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●BOOK● THE ART OF STEAMBOY




The Art Of Steamboy by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋) and Shinji Kimura (木村 真二) covers the detailed work done for the creation of STEAMBOY the animation movie directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. This big size hardcover book contains background paintings, layouts, character designs, vehicle designs and more.

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Kodansha (講談社)
Release Date: 2004-XII-22
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 270
Size: 11.8 x 10.6 x 1.2 inches
Price: ¥9,800
ISBN-10: 4063646025
ISBN-13: 978-4063646023

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PROLOGUE

Art direction isn’t simply about “art” or “paintings.” In animation, because the drawings resemble background art, they are often confused with it—but they are different.
Art direction begins with designing the entire worldview of the work. In Steamboy, the total number of cuts is just under 2,000. But rather than each cut having a single background image, many have two or three layers called “books,” and when you factor in the CG elements, the total number of components becomes too great to even count.
The story is set in late 19th-century Manchester and London. We went on a location scouting trip to the UK, but there were few buildings still standing from that time. While some of the design elements that remained in old train stations, the steam engines displayed in museums, and textures from old locomotives were helpful references, the majority of the setting had to be constructed from scratch.
The ideas for the townscapes and houses came from old photo books I bought at museums and secondhand bookstores during that trip.
At the start of production, some people even questioned why we would set the story in a foreign country from that era—saying that even depicting 19th-century Japan would be difficult, and doing it abroad was overly ambitious.
However, inspiration for a story doesn’t come from having materials and settings all lined up in advance. If the idea seems interesting, you go from there—in short, you make it up. It sounds crude, but it’s true.
Of course, we research local architectural styles, estimate what kind of furnishings would be appropriate for a family's income, look into clothing, and what seasonal flowers might be in a garden. We gather materials—but relying only on that results in nothing more than a collection of data.
There’s a famous story from the Kurosawa team’s art department: the director himself would polish the floors and dirty the walls of completed sets.
To me, that doesn’t seem like such a strange story. In fact, I think that’s how it should be. I also design houses, towns, and mechanical objects—not only because I enjoy it, but because it’s a ritual for me to enter the world of the work. I, too, want to polish the floors, but since there are no physical sets, I instead “polish” the drawings within the layouts and hand them over to Mr. Kimura in the art department.
Some animators and directors would say that when drawings are done in such detail, it becomes harder for the animators, and they’d prefer rougher sketches. So I did ease up at times, but I still drew in great detail for new or important scenes.
Working with Mr. Kimura and the art team wasn’t particularly difficult. Thanks to the large number of concept boards Mr. Kimura had drawn before production began, the quality was already ensured. More than that, my main concerns were about the technical side—how it would look when textures were applied in 3D, or how the effects would be layered.
If someone asked me what a film shows to its audience, I would say: “its worldview.”
And most of that worldview is contained in this book. It’s a spectacular sight.

Katsuhiro Otomo

●BOOK● The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) 7 [new edition]




Kodansha has released the last seventh volume of a new edition of The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) , a manga written by Katsuhiro Otomo and illustrated by Takumi Nagayasu (ながやす功) that started it's serialization in Young Magazine in 1990-I-15 and continued sporadically until 2004-IV-26 making a total of 5 parts collected in 7 books. This new edition that contains the same number of pages and episodes than the one  previously  published back in the nineties features a new cover art and is smaller in size.

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Kodansha (講談社)
Release date: 2004-XI-5
Langueage: Japanese
Number of pages: 233
Size: 18 x 12.8 x 2 cm (B6)
Retail price: ¥650
ISBN-10: 4063612724
ISBN-13: 978-4063612721

AVAILABILITY

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COLLECTED EPISODES

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 10
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.12
2004-III-1 | 25 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 11
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.13
2004-III-8 | 27 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 12
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.14
2004-III-15 | 25 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 13
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.15
2004-III-22 | 26 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 14
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.16
2004-III-29 | 26 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 15
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.17
2004-IV-6 | 26 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 16
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.18
2004-IV-12 | 24 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 17
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.19
2004-IV-19 | 25 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 18
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.20
2004-IV-26 | 28 pages | B&W


OTHER JAPANESE EDITIONS

There is a previous bigger size edition that collects the same episodes
The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) 7


ITALIAN EDITION ● The Legend of Mother Sarah 7

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Panini Comics
Release date: 2011-VI-8
Langueage: Spanish
Number of pages: 248
Size: 17.8 x 13 x 2.2 cm
Retail price: €7
ISBN-10: 8865891319
ISBN-13: 978-8865891315

AVAILABILITY
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SPANISH EDITION ● La Leyenda de la Madre Sarah 7

NORMA previously released LEGEND OF MOTHER SARAH in 12 volumes. This new edition has the same cover art from the new Japanese edition but the books are double the size.

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Norma Editorial
Release date: 2010-I-1
Langueage: Spanish
Number of pages: 232
Size: 26x17 cm
Retail price: €14
ISBN-10: 8498475872
ISBN-13: 978-8498475876

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●BOOK● The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) 6 [new edition]



Kodansha has released the sixth volume of a new edition of The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) , a manga written by Katsuhiro Otomo and illustrated by Takumi Nagayasu (ながやす功) that started it's serialization in Young Magazine in 1990-I-15 and continued sporadically until 2004-IV-26 making a total of 5 parts collected in 7 books. This new edition that contains the same number of pages and episodes than the one  previously  published back in the nineties features a new cover art and is smaller in size.

