Futuristic megacities and out-of-this-world cityscapes created for Japanese animated films have influenced video games, films, as well as architects and designers. Similar to the work of Syd Mead and his highly influential artwork, Japanese anime has developed a special relationship with how fictional built environments can look and feel. From beautifully hand-drawn sketches, storyboards, and paintings, anime artists and creators have expanded the worlds of Japan's "ultramodern animated films."
The non-profit organization, Les Jardins des Pilotes, has dedicated their time gathering and showcasing the influential worlds of these fictional spaces in their latest book Anime Architecture. Author and curator Stefan Riekeles showcases the work of famous Japanese artists and their iconic cityscapes found in animated films like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Metropolis, 2001, to name a few.
By collaborating with original Japanese production studios, the book contains storyboards, original background paintings, and design inspiration for these fictional environments. According to Riekeles on the Anime Architecture site, "Anime Architecture offers privileged views into the earliest conception stages of iconic scenes, through to their development into finished films."
Set to be released in Autumn of 2020, a limited edition of 1,000 copies will be published by London-based company Volume. Standard trade editions will also be available for sale.
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Gah...I want! As mentioned elsewhere, while the collector’s/numbered edition is/was a bit pricey (at £75.00) and appears to already be sold out, the "regular" print edition is only $40.
Looks like everyone is quarantining in those images, very on-trend!
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