If you have a Studio Ghibli fan on your shopping list, Amazon has a Cyber Monday deal on a book that is sure to delight them: Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works. On sale for 50% off, this hardcover book contains art and overviews nearly all of the studio’s feature films. You can get Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works for only $17.48 (was $35).
Published in 2022, Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works covers 26 Studio Ghibli movies, which today makes it almost complete. The book is missing the studio’s latest animated hit, 2023’s The Boy and the Heron, which earlier this year became the first Ghibli movie with a 4K Blu-ray release. Side note: You can get the 4K Steelbook Edition of The Boy and the Heron for only $30 (was $45) at Amazon.
Inside, you’ll find exclusive interviews and rare director’s commentary, as well as plenty of behind-the-scenes information on the production behind each film. Each entry breaks down numerous parts of classics like Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away, showing how the characters, worlds, and mouth-watering food was made.
A good book to pair this with is one that explores the life of Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. Priced at $27.50 (was $50), this book was published in 2021 during a Studio Ghibli exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, and is the first-ever US-produced retrospective dedicated to the legendary filmmaker. It has concept sketches, character designs, storyboards, layouts, backgrounds, and production cels chronicling Miyazaki’s early career, as well as artwork that had previously never been seen before outside of the Studio Ghibli archives.
Miyazaki fans should also check out Amazon’s deals on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’s manga box set–on sale for $52 (was $80)–and Shuna’s Journey, a wonderful Miyazaki manga that released for the first time in English in 2022. The hardcover edition of Shuna’s Journey is discounted to $12.62 (was $28).
Cyber Monday Cinematic Art Book Deals
Outside of anime, Amazon is also offering 50% discounts on several other cinematic art books.
Harry Potter fans can check out two deals on pop-up books. Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Hogwarts is an interactive guide to the iconic school of witchcraft and wizardry for just $35 (was $75), and Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to the Creatures of the Wizarding World is a comprehensive look at fantastic beasts like the Basilisk, Buckbeak, and the Hungarian Horntail dragon, for $39.60 (was $75). As you’d expect, each page features pop-up elements, showing off the iconic Hogwarts and the magical menagerie of creatures populating the wizarding world.
On the far side of the galaxy, Dune fans can check out three books on sale. First up is The Art and Soul of Dune for $25 (was $50), a creative journey behind the filmmaking process of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the beloved sci-fi novels. The Art and Soul of Dune: Part Two continues the behind-the-scenes tour with striking environmental designs and intricate costume concepts, while Dune: Exposures is a curated selection of photos from the film’s production by cinematographer Greig Fraser that’s complemented by Josh Brolin’s writing of his on-set experiences.
You can also save 50% on several Pixar art books right now, including books dedicated to the films Luca and Up. For a broader, you can check out 25 years of Pixar in this dedicated look at the pioneering American animation giant. If you feel like splurging, this Star Wars art book dedicated to Ralph McQuarrie’s genre-defining illustrations and paintings has been significantly marked down from $300 to $149.50.
Cyber Monday Deal: 50% Off Video Game Art Books
Select video game art books are also available for 50% off or more at Amazon and Target. You can even get The Art of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Deluxe Edition for only $50 at Target or $60 at Amazon.
