Makoto Shinkai English Fan Forum and Site

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

From Daike's site ...
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His First Book of Paintings "Sora no Kioku" Release Information
No: 301 / Category: Hot News / Date: 2008/03/26(Wed) 00:34:22 JST
Manga magazine Afternoon May issue says Kodansha will release the book of paintings "Sora no Kioku (Memories of the Sky)" on April 25th.

According to the ad page, the book includes 427 background arts taken from Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters per Second, and TVCF for a newspaper company Shinano Mainichi Shimbun.

Its list price is 2800 JPY.

Scan of the ad page:
http://daike.hp.infoseek.co.jp/newsphoto/sora_no_kioku_afternoon.j

Junpei · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:37 am Post subject:

Sounds wonderful. Something I cannot have. Sad

I wonder how difficult it is to become a Japanese citizen and live there permanently...

Menasha · vc_bios_b960909 Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 822

Hard, you can not be a citizen any where else in the world for one. In other words if you went back to Australia you would no longer be a citizen.

And again from what I hear it's hard to get most jobs, usually your choice of jobs is limited.

Maltos · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject:

This is something i'm definately planning to import. I've been wondering if a Shinkai artbook had been released and here is the news to confirm it. I'm very excited!

Menasha · vc_bios_b960909 Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 822

I will be importing this as well I will be inspired by his paintings even more so. There in front of me, in a book, that's 456 pages -or at least something like that- long!

Will be unable to read but oh well Rolling Eyes

Maltos · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:

His paintings are absolutely stunning. My favourite examples of his art are in the first half of Place Promised. The green landscapes he shows, I think, are wonderfull.

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

I sent an mail to Daike, who runs the Japanese board, but haven't heard anything back yet. If anyone knows how someone can order one of these books, please post a link ^-^

Menasha · vc_bios_b960909 Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 822

I haven't heard of anything about pre-ordering yet.

Maltos · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject:

Your best bet would probably be http://www.play-asia.com/ but i've been looking on the site and i can't find it. Hopefully it'll be up for pre-order soon.

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

Daike-san sent me the folllowing ...