The Art of My Neighbor Totoro (Studio Ghibli Library)

A very large and extremely high quality book. The print quality cannot be better and the content is what is supposed to be: a bunch of background art, sketches in pencil and watercolor and final cel art. The book finishes off with interviews with the crew with insight of the creation of the movie. A lovely purchase for sure.

A stunning book. If you love the film as much as I do I would highly recommend this book. It show the whole creation process of the film showing a lot of the rough water colours to more refined character design sketches, concept art work and the finished backgrounds and cell animation. One part I really liked was how much though was put into the designs like the blue print drawing showing the full layout of the house. If the other Ghibli books are of this quality I would love to add more to my collection, especially Princess Mononoke and Kiki's Delivery Service.

I really enjoyed seeing behind the scenes of this film and seeing how the characters were developed. If you love art books I’d recommend getting this one.

We purchased after watching the Totoro theatre play in London. Beautiful images and art work. The paper is thick and the hard back is good quality. Buying off Amazon was cheaper than buying at the venue. Not much more to say. Buy the book, read it, enjoy the contents!

I'm so very pleased with this book, it's exactly as I had hoped and is the first of many I've been saving for. I've deducted a star because the book arrived with damage to both the top and bottom of the cover and both of the top corners. I hope it wasn't sent out like that but I assume it was damaged in transit due to it being packaged in nothing more than a brown paper amazon bag. Dissapointing but it's the contents of the book I wanted so I'm not too bothered.

The book wasnt wrapped in anything so damage was inevitable BUT amazingly it was only a few dents in the back of the book. And since there's nothing on the back no harm there. The content is a lot more informative than i expected which is good. Not only do you get pretty pictures but also descriptions in how the animation was created. Its technically informative and strikes an interests to those who want to understand further about the studio and the art work.

Buy it... Just buy it... The paintings, sketches and concept art are beautiful, exceptional art from an exceptional studio. At £12 its a steal, if your a lover of art an art student or an artist these Ghibli studio books should be on your shelves somewhere. One thing I would add to the previous reviews which bares mention is how 'clean' and organized the books layout feels, they remind me of 1970s hardback books as there is a weight and a quality to the books, the printing to deserves note also as the pages are thick and more pearl bordering on matt than glossy. I was expecting something much less expansive too, art books normally feel a little thin but not these ones 176 pages feels closer to 300... Think I will have to buy all of them....

Bought as a birthday gift. It's a gorgeous book with some beautiful illustrations.

The book arrived in a not so perfect condition. But still very much good enough to keep and cherish. I love the book. The peek into the background of the story, into the production and the ongoing behind the scenes are so insightful. Worth it for any studio ghibli or Totoro fan or aspiring artists. Would always buy it again ☘️

Très très bel ouvrage. Offert à la fille qui étudie dans le domaine de l'animation. Elle le trouve vraiment complet

Excelente qualidade de material e conteúdo.

Llegó un poco golpeado, pero los storyboards, y demás quedó intacto.

Süß, die liebevollen Skizzen und Alles.