Makoto Shinkai's first artbook, which contains over 400 backgrounds from his movies, appears to be selling well. Daike-san tells me that it's sold out in a good number of shops in Akiba and it's even managed to make Amazon's Top 10 list of Japanese books....
A new entry about how Makoto Shinkai's been doing in London. Maybe those of you down there will recognise the picture he's taken of his neighbourhood. I have the impression that he's been getting a lot of visitors but doesn't mind them since he's been eating out and drinking with them. He writes:
April 22nd 2008 It's nearing the end of...
I still haven't managed to find a good place to order Makoto Shinkai's first artbook yet. Reader Maltos managed to find HMV (it's in English) but, £7 delivery is just a bit hefty to be honest when the book itself is already around £13 so I'm still keeping an eye out for alternatives. I suppose it's better than Amazon's ridiculous 19...
I'm sure anyone who has watched Makoto Shinkai's works such as his recent "5 Centimetres per Second" will agree the backgrounds he manages to create are stunningly beautiful. Well, the good news is if you want to own a hard copy of all those backgrounds, you'll soon be able to. According to this advert that Daike-san spotted, Kodansha...
Arthur C. Clarke has passed away. I knew that such a day would come but, it really is a shame. When I was a junior high student occasionally I would watch "2001: A Space Odyssey" on late night television and because I wanted to understand what that movie was telling, I would read...
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It was the end of the Winter season in 1995 when Akari and Takaki decided to meet up again during junior high school. Cosmonaut
The scenes that take place between Takaki and Kanae happen in their third year of senior high in 1999. 5 Centimeters per Second
It's the year 2...
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