Bamboo Background Art Collection

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This first art collection from the renowned animation background studio Bamboo showcases backgrounds from many beloved titles, including Ghost in the Shell ARISE, Sword Art Online, Penguin Highway, The Eccentric Family, and GREAT PRETENDER. Featuring around 500 carefully selected background artworks across genres such as science fiction, slice of life, and fantasy, it condenses the studio’s 15-year history from early works to recent projects.

Part 1: BASICfocuses on 12 works using standard background techniques, allowing you to appreciate the subtle differences in style through color palettes and contrast. Titles include Ghost in the Shell ARISE, Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, Sword Art Online, Guilty Crown, HELLO WORLD, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These, The Ancient Magus Bride, Vinland Saga, Penguin Highway, SHIROBAKO, A Whisker Away, and The Empire of Corpses.

Part 2: SINGULARITYintroduces 6 works featuring customized approaches such as watercolor and ink-style rendering, highly graphic and design-driven compositions, and varied line work and brush textures. Titles include true tears, the Layton series, Kimi ni Todoke, Hozuki no Reitetsu, GREAT PRETENDER, and The Eccentric Family. The book also includes new illustrations, making-of features, interviews, studio history, and detailed commentary on key techniques, offering an immersive overview of Bamboo’s diverse visual worlds.