The Art of Howl's Moving Castle (Studio Ghibli Library) Hardcover – 6 Oct. 2008

Howl's moving castle is a beautiful movie, the artistic design of everything in the world is incredible and original and this book only helps emphasis this. Any "The art of..." is great and if your a fan of a series, you really need to get these kind of books. Quotes from the artists are in here and it came in great condition.

If you like Hayao Miyazaki’s works, you will love this collection of books.

thick book with lots of information and illustrations

This is another book in Viz's series of Studio Ghibli English editions. The other's are 'Porco Rosso' and 'Spirited Away'. Happily I now have all 3 and they are excellent quality. The paper is a good weight and the print quality very good: the colours are vibrant. The books are not illustrated stories, they are artwork used in the movies, including frames, backgrounds, storyboards and CGI. If I say that nearly every page is frameable then you will perhaps get the idea. As an insight into Miyazaki's production process they are invaluable and they are beautiful things in their own right.Get them while you can because I doubt Viz will keep copies in print for ever and a couple are only available from the USA (via Amazon UK).NOTE: the 'paperback' claim on this item's description is inaccurate because the cover is hardback. It matches the covers of the other two books in the series which ARE described as hardback.

Brilliant book with ton of fascinating production art.

Bought for my daughter who's a Studio Gibli fan and it's a great gift. Well set out with great illustrations and pictures and some background on the film development.A good purchase

This is an excellent book with lots of example of screenplay drawings and a full script. It was a present for my Granddaughter who was delighted with it. Of course it only makes sense if you have the film on DVD or other format. Very good value. All the music for the film is available as piano music free on the internet.

Awesome book, I got it for my brother for his birthday and he loved it (although I wanted to keep it for myself)! We are both big fans of Studio Ghibli and the work that goes into the films are amazing so it was great to find this book filled with such awesome artwork!