Being a 52 yo Italian I can testify our generation in this country grew up with Miyazaki art, not knowing he was involved! Heidi, Lupin III, Nausicaä in the 80s. I thank my parents for parking me in front of a tv set all those happy carefree hours. Love what you do, keep on!
I was always more partial to Isao Takahata’s films. Not saying that Miyazaki’s aren’t fantastic, but movies like Only Yesterday and My Neighbors the Yamadas deeply reach me. The scope of his aesthetic vision, and how malleable it was from film to film, was just incredible as well
@@Dacre1000 well, unlike the Stones/Beatles, Takahata/Miyazaki operated under the same umbrella. They both defined a studio, but people often use Miyazaki/Ghibli interchangeably. Takahata’s works never got the promotional push in the West that Miyazaki’s did, so maybe I feel a need to raise his visibility among people who may not be inclined to seek out his work. As an aside, I worry about Ghibli’s future viability, especially with Goro’s horrendous track record and no other clear successor candidates
If you look at Nausicaa please consider bringing in Tom for the episode. I know he discussed the movie on his channel somewhat recently. I'd also love to see a flip through the Porco Rosso volume.
Didn’t see Cagliostro in the back and thought "That’s sad, guess there were licensing issues" was very excited when you pulled it into the frame. Huge inspiration.
These storyboard books are so freaking cool. Subscribing for the follow up videos! I can't believe that Ghost of the Fireflies is your favorite, but you're totally right, "you only need to watch it once, you'll never watch it again".
Thank you for this video! Being an academic painter and artist, I learned about Miyazaki back in school. The way Miyazaki simplifies his line work and adds visual movement to this drawings is amazing. There are also many parallels between 19th century academic drawing methods and these storyboard drawings. Check out the sketches of a dude named John Singer Sargent. Academic artists would draw thumbnail sketches (croquis in French) in preparation for larger oil paintings. 20th century illustrators like Norman Rockwell would do the same thing actually. I just got The Wind Rises storyboard collection and it has a lot of watercolor added, which shows Miyazaki's artistry in addition to his amazing imagination and storytelling ability. All of the folks at Ghibli are very inspiring.
This was a great episode. I would love to see a comparison of the finished product and these boards. I have 3 Ghibli storyboards, 2 by Miyazaki and one by Takahata / Momose (remember that takahata was an animation director, not an artist), and would recommend them to any animation / comic/cartooning aficionado. A small correction to what Ed said: Even though Miyazaki does not script his movies in the traditional sense, and does effectively "think visually" in the storyboards, everything that you read here does indeed end in the finished film. In the column right to the images you have the description of the action that happens in the "cut" (ie: Chihiro's dad looks around hungry, and also the camera movements ), next to that one is the dialog / sound column (Chihiro's dad: "come look" or "crash /bang" ) and lastly the duration in seconds (that's why you see him close his eyes with a clock in his hand, he's measuring the duration of the shot )
I went to the Miyazaki exhibition at Academy of motion pictures museum 2021 and it was one of the best experiences in my life. They had sheets of the story boards, the background paintings for all the films and they had a whole wall of Miyzakis Nausicaa sketches and drawings he did for the manga, it was amazing seeing all the watercolor rough sketches and the gouache finalized backgrounds up close!!! I will never forget it.
I thought that exhibit was a crushing disappointment. Most of the pieces were reproductions, and there was very little development material. I did catch the subtitled print of KIKI in 35, though
I still think that my favourite thing Miyazaki has ever done is Castle of Cagliostro because oh my good god damn, Miyazaki had to storyboard it AS they made it and yet it's a cohesive story that has a beginning middle and end, doesn't feel like a mess (which most films would) and the storyboards are stupendous for something Miyazaki would later disown. Plus, I kind of love that Miyazaki still gets his little jab at the upper classes like he often does. But holy Moses, imagine having to build the boat AS you're in the water, and yet he made such a fun film. I know his masterworks are under Ghibli and Nausicaa but I think it shows me more of what the guy could do with a deadline that was absurd and (really) shouldn't have been so tight. Awesome work guys. EDIT - Oooooh man, Ed. The coolest thing ever about Lupins Green Jacket era is that it's split in two (23 episodes and the first ten are Osumi episodes while the rest are Takahata and Miyazaki). Masaaki Osumi wanted to make the FIRST Adult anime for an 18+ audience with Lupin III. The Osumi stuff is the darker earlier stuff which is way closer to Monkey punches original manga where Lupin is FAR more evil and an utter bastard, and the villains are Yakuza (with a LOT of BDSM stuff kicking throughout). One of the cool things is that Takahata and Miyazaki were hired midway into the production to take over after Osumi wouldn't budge and make it more family friendly so you can see a clear line of demarcation. Though one of the interesting things is that Miyazaki poured a lot of himself, as far as reports go, into the Cop character of Zenigata. Angry, workaholic and dedicated to a fault. Miyazaki is STILL part of the franchise to this day through the work he laid down in the original anime because Manga Lupin is straight up something from an Outlaw comic in terms of it's sexual violence and yet it's also goofy as hell. Monkey Punch's original manga is like "What if sergio Aragones drew crime comedy comics with all the dark stuff in it?"
