Not to be outdone, Spanish author Marta Garcia Villar has written a new book devoted exclusively to Hayao Miyazaki's 2001 visual masterpiece Spirited Away. This book title shares the same subject as Alvaro Lopez Martin's El Viaje de Chihiro, and although the art design and layouts are slightly different, they are no less impressive and inspiring.
Villar and Martin were the co-authors on Mi Vecino Miyazaki and Antes de Mi Vecino Miyazaki, two hardcover volumes that cover the careers of Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki. Each is an accomplished author in their own right, writing and churning out titles in rapid fashion.
The layout designs are magnificent, very colorful yet restrained. I might enjoy this a little more than Martin's book, and I'm curious to hear which volume fans prefer (the only correct answer, of course, is a tie, as both are excellent). The full-color illustrations are an especially nice touch. This book also includes a few impressive extras, including a bookmark and a pair of laminated illustrations.
At 288 pages, this is an impressive achievement for a single movie. You will find a tremendous amount of content in these pages. Of course, it is in Espanol, but I feel that English-language fans will enjoy owning this fine book. Both Villar and Martin have expressed their wish to have their works published in the USA, so perhaps we ought to help them out.
You can buy this book here: Biblioteca Studio Ghibli: El Viaje de Chihiro.
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