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Kodansha (講談社)
Release date: 2004-XI-5
Langueage: Japanese
Number of pages: 243
Size: B6
Retail price: ¥650
ISBN-10: 4063612716
ISBN-13: 978-4063612714

AVAILABILITY

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COLLECTED EPISODES

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 1
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.1
2004-I-1 | 36 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 2
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.2
2004-I-8 | 35 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 3
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.3
2004-I-15 | 25 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 4
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.4+5
2004-I-22 | 28 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 5
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.6+7
2004-I-29 | 26 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 6
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.8
2004-II-2 | 23 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 7
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.9
2004-II-8 | 24 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 8
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.10
2004-II-16 | 26 pages | B&W

The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) PART 5 episode 9
Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) No.11
2004-II-23 | 26 pages | B&W


OTHER JAPANESE EDITIONS

There is a previous bigger size edition that collects the same episodes
The Legend of Mother Sarah (沙流羅) 6


ITALIAN EDITION ● The Legend of Mother Sarah 6

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Panini Comics
Release date: 2011-V-11
Langueage: Italian
Number of pages: 248
Size: 17.8 x 13 x 2.2 cm
Retail price: €7
ISBN-10: 8865891092
ISBN-13: 978-8865891094

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SPANISH EDITION ● La Leyenda de la Madre Sarah 6

NORMA previously released LEGEND OF MOTHER SARAH in 12 volumes. This new edition has the same cover art from the new Japanese edition but the books are double the size.

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Norma Editorial
Release date: 2009-X
Langueage: Spanish
Number of pages:248
Size: 26x17 cm
Retail price: €13
ISBN-10: 8498475864
ISBN-13: 978-8498475869

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●BOOK● STEAM BOY Film Comic 2



The last animation film written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, STEAMBOY has been published by Tokuma Shoten as an animation comic, using frames from the film with inserted dialogues. This is the second of two volumes.

BOOK DETAILS:

Publisher: Tokuma Shoten (徳間書店)
Release date: 2004-X-4
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 223
Size: 25.6 x 18.4 x 2.4 cm
Retail price: ¥2,000
ISBN-10: 4197701276
ISBN-13: 978-4197701278

AVAILABILITY

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ENGLISH EDITION ● STEAMBOY vol. 2 Ani Manga

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: VIZ Media
Release date: 2006-III-14
Language: English
Number of pages: 192
Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
Retail price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 1421504944
ISBN-13: 978-1421504940

AVAILABILITY
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FRENCH EDITION

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Glénat
Release date: 2010-I-27
Language: French
Number of pages: 192
Dimensions: 26 x 2 x 18,5 cm
Retail price: €19,50
ISBN-10: 2723470466
ISBN-13: 978-2723470469

AVAILABILITY
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●BOOK● STEAM BOY Film Comic 1



The last animation film written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, STEAM BOY has been published by Tokuma Shoten as an animation comic, using frames from the film with inserted dialogues. This is the first of two volumes.


BOOK DETAILS:

Publisher: Tokuma Shoten (徳間書店) 
Release date: 2004-IX-3
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 181
Size: 25.6 x 18.4 x 2.4 cm
Retail price: ¥2,000
ISBN-10: 4197701268
ISBN-13: 978-4197701261

AVAILABILITY

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ENGLISH EDITION ● STEAMBOY vol. 1 Ani Manga

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: VIZ Media
Release date: 2005-XI-8
Language: English
Number of pages: 188
Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
Retail price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 1421502003
ISBN-13: 978-1421502007

AVAILABILITY
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FRENCH EDITION ● STEAMBOY 1

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Glénat
Release date: 2010-I-27
Language: French Number of pages: 192
Dimensions: 26 x 1,6 x 18,5 cm
Retail price: €19,50
ISBN-10: 2723470458
ISBN-13: 978-2723470452

AVAILABILITY
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●BOOK● STEAMBOY The Storyboard Book ( スチームボーイ 絵コンテ集)




All the Storyboards drawn by Katsuhiro Otomo for his latest film STEAMBOY are included in this gorgeous book of over 700 pages.

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Kadansha (講談社)
Release date: 2004-VIII-20
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 780
Size: 21.2 x 15 x 5.2 cm
Retail Price: ¥3,990
ISBN-10: 4063645916
ISBN-13: 978-4063645910

AVAILABILITY

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●BOOK● SteamBoy Mechanical Book (スチームボーイ メカニカルブック)






This book introduces the mechanical work developed for Katsuhiro Otomo's last film STEAMBOY. Conceptual sketches, layout and background designs and an approach to the 19th-century steam machines are presented throughout the book.

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Kodansha (講談社)
Release Date: 2004-VIII-4
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 175 
Size: 11.6 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
Retail price: 2,800
ISBN-10: 4063645843
ISBN-13: 978-4063645842

AVAILABILITY

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●PAMPHLET● STEAMBOY movie pamphlet (スチームボーイ 映画パンフレット)



The full color 40 page theatre program of the last animation film directed by katsuhiro Otomo includes a Introduction to historical background and character mechanics as well as 19th-century England and a extensive interview with Katsuhiro Otomo and the staff. 

PAMPHLET DETAILS

Publisher: Toho (東宝)
Release date: 2004-VII-17
Number of pages: 40
Size: A4
Retail price: ¥700

AVAILABILITY

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●BOOK● SteamBoy Adventure Story Book(スチームボーイ アドベンチャーブック)







This is the Official Adventure Book of STEAMBOY the last animation film by Katsuhiro Otomo.The book contains interviews, character designs and materials used for the film as well as a research of the historical background of the United Kingdom

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Kodansha (講談社)
Release Date: 2004-VII-17
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 143
Size: 11.6 x 9.2 x 0.5 inches
Retail Prixe: ¥ 1,980
ISBN-10: 4063645851
ISBN-13: 978-4063645859

AVAILABILITY

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