I love Cagliostro, but Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985) is THE Lupin film. Co-directed by the amazing Seijun Suzuki, who was one of Japan's greatest filmmakers, and it was his sole outing into animation
@@J.S.3259 Oh yeah, Legend of the Gold of Babylon is BONKERS. I find myself remembering "Manhattan Joke" from time to time. Odd point though, but I think it was revealed quite recently that Suzuki was involved in the Lupin franchise by Part 2, between 78-80 as the "Chief Director" of the series, which makes a WHOLE lotta freaking sense in retrospect... So when you see Albatross of Death and Farewell My beloved Lupin, you're watching a freaking collaboration between Miyazaki and Seijun Suzuki. Whether or not they met I can't find info on (It's a coin toss) but yeah, Suzuki was with the franchise from Part 2 to Legend of Gold Babylon (I think he Scripted one episode of Pink Jacket which Lupin gets into a rocket and... Yeah, it's Suzuki, rule of cool is 100% what the name of the game is.) I just love that we live in a world where the guy who made the most heartwarming animation worked alongside the guy who directed Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill. Their methods of film making are TOTALLY on the far ends of each other and yet they made some GOOD stuff.
Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind is, in my opinion, the best story with the most coherent invention and imagination creating the world and the larger themes intended. I wonder if you would compare the storyboards with the Manga and the Anime Film? For sure almost all the others are almost as good ! This was mind-blowing to view and learn of their existence.
I thought Ponyo was possibly the last animated feature ever to utilize cels for every single shot. Ghibli had to pay a significant amount of money to actually manufacture more of them. Aesthetically, it's fantastic, although the story is lacking a bit
Any of these would be glorious on the channel. The documentary The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is brilliant, and I can highly recommend the NHK documentary 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki which is available on NHK app.
I have 'The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service', which has sketches, behind the scenes notes, research photos, and I believe the entire storyboard with translated notes. Though the storyboard images aren't a big as the ones here. I also don't think they've put out 'The Art of' books for every Ghibli film, but I think they're a good alternative since these aren't as readily available everywhere.
He's not kidding about the prices. When I was in Japan a couple years ago I was hogging up TONS of Kazuma Kaneko and Shin Megami Tensei artbooks, stuff that would be impossible to find in the states because it's untranslated and not much mainstream demand. Cost me around 15-20 bucks over there for each, Kinokuniya is selling them around $50 bucks a pop last time I saw them at a ComicCon. Ridiculous. Remember to pack lightly if you're going on a manga quest because I learned my lesson HARD.
Good morning y'all, and thank you both for everything you do! Quick question if I may? Baltimore Comic Con and SPX are the same days in September... It's my first year attending either, what's a boy to do??
Princess Mononoke is my favorite, but I think it’ll be interesting to see you all do the Castle of Cagliostro, especially if you can get your hands on some of the original Lupin manga (there’s a Best Of reprint in stores right now) to compare and contrast just how different Miyazaki’s take is
You guys should look at Shuna’s Journey as well! I just picked up the translated one that came out and it is wonderful! His watercolor is amazing Also comparing the manga and the storyboards for Nausicaa would be awesome
While I love Porco Rosso I think your idea about the manga for Nausicaä plus the anime plus the storyboard could be a good micro or a good series of micros. Love to see it!! Thank you
My first exposure to Miyazaki's work (unknowingly) was the old laserdisc arcade game Cliff Hanger. It's similar to Don Bluth's Dragon's Lair or Space Ace, but instead uses footage from Castle of Cagliostro and another Lupin III movie. I thought this old oddity might hold some crossover interest to the Cartoonist Kayfabe Channel. ruclips.net/video/fj2GfUr2siY/видео.html
Nausicaa would be the best, I've wanted yall to look at the manga for some time. But maybe switch it up and do a Takahata after that. Only Yesterday needs more shine and Fireflies is a masterpiece.
