A Sky Longing for Memories: The Art of Makoto Shinkai [Paperback] Shinkai, Ma...

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Product Overview

• Format: Paperback

A Sky Longing for Memories is a Makoto Shinkai fan's dream! Featuring art
created by the beloved director, this full-color art book is packed with art
from the many movies he directed for Studio CoMix Wave. The book is a 175 page
LANDSCAPE FORMAT softcover, the majority of which are images, a rare treat in
the realm of fanbooks. Inside you will find hundreds of backgrounds from from
his award-winning works: 5 Centimeters per Second, The Place Promised in Our
Early Days, Voices of a Distant Star, and a TV advertisement for the Mainichi
Newspaper.In addition to the backgrounds, there is a section about the
software and technique behind CoMix Wave's animation, which discuss the key
features of the software the studio has developed to use at various stages of
production. The English edition also comes with a lengthy interview with Mr.
Shinkai and other key members of his studio.