princess Mononoke: The First Story"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Daniel Thomas MacInnes"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01406180871529775448"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/4189\/2600\/1600\/me07_ghibliblog.0.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OgjIviV0cYc\/UxymfxhNGhI\/AAAAAAAAI0c\/zAq_y_eNibo\/s72-c\/002.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-7606628935947576401"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-09T10:34:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-09T12:31:27.242-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mononoke"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Viz Media to Release \"The Art of Princess Mononoke\" - Is a Disney Blu-Ray Coming Soon?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-r3Sx7_Ronus\/UxylWxC2LhI\/AAAAAAAAI0U\/iiDV3jNaWio\/s1600\/mononoke+book.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-r3Sx7_Ronus\/UxylWxC2LhI\/AAAAAAAAI0U\/iiDV3jNaWio\/s1600\/mononoke+book.gif\" height=\"400\" width=\"277\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EViz Media announced this week that, in addition to publishing Hayao Miyazaki's 1980 Mononoke Hime (based on a series of image boards for an unrealized animation project), they will be publishing \"The Art of Princess Mononoke,\" as part of the continuing Studio Ghibli art book series. \u0026nbsp;The book will arrive in bookstores this October.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis release will officially replace the long out-of-print edition published by Miramax, \"Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time.\" \u0026nbsp;That book was also based on Ghibli's official art book. \u0026nbsp;I haven't seen that edition in many years, so I cannot remember if there were any exclusive pages or essays that won't appear in Viz Media's edition. \u0026nbsp;We'll just have to wait and see.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for the larger question: Does the publication of two Mononoke Hime-themed books mean Disney is planning to release the Blu-Ray edition of the film? \u0026nbsp;It was released in Japan just in time for Christmas last year (along with The Cat Returns the Favor\/Ghiblies Episode 2), and should be arriving around the world in due course. \u0026nbsp;Unfortunately, as we all know, the relationship between Studio Ghibli and Disney over this film was rocky and contentious. \u0026nbsp;It's never a good sign when the studio boss wakes up to find a loaded weapon in his mailbox.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen Miramax split from Disney, they took Princess Mononoke with them, as they were the official distributor in the US. \u0026nbsp;It appeared the rights would be lost in legal limbo; fortunately, Disney quietly reacquired those rights a couple years ago, and reissued the DVD, with the blue-and-gold label. \u0026nbsp;This was done with almost no fanfare, and, probably don't even know this release even exists. \u0026nbsp;Heck, I didn't know about it until I saw a copy at Barnes \u0026amp; Noble's last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen Disney signed a distribution deal with Studio Ghibli, they were interested in Hayao Miyazaki's children's movies like My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service. \u0026nbsp;The last thing they ever expected from the Japanese filmmaker was a bloody and brutally violent Ford-Kurosawa epic. \u0026nbsp;In a society where animation exists almost solely as \"the electric babysitter,\" Princess Mononoke came as a shock, and relations between the two parties were notably damaged, until Pixar's John Lasseter came to the rescue in 2002.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the Blu-Ray front, Disney in the US has fallen so far behind Japan and the rest of the world, I've all but given up hope. \u0026nbsp;They have little interest in selling movies that don't sell in this country, especially when Disney holds no merchandising or character rights (\"where the real money from the movie is made.\") \u0026nbsp;And the box office returns for The Wind Rises are absolutely dreadful. \u0026nbsp;And so there is very little demand, or interest, by either Disney or the general public.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe two new Mononoke books give hope that we'll see the Blu-Ray on our shores. \u0026nbsp;On that topic, I'll move the dial from \"Never in a Million Years\" to \"Maybe.\" \u0026nbsp;For our side, I'll count that as a win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7606628935947576401\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=7606628935947576401\u0026isPopup=true","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/7606628935947576401"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/7606628935947576401"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/viz-media-to-release-art-of-princess.html","title":"Viz Media to Release \"The Art of Princess Mononoke\" - Is a Disney Blu-Ray Coming Soon?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Daniel Thomas MacInnes"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01406180871529775448"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/4189\/2600\/1600\/me07_ghibliblog.0.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-r3Sx7_Ronus\/UxylWxC2LhI\/AAAAAAAAI0U\/iiDV3jNaWio\/s72-c\/mononoke+book.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-1216701218834421807"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-07T12:48:00.004-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-09T12:36:53.287-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mononoke"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hayao Miyazaki's 1980 Mononoke Hime Book Coming to USA"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OgjIviV0cYc\/UxymfxhNGhI\/AAAAAAAAI0c\/zAq_y_eNibo\/s1600\/002.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OgjIviV0cYc\/UxymfxhNGhI\/AAAAAAAAI0c\/zAq_y_eNibo\/s1600\/002.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"322\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGood News, Everyone! Viz Media will publish Hayao Miyazaki's Mononoke Hime picture book this October in the USA. Retail price will be $34.95. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe original Mononoke Hime began as a film project in 1980. Miyazaki created a complete set of image boards, rendered in pencil and watercolor, and sought out producers to finance the project. He was unsuccessful in this quest. He eventually published the image boards and story in his 1983 art book, Hayao Miyazaki Image Boards. In 1993, Mononoke Hime was published as a stand-alone picture book, and this is the version that Viz will be publishing in the States.