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Being a 52 yo Italian I can testify our generation in this country grew up with Miyazaki art, not knowing he was involved!
Heidi, Lupin III, Nausicaä in the 80s.
I thank my parents for parking me in front of a tv set all those happy carefree hours.
Love what you do, keep on!
Bonus discs on the Disney DVD releases of Ghibli films have included these storyboarded versions of the full films synchronized to the audio track.
I was always more partial to Isao Takahata’s films. Not saying that Miyazaki’s aren’t fantastic, but movies like Only Yesterday and My Neighbors the Yamadas deeply reach me. The scope of his aesthetic vision, and how malleable it was from film to film, was just incredible as well
@@Dacre1000 well, unlike the Stones/Beatles, Takahata/Miyazaki operated under the same umbrella. They both defined a studio, but people often use Miyazaki/Ghibli interchangeably. Takahata’s works never got the promotional push in the West that Miyazaki’s did, so maybe I feel a need to raise his visibility among people who may not be inclined to seek out his work.
As an aside, I worry about Ghibli’s future viability, especially with Goro’s horrendous track record and no other clear successor candidates
He was working on the wind rises during the documentary. It’s one of my favorite films ever, I own the storyboards to that one.
I just copped the Nausicaa Storyboards. I didn't even know these type of books were available.
Can't wait for you guys to dig into these. These are so bloody cool.
If you look at Nausicaa please consider bringing in Tom for the episode. I know he discussed the movie on his channel somewhat recently. I'd also love to see a flip through the Porco Rosso volume.
Oh, and thanks fer' postin'!
Didn’t see Cagliostro in the back and thought "That’s sad, guess there were licensing issues" was very excited when you pulled it into the frame. Huge inspiration.
These storyboard books are so freaking cool. Subscribing for the follow up videos! I can't believe that Ghost of the Fireflies is your favorite, but you're totally right, "you only need to watch it once, you'll never watch it again".
Thank you for this video! Being an academic painter and artist, I learned about Miyazaki back in school. The way Miyazaki simplifies his line work and adds visual movement to this drawings is amazing. There are also many parallels between 19th century academic drawing methods and these storyboard drawings. Check out the sketches of a dude named John Singer Sargent. Academic artists would draw thumbnail sketches (croquis in French) in preparation for larger oil paintings. 20th century illustrators like Norman Rockwell would do the same thing actually. I just got The Wind Rises storyboard collection and it has a lot of watercolor added, which shows Miyazaki's artistry in addition to his amazing imagination and storytelling ability. All of the folks at Ghibli are very inspiring.
The storyboards Miyazaki was working on in the documentary was Ponyo. I picked up the book and it's 100% filled with awesomeness.
This was a great episode. I would love to see a comparison of the finished product and these boards. I have 3 Ghibli storyboards, 2 by Miyazaki and one by Takahata / Momose (remember that takahata was an animation director, not an artist), and would recommend them to any animation / comic/cartooning aficionado. A small correction to what Ed said: Even though Miyazaki does not script his movies in the traditional sense, and does effectively "think visually" in the storyboards, everything that you read here does indeed end in the finished film. In the column right to the images you have the description of the action that happens in the "cut" (ie: Chihiro's dad looks around hungry, and also the camera movements ), next to that one is the dialog / sound column (Chihiro's dad: "come look" or "crash /bang" ) and lastly the duration in seconds (that's why you see him close his eyes with a clock in his hand, he's measuring the duration of the shot )
duuuude! I want those books! great acquisition!
all my friends who grew up with Ghibli, thank you so much for this, so much nostalgia😘😍
The Ponyo storyboard book is the one with the watercolor. It's incredible
Woah! Fascinating! These are new to me. I'd go Spirited Away first!
Nausicaa, Castle In The Sky & Princess Mononoke sounds great!
Never knew about these, just ordered my first one, thanks for the vid
I went to the Miyazaki exhibition at Academy of motion pictures museum 2021 and it was one of the best experiences in my life. They had sheets of the story boards, the background paintings for all the films and they had a whole wall of Miyzakis Nausicaa sketches and drawings he did for the manga, it was amazing seeing all the watercolor rough sketches and the gouache finalized backgrounds up close!!! I will never forget it.
