Hayao Miyazaki

"Is Haku's illness really from a curse laid on him by Yubaba's sister Zeniba? Sen is about to journey to Zeniba's home in Swamp Bottom to find out. But before she can take the mystery train that leads there, she has to confront the frightening No Face, who's been tearing up the bath house and demanding to see her. Sen is on the verge of answering many questions. Can she pass Yubaba's final test in order to win back her parents, and even her real name?"--...

"Sen vows to save Haku's parents, who have been turned into pigs and to get them all out of this strange world someday. Meanwhile, back at work, Sen gets the worst jobs and the mysterious No-Face monster is lurking. Who is he and what does he want?"-- provided by publisher.

"A legend of the days of the first flying machines, where fantastic adventure takes to the air! Pirates greedy for treasure and secret agents hungry for power are both chasing Sheeta, a young girl who wears a mysterious blue stone around her neck. The stone's power makes Sheeta defy gravity and float down into the life of Pazu, a tough young orphan boy inventor. Soon Pazu and Sheeta are caught up together--way up, into the clouds, where somewhere...

"Just behind Pazu and Sheeta are soldiers from the aerial dreadnought Goliath -- who have captured Dola and her pirate crew, and are now looting the gold and jewels of the Castle in the Sky for themselves! But the man who guided them there, Muska, has his eyes on power, not money -- and he alone knows how to activate the Castle's ancient superweapons that could make him master of the world! Can Pazu and Sheeta stop his sinister plan?"--P. [4] of cover....

When a witch's curse turns young Sophie into an old woman, she leaves home and finds work as a cleaning woman in the moving castle of the mysterious wizard Howl. She makes a deal with Calcifer, a fire demon, to free him from his magical contract with Howl in return for which he will remove Sophie's curse.

A fierce storm rages, and Sosuke and his mother drive against the wind. Suddenly Ponyo appears, running along the tall waves. Part fish and part human, when reunited with Sosuke, Ponyo becomes a beautiful red-haired girl. The three weather the storm at Sosuke's house, while out on the ocean, both Ponyo's and Sosuke's father encounter a vision they won't soon forget.

This book is a collection of concept sketches, concept art, backgrounds, character designs (including painted versions), and still images for Hayao Miyazaki's animated film, Howl's Moving Castle, based on the book by Diana Wynne Jones. All concept sketches are by Miyazaki. Concept art and backgrounds are by the art staff supervised by art director. The background art and still imageds for this book were created from digital data. Scene images without...