Starting Point: 1979-1996, a collection of acclaimed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s essays, notes, sketches and rare interviews, will be translated into English and published by VIZ Media for release in July.
The book includes the director’s notes on the movies he made during the time span, as well as a critique of the work of Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion), personal recollections of his father’s experiences in World War II, and a full-color manga essay about eating on aircraft titled Kuchu de O-Shokuji.
The book will be published in paperback and is expected to retail for $29.99.
