The “Complete Collection of Hayao Miyazaki’s Image Boards,” overseen by Studio Ghibli, will be released by Iwanami Shoten starting this December.
This collection features an extensive archive of Miyazaki’s image boards, storyboards, and other sketches created to explore his cinematic worlds and communicate his vision to staff. Using high-precision scanning to capture the original colors and textures, the illustrations will be printed in a large 350mm x 257mm format, preserving their original or near-original size, except for a few that are reduced for readability.
Each volume will focus on a film directed by Miyazaki, starting with ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,’ and will cover all his feature films. It will also include his early works as an animator before the founding of Studio Ghibli. Alongside many previously unreleased works and illustrations from related publications, each volume will include a new interview with producer Toshio Suzuki, who shares stories about the films and the creation of the artwork.


On December 5 (Thursday), the first volumes featuring ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’ and ‘Castle in the Sky’ will be published, with ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ scheduled for release in March 2025.

Producer Toshio Suzuki’s comments on the book’s publication have also been released.

“Complete Collection of Hayao Miyazaki’s Image Boards 1: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — Cherishing the Trees, Communicating with Insects, and Birds Summoning the Wind…”
Scheduled for release on December 5, 2024 / 108 pages
ISBN 978-4-00-028831-6
Price: ¥4,200 + tax
URL: https://www.iwanami.co.jp/028831
“Complete Collection of Hayao Miyazaki’s Image Boards 2: Castle in the Sky — One Day, a Girl Descended from the Sky…”
Scheduled for release on December 5, 2024 / 136 pages
ISBN 978-4-00-028832-3
Price: ¥4,800 + tax
URL: https://www.iwanami.co.jp/028832
“Complete Collection of Hayao Miyazaki’s Image Boards 3: My Neighbor Totoro — This Odd Creature Still Exists in Japan. Perhaps.”
Scheduled for release in March 2025
ISBN 978-4-00-028833-0
Price: To be announced