The art of princess mononoke (Viz Media)

Another in the popular line of Studio Ghibli artbooks, which include interviews with and concept sketches żeby the director of classics such as Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro, as well as finished animation cels from the movie. Princess Mononoke was the first Hayao Miyazaki film to break out into the mainstream. The journey from initial idea to the big screen is captured here, in the hundreds of images from preliminary sketches to dynamic animation cels.