Music video of "Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window" movie by Shinnosuke Yakuwa & Shin-Ei Animation studio (in japanese theaters December 8).
Full video >> https://t.co/kqlTpKrgmD https://t.co/8EdwgS2hht pic.twitter.com/sjZDPRkHkv

— Catsuka (@catsuka) November 14, 2023

As a reminder, the film is based on Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's autobiographical book (born in 1933), illustrated by Chihiro Iwasaki (1918-1974).
Iwasaki had a really charming & particular style, but I can still feel her vibes here.
Good job @QQQnekoQQQ @Aya_Suzuki#CatsuKollection pic.twitter.com/F1pipsYtY2

— Catsuka (@catsuka) November 14, 2023

While no artbooks exist for Yoshiaki Kawajiri's films, the Japanese Blu-ray box sets (limited editions) of "Wicked City" & "Demon City Shinjuku" contain a 160 pages artbook + full storyboard book for each film.
Now hoping for Ninja Scroll.https://t.co/RcnluRdmbM#CatsuKollection https://t.co/SOgRoO4Q2b pic.twitter.com/Hi68C9zSh6

— Catsuka (@catsuka) October 30, 2023

Note: Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll) is still active but he has only been doing storyboards in recent years.
For example, he recently boarded for Pluto (promotional video), Frieren (ep4), Vinland Saga S02, Trigun Stampede, Sonny Boy, Jujutsu Kaisen...
I hope he'll direct again. https://t.co/GZGNf1OsP1 pic.twitter.com/ftLHQ09Yfr

— Catsuka (@catsuka) October 31, 2023

I'm happy to see japanese illustrator / mangaka @HirokiMafuyu (68y old) posting more of his works here & on Instagram.
Some of his books from my shelves : "Louise" (1995), "Etiquette of Violence" (2000), "Apples" (2019).https://t.co/MzJ6CORzvx#CatsuKollection pic.twitter.com/2myLp7d9Kd

— Catsuka (@catsuka) October 23, 2023

"Shanfeng Chuiqi Jifengxing" (The mountain wind blows swiftly) is a gorgeous 216 pages artbook just released (and only available) in China, gathering the works of illustrator Li Yao.
Even the edges of the book are illustrated.https://t.co/uAFCHXXePE#CatsuKollection pic.twitter.com/b6l1ocMAvs

— Catsuka (@catsuka) October 14, 2023

Note: if these Li Yao's works are not known abroad, some of his other books were published before, like his "Il coraggio nel vento di montagna" children book (Italy) & "La quête de l'esprit céleste" comic books (France).
His Weibo account: https://t.co/iYq8a8Mm5s#CatsuKollection pic.twitter.com/3NnR3WmXfM

— Catsuka (@catsuka) October 14, 2023

French crowdfunding campaign for "Sirocco et le royaume des courants d'air" Artbook + Vinyl LP.
>> https://t.co/GahLzU9142 https://t.co/4PltEQ4SKx pic.twitter.com/quuGdHF8LC

— Catsuka (@catsuka) October 3, 2023

[France] "Perspepolis" animated movie by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud (2007) has been remastered and will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray in France on October 18 by Studio Canal.https://t.co/ds3rhWuuOI pic.twitter.com/LJ6ooqUDPN

— Catsuka 💙 (@catsuka) September 25, 2023

"Domu" Deluxe Edition (Japan).
A rare/giant version of Katuhiro Otomo's manga.
B4 size / published in 1984 / only 5000 copies.#CatsuKollection pic.twitter.com/YBDijsYXoT

— Catsuka 💙 (@catsuka) September 24, 2023

2 underrated Moomins books:
- "Mischievous Nature" : all illustrations by Tove Jansson from Moomins novels (1000 copies only).
- "Moomin To Ikiru" : japanese exhibition catalog celebrating Tove Jansson 100th anniversary, and all her works.https://t.co/f1eXR0nesV#CatsuKollection pic.twitter.com/caiE3Dmfda

— Catsuka 💙 (@catsuka) September 20, 2023

The many artbooks & exhibitions catalogs by late Ghibli background artist Nizo Yamamoto (1953-2023).
The last one is a book of 100 paintings he made over 10 years, in homage to Goto, his hometown.#CatsuKollectionhttps://t.co/7HJlgS1QFLhttps://t.co/bQI57nPuZl pic.twitter.com/bYySoB7Wxg

— Catsuka 💙 (@catsuka) September 18, 2023

"Golden Kamuy Special Exhibition" catalog is probably the only book in my collection where I had to cut out some pages myself to see them (and this is not a printing issue ;-)#CatsuKollectionhttps://t.co/Cj3RpGSJ7c pic.twitter.com/lfJN5pl21i

— Catsuka 💙 (@catsuka) August 30, 2023

"The Art of Hisashi Sakaguchi", a rare artbook (2004 / only 1500 copies) dedicated to a talented animator & mangaka who died in 1995 (he was 49).
His mangas "Ikkyu", "Version" & "Flower of Stone" impressed me a lot when I was young.https://t.co/kn7CkJGGWp#CatsuKollection pic.twitter.com/wjRY5zjq6j

— Catsuka 💙 (@catsuka) August 27, 2023

Back in 2021, Takahide Hori @yamiken123 also self-published a great "Junk Head" artbook (208 pages).
Available for international orders on CDJapan : https://t.co/TIgRSI0A1d#CatsuKollectionhttps://t.co/rIpQOhgR7D pic.twitter.com/wIM27QpmV5

— Catsuka 💙 (@catsuka) August 24, 2023

Happy 30th anniversary to "Patlabor 2" movie by Mamoru Oshii.
Note: the soundtrack by Kenji Kawai was re-released on vinyl LP by european publisher Wrwtfww.https://t.co/8n9Kw0RVVf#CatsuKollection pic.twitter.com/tZxMMbmjYg

— Catsuka 💙 (@catsuka) August 8, 2023

Note: the latest issue of "Switch" japanese magazine includes the same pictures from Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy & The Heron" that were officially released online few days ago (just after the pamphlet).#CommunicationStrategyStepshttps://t.co/WIGNY7FDMf pic.twitter.com/JGDeiDbyVx

— Catsuka 💙 (@catsuka) August 23, 2023