“Hayao Miyazaki’s Daydream Note” is a watercolor illustrated collection of short manga stories showcasing the various battle platforms that were used during WWI/II, with emphasis on a myriad of fighter planes, and also some tanks and battle ships. The sombre mood of warfare is never present and the stories are whimsical and light hearted. If more than anything, the sheer brilliance of Miyazaki-san’s watercolor artwork is more than worth the price of the book.
“Daydream Note” is a very personal piece of work for Miyazaki-san, as he indulges in his lifelong passion for aerial dogfights, WWII fighter planes and…pigs. The book is cramped full of luscious watercolor paintings, and if you can read Japanese its a big bonus with plenty of trivia and juicy morsels to be found in the captions and short manga strips.
(above) A very familiar Ghibli character makes a guest appearance. “Porco Rosso” is a big favourite amongst Ghibli fans, including the artist/author of “Venice Chronicles”, Pixar story artist Enrico Casarosa.
What more can I say of this delightful and gorgeously illustrated book ? I have no doubt the viewing of Miyazaki-san’s watercolor paintings have a profound soothing and therapeutic effect, I’m sure many of you folks out there can attest to that.
“Hayao Miyazaki Daydream Notes 宮崎駿の雑想ノート” artbook details :
– Dimensions – 11.5 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
– Softcover with jacket, 128 pages
– Full color (watercolor)
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September 24th, 2010 at 5:52 am
OMG!!! I read about this book a long time ago (a few years I believe), but I was discouraged because nobody was selling any copies and there was not a single shred of information on the internet. I’m ecstatic right now, and it’s all thanks to you Mr. Yonghow! Now I’ll finally be able to check out this gorgeous compilation!
September 24th, 2010 at 6:39 am
this looks great! all these artbooks look wonderful, and i can’t wait to have a few more extra dollars to spend on books again. please keep updating the site with more artbooks; i find myself looking here at least a couple times a day anymore!
September 25th, 2010 at 7:12 am
The pages you show give the idea of the incredible work within this artbook, what a beautiful style. I´m glad you are posting regulary again! 🙂
September 26th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Hina – You won’t be disappointed. :]
Zachary – Thanks for the support – I’ll continue posting reviews !
rulascalaca – Thanks for coming back, I’ll be posting more regularly from now on !
September 28th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Fantastic illustrations! Great use of colors, and the illustrations are very precise.
September 29th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Thanks for recommending this great book! I have a bunch of “The Art of … ” books, but I’ve never come across this one. I just added it to my wishlist on amazon, and bookmarked your site!
Thanks again.
~ Casey
October 3rd, 2010 at 5:09 pm
casey – Glad you like it, thanks for visiting ! :]
May 30th, 2014 at 5:14 pm
is there an english version for this one? and love your site!!!!! you’re most probably the only site who gives detailed reviews on Ghibli books, specifically Art Books. really appreciate it. and would you mind posting any available english versions to them at the end of your posts so that we know whether there are english versions to them?
May 31st, 2014 at 11:15 pm
Pixie Lady – Thank you, to the best of my knowledge there isn’t an English version.
That’s a good idea you suggested, I’ll add information on the English versions (if any) to my posts, thank you. :]