Kazuchika Kise is a veteran animator/director that has worked on some of the most highly acclaimed anime films out there, with titles like Patlabor 2 : The Movie, Ghost In The Shell, Evangelion, Blood The Last Vampire and many more.

This art book features a huge collection of anime art work from the titles mentioned above, including genga ( keyframe drawings ) to character designs and colored illustrations for the numerous films he worked on. All the material showcased are fantastic, but the highlight for me are the Ghost In The Shell : Arise illustrations featured at the end of the book ( see images further below ).

(above & below) Genga from Mamoru Oshii’s anime masterpiece Ghost In The Shell. There’s a dedicated genga book for the film that I most highly recommend.

Character designs for Saya from Blood The Last Vampire, originally designed by Katsuya Terada.

I’ve noticed Kazuchika’s name appear in anime credits before, but I had no idea his portfolio was so expansive and prolific; his skill level as an animator/illustrator is certainly on par with other luminaries like Yoh Yoshinari and Tetsuya Nishio. This art book collects more than 200 pages of his excellent anime and illustration work, especially those from Ghost In The Shell : Arise. Recommended.

The Art Of Kazuchika Kise 黄瀬和哉アニメーション画集 Art Book details :

– Dimensions – 29.7 x 21 x 2 cm
– Softcover, 239 pages.
– Full color, in Japanese language ( content is mostly images )

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