Wanderlust: The Art of Yoichi Nishikawa

By Yoichi Nishikawa. Edited by Nicole Collins. Published by Gallery Nucleus

Softcover, 84 pages, Colour, 2023

Escape into a world of lovingly painted landscapes in Wanderlust: The Art of Yoichi Nishikawa

Artist Yoichi Nishikawa has been one of the premier Studio Ghibli background artists for over fifteen years, painting backgrounds for over 30 animated films and TV shows including Love Live!!, Howl's Moving Castle, and Wolf Children. Wanderlust: The Art of Yoichi Nishikawa chronicles the bulk of Nishikawa's personal work, compiling his exhibition pieces from 2020-2023. Featuring some of Nishikawa's most beautiful landscapes - both real and imagined - alongside Yoichi's process and reference images, this book is a must-have for fans of Japanese animation and Studio Ghibli.

Book Designer: Patrick Crotty