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis period of Miyazaki's career - late 1970s to early 1980s - is very interesting. It's a time of setback and struggle; the glory days of Toei Doga, of Heidi and Marco, his collaborations with Isao Takahata, are fading in the distant past. His own attempts to establish himself as a sole director in his own right - 1978's Future Boy Conan, 1979's Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro, 1981's Sherlock Hound (Famous Detective Holmes) - were met with failure on the small screen, the big screen, and behind the scenes. Despite the excellence of his work, the peak of his cliffhanger serial period, the director could not find an audience willing to accept him. And so a number of film projects, including Mononoke Hime and My Neighbor Totoro, languished for lack of interest and lack of funds. By 1982, it appeared that his anime career was all but finished.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne could see his return to manga comics, with the monthly serial Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind in 1982, the graphic novel The Journey of Shuna in 1983, the publication of his Image Boards book the same year, as Hayao Miyazaki's farewell to animation, a return to his earlier passion, comics. Others could see this period as a regrouping, of healing wounds and plotting the comeback, a period of evolution. When Miyazaki was given the chance to direct the Nausicaa anime film in 1983\/84, the heroic optimism of his youth had burned away, and what emerged was darker, and more emotionally complex, and with a new sadness underneath the surface. Hayao Miyazaki, the Personal Filmmaker, was .\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor our interests, the 1980 Mononoke is a fascinating look into the younger Miyazaki of the 1970s, whose stories were clean and direct. This is a children's fairy tale far removed from the emotionally wrenching 1997 John Ford-Kurosawa epic. It's fun and amusing and entertaining, and it doesn't aim to be anything else. It's fascinating to imagine how Miyazaki and his animators could have realized these image boards. The giant cat, of course, reminds us of Totoro, and I think that's why this storybook is popular with fans. I expect this book to become a hit when it reaches bookstores in October; it's closer to what Miyazaki fans actually want, instead of a confessional melodrama like The Wind Rises.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnd now a personal note.\u003C\/b\u003E I posted the complete set of the 1980 Mononoke image boards, which were translated into English. After a few years, it was finally discovered by the internet and spread like wildfire. To this day, this is the most popular post in the history of Ghibli Blog. I am very humbled and thankful to have played a role in spreading awareness of this, and many other, works from the careers of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt has always been my dream that these films, comics and books would be released in the US. And now that Mononoke Hime is being published, I will soon delete the comic from that post, so as not to hurt Viz Media's book sales. The role of this website is to preserve history and build a community, not steal or exploit. I urge everyone to purchase this book when it is released, and support those who invest time and money on these projects. Show your support with your dollars and help to build this community."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1216701218834421807\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=1216701218834421807\u0026isPopup=true","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/1216701218834421807"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/1216701218834421807"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/hayao-miyazakis-1980-mononoke-hime.html","title":"Hayao Miyazaki's 1980 Mononoke Hime Book Coming to USA"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Daniel Thomas MacInnes"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01406180871529775448"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/4189\/2600\/1600\/me07_ghibliblog.0.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OgjIviV0cYc\/UxymfxhNGhI\/AAAAAAAAI0c\/zAq_y_eNibo\/s72-c\/002.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-3971800226882490498"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-22T23:01:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-22T23:01:22.093-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"miyazaki"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Viz Media Releases Three New Hayao Miyazaki Books This April"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hJZOmcnt5eo\/UwmADZk4HbI\/AAAAAAAAIsg\/TpNiJ_dv4Es\/s1600\/book+-+art+of+wind+rises.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hJZOmcnt5eo\/UwmADZk4HbI\/AAAAAAAAIsg\/TpNiJ_dv4Es\/s1600\/book+-+art+of+wind+rises.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"277\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn April 8, Viz Media will be publishing three new Hayao Miyazaki books: The Art of The Wind Rises, Turning Point: 1997-2008, and the paperback release of Starting Point: 1979-1996.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Art of The Wind Rises is the latest in the long-running series of official art books by Studio Ghibli.\u0026nbsp; These are superb art books that detail production drawings, sketches, background artwork, and storyboard renderings.\u0026nbsp; There will also be extensive commentary by Ghibli's major artists, discussing the creative process, the film's overall themes, and other assorted topics.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI've always enjoyed the official Studio Ghibli \"Art of...\" books, and any chance to pick one up at the local Barnes \u0026amp; Noble's is worth the effort.\u0026nbsp; Most bookstores never seem to keep these in stock, so some persistence may be required.\u0026nbsp; It will be worth the effort.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETurning Point: 1997-2008 is the second volume of Hayao Miyazaki's memoirs, and will become essential reading for all fans.\u0026nbsp; In America and the West, Miyazaki is simply hailed as the \"Japanese Walt Disney,\" with little insight into the man's art, career, and worldview.\u0026nbsp; As foreigners, we are still often left in the dark, trying to piece the puzzle pieces together in hopes of catching up with Japan.