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The Art of Satoshi Kon
written in JAPANESE
136 pages, Hardcover
First published August 18, 2015
About the author
Satoshi Kon
31 books235 followersSatoshi Kon was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, animator and cartoonist.
Kon started his career as a manga artist in the middle of the 80's, when still in university. He served as an assistant to famous manga author Katsuhiro Otomo, who will also play a role in steering Kon's career towards animation.
Besides a few short stories, Kon's only finished graphic novel is Tropic of the Sea (1990). His unfinished manga series include Seraphim 266613336Wings (1994), in collaboration with anime filmmaker Mamoru Oshii, and Opus (1996).
In 1991 Kon started a prominent career in the Japanese animation industry, eventually becoming one of the most influential filmmakers of his generation. Kon's movies often explore the boundaries between dreams, reality and cinematic fiction. His directorial debut came with the critically acclaimed thriller Perfect Blue (1997), followed by Millennium Actress (2001), Tokyo Godfathers (2003) and Paprika (2006).
Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer at age 46.
Kon started his career as a manga artist in the middle of the 80's, when still in university. He served as an assistant to famous manga author Katsuhiro Otomo, who will also play a role in steering Kon's career towards animation.
Besides a few short stories, Kon's only finished graphic novel is Tropic of the Sea (1990). His unfinished manga series include Seraphim 266613336Wings (1994), in collaboration with anime filmmaker Mamoru Oshii, and Opus (1996).
In 1991 Kon started a prominent career in the Japanese animation industry, eventually becoming one of the most influential filmmakers of his generation. Kon's movies often explore the boundaries between dreams, reality and cinematic fiction. His directorial debut came with the critically acclaimed thriller Perfect Blue (1997), followed by Millennium Actress (2001), Tokyo Godfathers (2003) and Paprika (2006).
Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer at age 46.
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August 19, 2015
I am colourblind. Red-Green colourblind, in fact. Years and years ago, this optical disability very nearly set me back a grade in kindergarten because the teachers back in my hometown of Las Pinas, Manila (in the Philippines) thought that I was mentally retarded. This is a fact.
There exists a set of glasses that correct colourblindness in most people's vision, or at least 75% of most people's vision. With a pair of these glasses, those stricken with colourblindness will be able to see certain colors for the first time, as documented in several exciting YouTube videos. This is another fact.
When I can afford these glasses and finally see in all of the colours the human eye can process, sure, I'll bounce around a garden of some sort and get really teary eyed and cry because I can finally fucking see fucking colour. But, when I get back into my apartment with these glasses, this book and the pages and pages of art inside it will be the first thing I want to see with my new eyes.
Buy. This. Fucking. Book.
There exists a set of glasses that correct colourblindness in most people's vision, or at least 75% of most people's vision. With a pair of these glasses, those stricken with colourblindness will be able to see certain colors for the first time, as documented in several exciting YouTube videos. This is another fact.
When I can afford these glasses and finally see in all of the colours the human eye can process, sure, I'll bounce around a garden of some sort and get really teary eyed and cry because I can finally fucking see fucking colour. But, when I get back into my apartment with these glasses, this book and the pages and pages of art inside it will be the first thing I want to see with my new eyes.
Buy. This. Fucking. Book.
March 21, 2016
Satoshi Kon is my favorite animator and artist and this book is a fantastic look at his work from art school to his final unfinished film. It also includes storyboards from his final short film. It's interesting to see how Kon was able to map out scenes in storyboards with extreme detail. All the drawings are beautifully printed on high quality paper.
The book includes some-usually funny–comments from Kon about his work and are a very enjoyable read. I would say this book is certainly worth a read for anyone who loves Kon's films and or art/anime in general.
The book includes some-usually funny–comments from Kon about his work and are a very enjoyable read. I would say this book is certainly worth a read for anyone who loves Kon's films and or art/anime in general.
January 7, 2017
Testo non ce n'è affatto - eccetto una banale introduzione di Darren Aronofsky, un tempo interessato a realizzare un remake statunitense di Perfect Blue -, ma tutte le immagini sono sufficienti a raccontare l'estro creativo di uno dei migliori registi che la nostra generazione ha conosciuto. È particolarmente interessante lo storyboard del suo ultimo lavoro, il cortometraggio Good Morning e la sezione dedicata a Dreaming Machine, quello che avrebbe dovuto essere il suo film successivo.
December 16, 2017
I'm trying to get all the Satoshi Kon that I can. His films; his manga; the artbooks.
This is the artbook and Dark Horse did a really nice job of presentation. The text is at the back so the art takes up the page without any distractions. Reading his words about the images is both inspiring and sad because it is reminder that this wonderful artist, storyteller and filmmaker is gone. Yet at the same time, he left behind a wonderful legacy. I know I'll be going through this artbook again and again.
This is the artbook and Dark Horse did a really nice job of presentation. The text is at the back so the art takes up the page without any distractions. Reading his words about the images is both inspiring and sad because it is reminder that this wonderful artist, storyteller and filmmaker is gone. Yet at the same time, he left behind a wonderful legacy. I know I'll be going through this artbook again and again.
June 25, 2018
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
May 2, 2021
A great book for fans of Kon's artwork. I wish it had more content related to his process, but the graphics are undeniably well crafted into this "visual biography".
June 6, 2022
sobbing so hard rn .. [6/5 stars]
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September 6, 2020
Wonderful artbook. Although I was expecting more Paprika ilustrations (there are only 3).
February 9, 2016
A must-have for any fan of Satoshi Kon. Beautifully designed with tons of original illustrations that I have never seen. Very emotional seeing his concept drawing for "The Dream Machine", his unfinished work.
March 26, 2023
I wish there was more unreleased art in this book, but over all it’s nice to have it sitting it on my shelf.
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