Cel: Kiki delivers a present
Hayao Miyazaki is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli.
Creator of the Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind manga.
Writer/director of the animated films Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Nausicaa (1984), Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Porco Rosso (1992), Princess Mononoke (1997), and the Oscar-winner Spirited Away. I find these films to be among the best in the world.
The best English source of information on Mr. Miyazaki is the Nausicaa.net fan website.
The best book in English is Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation (Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley, CA 1999) by Helen McCarthy.
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE
Kiki is a teen witch who flies to a new town to establish herself, following a witchs' tradition.
Adapted from the book by Eiko Kadono.
Studio animation drawing: Kiki and her cat Jiji
Studio animation drawing: Kiki smiles for her parents
PORCO ROSSO
Marco Pagott is an Italian World War I flying ace whose war experiences transform him into a pig. He quits the air force and fights aerial pirates for the bounty, but they bring in American Donald Curtis to oppose him.
Marco and airplane builder Piccolo cel
Seaplane designer Fio Piccolo cel
Cel: Marco's Savoia S21 taking off
Cel: Curtiss and Marco dogfight
Cel: Spectators duck after a low pass
MIYAZAKI TRIBUTES by AMERICAN CARTOONISTS
Comics artist Casey Jones depicts two teens talking in a school hallway from Spider-Girl #51 page 9.
Casey and his family are fans.
ENRICO CASAROSA
Savoia S21 seaplane (Porco Rosso} commission
San (Princess Mononoke) commission
RONNIE DEL CARMEN
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind commission
ADAM WARREN
Magical Drama Queen Roxy #3 page 35 pencil preliminary
Magical Drama Queen Roxy #3 page 36 pencil preliminary
Look for the Totoro and Jiji stuffed animals on Roxy's bed.
