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Starting Point: 1979-1996 |  | Author: Hayao Miyazaki
Creators: Beth Cary, Frederik L. Schodt
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 197,305
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Original
Pages: 500
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 1421505940
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.430233092
EAN: 9781421505947
ASIN: 1421505940
Publication Date: August 4, 2009
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R to L (Japanese Style). A hefty compilation of essays (both pictorial and prose), notes, concept sketches and interviews by (and with) Hayao Miyazaki. Arguably the most respected animation director in the world, Miyazaki is the genius behind "Howl's Moving Castle," Princess Mononoke" and the Academy Award-winning film, "Spirited Away."
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 A great, complex read September 15, 2009
Christian Jaeschke (Australia)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
Starting Point: 1979-1996 is an amazing book. It's a heavy read, with essays covering everything from Miyazaki's works, to philosophy and religion, Japanese economy and the life of an animator and so much more. I found it a contradictory, frustrating and often pessimistic read but also to be incredibly fascinating and honest. It adds a whole new dimension to the man we know in Miyazaki. He's a genius as an animator but it seems he must be a terribly unfulfilled person in real life (he missed much of his children's lives due to his workaholic attitude). The book could do with some more pictures and maybe more information on his Nausicaa manga but otherwise it's a brilliant, if not always a happy read. I hope Viz Media release the sequel - Turning Point: 1997-2008, sometime in the near future. Highly recommended for Miyazaki fans. 5/5
The vision of a genius January 29, 2010
N. Villarreal Esqueda (Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hayao Miyazaki is considered one of the best directors of animation history.
That easily is the best reason of why to buy this book. Covering the sursprisingly amount of 500 pages, Starting Point (in a beatiful edition by Viz Media) icludes not only all the essays and commentaries written by Miyazaki between 1979 and 1996, but also integrates a lot of skecthes, cartoons and rare drawings of the famous director. Not only that, but the biggest catch of the book is discovering that Miyazaki, as what it is (a genius), it's also a complex individual and a likeable writer. His opinions included in this book, cover a wide variety of topics: the history of Japan, animation principles, evolution of the anime industry, his personal life, opinions of society, ecology, war and even life.
Starting Point is a provoking and complex read. The opinions of Miyazaki may come as overly extreme or controversial, but in his broad vision of the world is clear that he makes his animated movies with passion and care for the children (which are his intended audience). Viz Media deserves a price for this hardcover edition, the design and quality is top-notch and includes a brief, but insightful introduction by John Lasseter and an Afterword, by the also amazing director, Isao Takahata -from Grave of the Fireflies fame-.
A recommended read by fans of anime, animation or Studio Ghibli and a must-buy by animation students.
Great insight into the mind of a master August 25, 2009
Jacob A. Stevens (Tucson, AZ)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I love reading stuff like this. It's great to get a glimpse into the workings of a genius mind. This extensive collection of essays and interviews covers a timeframe up to just before Mononoke was released.
 Memoirs, Essays, and Interviews of Miyazaki December 2, 2009
William Edwards (Lafayette, LA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you are a fan of HM and Studio Ghibli you will be interested. It includes his past writings and memories, and his opinions on his work, anime, Japan and the world. He is opinionated and uninhibited, and some may find it repetitious, or some parts less interesting. But it gives a fine picture of his thinking and where his work comes from.
Starting Point January 16, 2010
Sacramento Book Review (Sacramento, CA)
You can hardly talk about animated films without talking about Hayao Miyazaki. The Japanese artist, writer, and director is the genius behind most of the best animation of the last thirty years. //Starting Point: 1979-1996// is a collection of essays and interviews by and about Miyazaki, and it chronicles many of his amazing films--from //The Castle of Cagliostro// to //Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind// to my personal favorite of his works featured here, the stunning and poignant //My Neighbor Totoro//.
But the book covers more than just his work. It also touches upon Japanese culture, explores Miyazaki's philosophies on life, and offers insight into some of the personal triumphs and tragedies that have contributed to his artistry. The foreword by Pixar's John Lassiter--the man who can rightfully claim responsibility for bringing Miyazaki to the American public--makes it clear that, whatever else he may be, Miyazaki is a force who will continue to inspire artists and storytellers for decades to come. I, for one, will not be surprised if the name "Miyazaki" someday becomes as evocative on the worldwide scale as the name "Disney."
Reviewed by Amanda Mitchell
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