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf this second volume is anything like Starting Point, expect many insightful and extremely opinionated insights and memories from the animation master, and a rare opportunity to observe Japanese animation from the inside.\u0026nbsp; I'm especially interested in learning how Miyazaki handled Mononoke Hime's astonishing success, which propelled Studio Ghibli from a humble little indie studio into a blockbuster powerhouse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-r7dy8dfJDWk\/UwmAKLyGGwI\/AAAAAAAAIso\/slh0fhR4YKc\/s1600\/book+-+turning+point.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-r7dy8dfJDWk\/UwmAKLyGGwI\/AAAAAAAAIso\/slh0fhR4YKc\/s1600\/book+-+turning+point.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"220\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFinally, Miyazaki's first volume of memoirs, Starting Point, will be released in paperback.\u0026nbsp; If you missed your chance to find a hardcover copy a couple years back, here's your chance to buy one for yourself, or another for your friends and family.\u0026nbsp; It's a fantastic read and absolutely essential reading for Miyazaki and anime fans.\u0026nbsp; I realize that I am repeating myself with these accolades; such praises are truly deserved.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs always, I urge everybody to support these companies who supply us with Studio Ghibli goodness.\u0026nbsp; Viz Media works hard to give us these excellent books, and we need to be buying them.\u0026nbsp; There are so many other works in Japan that deserve to be released in the States: Isao Takahata's and Yasuo Otsuka's memoirs, Yoshifumi Kondo's posthumously-released art sketchbook, and, of course, all of Hayao Miyazaki's many manga comics."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3971800226882490498\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=3971800226882490498\u0026isPopup=true","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/3971800226882490498"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/3971800226882490498"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/viz-media-releases-three-new-hayao.html","title":"Viz Media Releases Three New Hayao Miyazaki Books This April"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Daniel Thomas MacInnes"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01406180871529775448"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/4189\/2600\/1600\/me07_ghibliblog.0.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hJZOmcnt5eo\/UwmADZk4HbI\/AAAAAAAAIsg\/TpNiJ_dv4Es\/s72-c\/book+-+art+of+wind+rises.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-5067718856259362183"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-31T01:10:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-31T01:10:56.758-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nausicaa"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind - Box Set"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fMIHIu86bPk\/UVfQsKIGgdI\/AAAAAAAAINo\/R7pyuIclTu8\/s1600\/nausicaa+2vol+box.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fMIHIu86bPk\/UVfQsKIGgdI\/AAAAAAAAINo\/R7pyuIclTu8\/s400\/nausicaa+2vol+box.jpg\" width=\"371\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn late November, Viz Media released this spectacular Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind box set.\u0026nbsp; It contains the entire 1,110+ page graphic novel in two volumes, includes numerous color illustrations, a full poster, and packages everything in a wonderfully-stylish case.\u0026nbsp; For the true Miyazaki fan, this set is the crown jewel of your collection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere's only one small problem: The Nausicaa box set may already be out of print.\u0026nbsp; It's difficult to tell, because as much as I appreciate and applaud Viz for publishing Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli books, they do a lousy job selling them.\u0026nbsp; Even their website is a dismal mess when you want to find something.\u0026nbsp; For now, however, I must assume that the original print run has finished, and it's up to the publisher to decide whether to invest in another run.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EObviously, I will insist on more pressings of Nausicaa, a graphic novel masterwork that rivals Art Spiegelman's Maus for brilliance.\u0026nbsp; It remains criminally overlooked by Miyazaki fans here in the US; I daresay that most folks don't even know these books exist, or that one could find them at the local bookstore...that is, if Viz could actually be bothered to stock them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's times like this when I wish I had the money to start a publishing company and just do it myself.\u0026nbsp; I don't know about you, but I'd love to read Miyazaki's second volume of memoirs, Turning Point.\u0026nbsp; I'd also like to read Isao Takahata's and Yasuo Otsuka's memoirs, Yoshifumi Kondo's posthumously-released art book, Michiyo Yasuda's book on color theory, and pretty much all of Miyazaki-san's comics.\u0026nbsp; If I ever come into a large amount of money, I'll definitely give it a try.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn any case, Viz still has the seven-volume Nausicaa books, which are available separately.\u0026nbsp; If you haven't discovered this novel, I strongly urge you to get your hands on some copies.\u0026nbsp; And we'll cross our fingers and hope this terrific box set reemerges soon.\u0026nbsp; Viz needs to get on the ball and start doing their damned jobs.\u0026nbsp; There's no excuse for this."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5067718856259362183\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=5067718856259362183\u0026isPopup=true","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/5067718856259362183"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/5067718856259362183"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/nausicaa-of-valley-of-wind-box-set.html","title":"Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind - Box Set"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Daniel Thomas MacInnes"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01406180871529775448"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/4189\/2600\/1600\/me07_ghibliblog.0.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fMIHIu86bPk\/UVfQsKIGgdI\/AAAAAAAAINo\/R7pyuIclTu8\/s72-c\/nausicaa+2vol+box.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"}}]}});