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The Art of Princess Mononoke

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However, Ginko is passionate about the world and its creatures like Ashitaka and will do anything it takes to protect it. On that note, the fantastical elements in his world feel like they were ripped out of traditional folk talk and mythology. Everything in this world looks stunning and gallant. This anime follows Princess Yona, who lived a joyous life in the Kouka kingdom. Her cheerful life ends abruptly when a maniacal act of treason threatens to shatter her problem-free environment. With her friend Son Hak, Yona flees and plans to survive in the wild. This saddening development encourages Yona to train so that she can enact revenge upon the people who wronged her. Hunter X Hunter balances its dark and cheery atmosphere well. There will be times when the series has our characters compete in harmless challenges and other occasions where their lives are on the line. Some of Hunter X Hunter’s bouts carry more weight and emotion due to how well they’re written or how they tie into the overarching plot of its many story arcs.

Miyazaki's paints a world like no one has ever seen, and always beautiful and fascinating. What really brings his films to life is the resonating music. Half of what makes his films so beautiful is the score of Joe Hisaishi; perhaps one of the most gifted musicians in films around. His music is intriguing, mysterious and impossible to ignore. With films like this, I get to thinking his music was made for Miyazaki, and Miyazaki's films were made for Hisaishi. They balance each other perfectly and mirror each other in harmonic art. Mononoke Hime takes place in 15th century Japan and opens with a warrior named Ashitaka in fierce battle with a Tatari Gama (a huge boar with worms covering it's body). Ashitaka kills the demon and successfully defends his village from it, but in the battle he is touched by the gigantic monster on his arm; leaving a dark scar as a reminder. The village doctor tells Ashitaka that it is a curse and is slowly killing him. Convinced that there must be a cure, Ashitaka leaves the village never to return....Thus begins the epic story of Mononoke Hime. Okay wishful thinking aside - this series of books and the Art of Princess Mononoke is no exception - they are amazing. Now I know the more I dig on a subject the less I feel I know about it, but I have not come across many anime films or TV shows which have such books available for.So without further ado, we present 10 TV shows that should whet your appetite when you’ve finished streaming Princess Mononoke! Wolf Children is a phenomenal fantasy anime that delves into the qualms of single-parenthood. With its likable characters, cozy atmosphere, and emphasis on wolves, there are many aspects of this film Princess Mononoke fans will adore. Inuyasha features more comedy than Princess Mononoke, though. Considering when it was released, fans can expect the usual 90s anime humor from raunchy jokes to hilarious facial expressions. That said, viewers will enjoy the adventure and action segments inserted into this show. While there are a few duds here and there, fans will walk away from this show entertaining. This belief is perhaps encapsulated best in a scene in Princess Mononoke described by Napier as "the Sistine Chapel of animation". It is the sequence in which a group of hunters, led by the opportunistic monk Jigo, catch a glimpse of the Shishigami in the huge, translucent form it takes after sunset. Miyazaki's films are invariably beautiful: drawn and animated with an obsessive attention to detail, and painted with the kind of clarity and depth that can make you look at the world with new eyes, like falling in love, or coming close to death. The Shishigami however is quite different. It looms over the forest like a walking night sky; inspiring both awe and terror alike. "It is not cuddly and cute," says Napier. "It looks other and scary. Then it starts to transform and you see these little Kodama creatures [tiny tree spirits, whose faces are fixed with impish smiles] look on in wonder. It is a sublime moment that has nothing to do with human beings."

The New York Times review, written by Janet Maslin, called Princess Mononoke a "landmark feat of Japanese animation", with images, such as plants and flowers springing to life beneath the Shishigami’s hooves, that are "simple, meaningful and ravishingly presented". Nowhere is it mentioned that the film is too long. "And all of a sudden," says Gaiman, "the next thing I hear is that the fancy launch and giant marketing roll-out for Princess Mononoke that had been planned was not going to happen. It was going to roll out in 10 cities with no particular advertising push behind it. Harvey didn’t even show up for the premiere in Hollywood. This story revolves around the relationship between Hana and Ookami. The former is a human while the latter is a werewolf. They eventually have two children named Ame and Yuki, but run into trouble when Ookami passes away. Not wanting her children to suffer a similar fate, Hana moves out to the countryside with her kids. In an interview with the Tokuma Shoten in 1997, Miyazaki describes the message behind the movie: “We can’t coexist with nature as long as we live humbly, and we destroy it because we become greedy. When we recognize that even living humbly destroys nature, we don't know what to do(...)Unless we put ourselves in a place where we don't know what to do and start from there, we cannot think about environmental issues or issues concerning nature. It leads to the idea that the world is not just for humans, but for all life, and humans are allowed to live in a corner of the world.”

This is a compilation of the visual art of the film “Princess Mononoke,” including image boards, story boards, art boards, background drawings, and the film itself, such as the deep forest of gods and goddesses that no man can approach, and the iron fortress-like tatara field.

There are some poems written by Miyazaki, meant to convey character points to the music composer. These poems I think were the highlight of the book as they actually presented new information about the characters.

The film Princess Mononoke (1997) is a realistic example in a fantasy setting. Its most important themes are aspects of natural and human nature, natural beauty and purity of wildlife without the urban footprint left by humans. The trademark message is that opposing nature—whether ours or of the natural world—is our ultimate doom. This is a belated but welcome translation by publisher Viz Media of the original Japanese artbook The Art of The Princess Mononoke—もののけ姫. Princess Mononoke and and the accompanying artbook came out in 1997. By the way, that Japanese artbook is still being reprinted even after so many years. Hayao Miyazaki’s films can’t be categorized as kids’ stories or adult-focused features. His work always balances seemingly childish stories with grown-up themes, or mature stories with childish flights of fancy. But Princess Mononoke pushes the limits of that balance. It’s certainly the goriest of Miyazaki’s films, rife with blood and severed body parts, and it features some of the most terrifying monster designs in the Ghibli canon. Environmentalism is a primary theme, as the characters struggle to balance human survival with the needs of the nature around them. But the most impressive, frightening part of the film is the way Miyazaki manages to turn one of the film’s driving forces, the fear of the unknown, into a visible force.Beastars was a surprise for many anime fans. Many overlooked it for being a boring cliché show that was tailored toward animal lovers and no one else. Upon watching the show, they realized that it’s one of those anime where it’s best not to judge it based on its promotional material. And so another entry in to my collection of Studio Ghibli books and I must admit as I sit here reading them and marvelling at the artwork I just wish I was more artistic, they are truly amazing. Even with the language barrier, the film is of such intense emotion that it caries you through to the end. The change in dynamic between the crashing fight scenes and the quiet scenes of healing by the lake is so broad and so well paced that I can't remember a film where my emotional state was so expertly varied.

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