I thought that exhibit was a crushing disappointment. Most of the pieces were reproductions, and there was very little development material. I did catch the subtitled print of KIKI in 35, though
Mary and the Witches flower looks soo dope with the pen and watercolor! Can you show that next I just got watercolor to try out today
The Ponyo storyboards have color washes on them and quite a few of them will show up on a google image search, if anyone is interested.
I still think that my favourite thing Miyazaki has ever done is Castle of Cagliostro because oh my good god damn, Miyazaki had to storyboard it AS they made it and yet it's a cohesive story that has a beginning middle and end, doesn't feel like a mess (which most films would) and the storyboards are stupendous for something Miyazaki would later disown.
Plus, I kind of love that Miyazaki still gets his little jab at the upper classes like he often does. But holy Moses, imagine having to build the boat AS you're in the water, and yet he made such a fun film. I know his masterworks are under Ghibli and Nausicaa but I think it shows me more of what the guy could do with a deadline that was absurd and (really) shouldn't have been so tight.
Awesome work guys.
EDIT - Oooooh man, Ed. The coolest thing ever about Lupins Green Jacket era is that it's split in two (23 episodes and the first ten are Osumi episodes while the rest are Takahata and Miyazaki). Masaaki Osumi wanted to make the FIRST Adult anime for an 18+ audience with Lupin III. The Osumi stuff is the darker earlier stuff which is way closer to Monkey punches original manga where Lupin is FAR more evil and an utter bastard, and the villains are Yakuza (with a LOT of BDSM stuff kicking throughout). One of the cool things is that Takahata and Miyazaki were hired midway into the production to take over after Osumi wouldn't budge and make it more family friendly so you can see a clear line of demarcation.
Though one of the interesting things is that Miyazaki poured a lot of himself, as far as reports go, into the Cop character of Zenigata. Angry, workaholic and dedicated to a fault. Miyazaki is STILL part of the franchise to this day through the work he laid down in the original anime because Manga Lupin is straight up something from an Outlaw comic in terms of it's sexual violence and yet it's also goofy as hell. Monkey Punch's original manga is like "What if sergio Aragones drew crime comedy comics with all the dark stuff in it?"
I love Cagliostro, but Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985) is THE Lupin film. Co-directed by the amazing Seijun Suzuki, who was one of Japan's greatest filmmakers, and it was his sole outing into animation
@@J.S.3259 Oh yeah, Legend of the Gold of Babylon is BONKERS. I find myself remembering "Manhattan Joke" from time to time. Odd point though, but I think it was revealed quite recently that Suzuki was involved in the Lupin franchise by Part 2, between 78-80 as the "Chief Director" of the series, which makes a WHOLE lotta freaking sense in retrospect... So when you see Albatross of Death and Farewell My beloved Lupin, you're watching a freaking collaboration between Miyazaki and Seijun Suzuki. Whether or not they met I can't find info on (It's a coin toss) but yeah, Suzuki was with the franchise from Part 2 to Legend of Gold Babylon (I think he Scripted one episode of Pink Jacket which Lupin gets into a rocket and... Yeah, it's Suzuki, rule of cool is 100% what the name of the game is.)
I just love that we live in a world where the guy who made the most heartwarming animation worked alongside the guy who directed Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill. Their methods of film making are TOTALLY on the far ends of each other and yet they made some GOOD stuff.
OMG! I want these books!!! Thanks for sharing!
Ponyo is the one Miyazaki was working on during the filming of that documentary by NHK.
Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind is, in my opinion, the best story with the most coherent invention and imagination creating the world and the larger themes intended. I wonder if you would compare the storyboards with the Manga and the Anime Film?
For sure almost all the others are almost as good ! This was mind-blowing to view and learn of their existence.
Spirited Away is my fav. Ponyo is a straight up acid trip of an animated feature. Would love to see that one discussed too.
Ponyo is the film he was working on in the documentary with the washes. I'd love to see you guys go through that one. Thanks!
I thought Ponyo was possibly the last animated feature ever to utilize cels for every single shot. Ghibli had to pay a significant amount of money to actually manufacture more of them. Aesthetically, it's fantastic, although the story is lacking a bit
All! Howl's moving castle, castle in the sky, mononoke, and spirited away, and panyo if you have it.
Any of these would be glorious on the channel. The documentary The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is brilliant, and I can highly recommend the NHK documentary 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki which is available on NHK app.
