Anime Architecture

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, ISBN: 9780500294529, Author: Stefan Riekeles, 
Format: Quarterbound (no jacket), 280 x 215 mm, 256pp

Anime Architecture - Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities, is the definitive visual guide to the cityscapes and buildings of the most celebrated and influential anime movies.

The influence of anime, one of Japan’s most successful cultural exports, has been felt across cinema, literature, comic books and videogames for decades, yet the artwork behind the genre remains somewhat enigmatic, particularly in the pre-digital period before the early 2000s. A genuine behind-the-scenes journey into the original background paintings, storyboards and early drafts of the industry’s most revered directors and illustrators, Anime Architecture presents the otherworldly buildings and megacities of these visionaries as celebrations of – and lessons for – the near future.