The Art of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Art book about the Studio Ghibli animated film ‘崖の上のポニョ’ (Japanese title) - ‘Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea’ (English title), written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Over 200 images from the production process are introduced, including image boards, art boards, character settings, and background art, created by Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuyoshi Kondo (animation director), and Noboru Yoshida (art director). Interviews and commentary from the main staff, as well as the complete version of the post-recording script, are also included!

All texts in the book are written in Japanese without furigana. In English only the title of the book is written on the cover and the name of the chapters in the table of contents.

The book was published in 2008 and has been reprinted several times. At the time of writing (this information will become outdated over time), the last reprint was in 2024.