Please do a Porco Rosso deep dive such a great film
Obviously we need an episode for every volume!!
Naussicaa! You could dive the manga and storyboards side by side. That would be real dope.
This stuff if fantastic! I don't even care which, but I need to see at least one episode from each of the directors if not all of them.
Hell yeah. Covering a master.
Nausicaa for sure. Especially if you guys dig into the manga.
I picked up Anime Architecture last year and its an amazing book! Would love to see it on this channel sometime :>
Please look through laputa, watched it over xmas, still my fave.
I have 'The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service', which has sketches, behind the scenes notes, research photos, and I believe the entire storyboard with translated notes. Though the storyboard images aren't a big as the ones here. I also don't think they've put out 'The Art of' books for every Ghibli film, but I think they're a good alternative since these aren't as readily available everywhere.
Immediately went to amazon and scoped up a copy of the Mononoke storyboards 😂😂
would love to see yall discuss the Nausicaä manga, film, and storyboards! and I second the inclusion of Tom that Elmer suggested 😊
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although the manga could fill its own long episode/episodes!
Please do Nausicaa!! It would be so fun to go alongside the Manga!
I'd love to see Lupin, Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Nausicaa. I like the idea of comparing the Nausicaa manga too.
you should definitely do more episodes with these!!! maybe Totoro or Mononoke, anything will be great
He's not kidding about the prices. When I was in Japan a couple years ago I was hogging up TONS of Kazuma Kaneko and Shin Megami Tensei artbooks, stuff that would be impossible to find in the states because it's untranslated and not much mainstream demand. Cost me around 15-20 bucks over there for each, Kinokuniya is selling them around $50 bucks a pop last time I saw them at a ComicCon. Ridiculous. Remember to pack lightly if you're going on a manga quest because I learned my lesson HARD.
When you do micro episodes, can you zoom in / blow up the images? These have so much detail, and the books are pretty small!
Good morning y'all, and thank you both for everything you do! Quick question if I may? Baltimore Comic Con and SPX are the same days in September... It's my first year attending either, what's a boy to do??
Princess Mononoke is my favorite, but I think it’ll be interesting to see you all do the Castle of Cagliostro, especially if you can get your hands on some of the original Lupin manga (there’s a Best Of reprint in stores right now) to compare and contrast just how different Miyazaki’s take is
I'd like to see the Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Totoro, and Ponyo if you have it.
I second these!
Would love to see episodes on totorro, mononoke, castle in the sky, and spirited away!
You guys should look at Shuna’s Journey as well! I just picked up the translated one that came out and it is wonderful! His watercolor is amazing
Also comparing the manga and the storyboards for Nausicaa would be awesome
While I love Porco Rosso I think your idea about the manga for Nausicaä plus the anime plus the storyboard could be a good micro or a good series of micros. Love to see it!! Thank you
Princess Mononoke please!!! ❤
got curious about the Goro Miyazaki one...👀
Love to see Nausicca one
'Princess Mononoke'. 🙏🏾
Please start with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind or Lupin III: Castle Of Cagliostro. And Paprika by Satoshi Kon would be dope too!
Nausicaa - Princess Mononoke - Castle of Cagliostro please - love the show!
Damm! what beauty
I feel like Nausicaa would be best to start with but I would watch all of these if you did a dedicated episode for each one.
My first exposure to Miyazaki's work (unknowingly) was the old laserdisc arcade game Cliff Hanger. It's similar to Don Bluth's Dragon's Lair or Space Ace, but instead uses footage from Castle of Cagliostro and another Lupin III movie. I thought this old oddity might hold some crossover interest to the Cartoonist Kayfabe Channel. ruclips.net/video/fj2GfUr2siY/видео.html
Nausicaa would be the best, I've wanted yall to look at the manga for some time. But maybe switch it up and do a Takahata after that. Only Yesterday needs more shine and Fireflies is a masterpiece.
Looked on amazon and ebay, these are like going for $55 bucks. Good grab.
I say start from the beginning and work your way up. So you can see the progression of his craft.
Nausicaa, please!
You guys might enjoy the Google lens app, it can translate that for you in real time.
Please look over Kiki’s Delivery Service for a video! I love that movie!
Start with Grave!😈
I vote Nausicaa.
Nausicaa please.
Do Nausicaa
Nausica!!
If anyone really wants these they're on Amazon Japan the cheapest place you can buy them at