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Rather than promoting a single theatrical film, this sheet was produced as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"538\"\u003erecord-label \/ shop-display promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, bringing together watercolor-style character artwork from several key Tokuma, Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli-related and TMS titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003eThe lower-right copyright line credits rights holders including \u003cstrong data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"918\"\u003eTokuma Shoten, Nibariki, Eiko Kadono, TMS and RAI\u003c\/strong\u003e, tying the poster directly to the official Japanese animation and soundtrack-release ecosystem of the period. The presence of \u003cem data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1070\"\u003eKiki’s Delivery Service\u003c\/em\u003e imagery places the sheet after the film’s 1989 release, making a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003elate-1980s \/ circa-1990 dating\u003c\/strong\u003e appropriate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003eAbout the poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003eThis official Animage Records promotional poster brings together some of the defining icons of late-20th-century Japanese animation: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eNausicaä with Teto\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1391\"\u003eTotoro beneath the moon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003eKiki and Jiji\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003ePazu from \u003cem data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1443\"\u003eCastle in the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e playing trumpet above the town\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1500\"\u003eSherlock Hound\u003c\/strong\u003e in detective costume. The selection reflects the close cultural and commercial relationship between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003eTokuma \/ Animage\u003c\/strong\u003e, soundtrack publishing, and the animation works that helped define the international reputation of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli-era Japanese animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1779\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003eThis is not a standard theatrical release poster. It is best understood as an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1914\"\u003eofficial Animage Records promotional \/ display poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, intended to advertise the label and its animation music catalogue rather than a single film campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2036\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2036\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2038\" data-end=\"2250\"\u003eThe design is light, elegant and unusually restrained. Against a warm white ground, the poster presents a group of soft watercolor vignettes, each floating independently with generous negative space between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2252\" data-end=\"2779\"\u003eAt upper left, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2267\" data-end=\"2279\"\u003eNausicaä\u003c\/strong\u003e sits quietly with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2306\"\u003eTeto\u003c\/strong\u003e perched on her shoulder, rendered in pale blue-green washes that give the image a gentle, reflective quality. At upper right, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2433\" data-end=\"2443\"\u003eTotoro\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in a moonlit night scene, the dark indigo sky setting off the rounded figure and small surrounding creatures. Near the centre, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2587\"\u003eJiji\u003c\/strong\u003e is drawn as a simple, alert blue-black cat, while the largest image on the sheet is the portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2696\"\u003eKiki\u003c\/strong\u003e, her red bow and dark hair forming the strongest visual anchor of the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"3276\"\u003eBelow, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2788\" data-end=\"2796\"\u003ePazu\u003c\/strong\u003e stands on a brick chimney playing his trumpet above a distant townscape, one of the most lyrical images associated with \u003cem data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"2936\"\u003eCastle in the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e. At lower right, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2954\" data-end=\"2972\"\u003eSherlock Hound\u003c\/strong\u003e sits in profile with pipe and cape, adding a TMS \/ RAI-linked element to the otherwise Miyazaki \/ Tokuma-focused composition. The overall effect is that of a carefully arranged animation portfolio sheet: understated, atmospheric, and highly evocative of the hand-painted promotional style of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3315\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3315\"\u003eWhy collectors prize this example\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3317\" data-end=\"4251\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"3319\" data-end=\"3354\"\u003eOfficial Animage Records issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e a genuine Japanese promotional poster connected to Tokuma’s animation soundtrack programme, not a modern decorative print.\u003cbr data-start=\"3477\" data-end=\"3480\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"3482\" data-end=\"3532\"\u003eMulti-title Miyazaki \/ Ghibli-related imagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e includes characters from \u003cem data-start=\"3558\" data-end=\"3594\"\u003eNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3615\"\u003eCastle in the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3637\"\u003eMy Neighbor Totoro\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"3639\" data-end=\"3664\"\u003eKiki’s Delivery Service\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"3669\" data-end=\"3685\"\u003eSherlock Hound\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"3686\" data-end=\"3689\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"3691\" data-end=\"3728\"\u003eDistinctive record-label context:\u003c\/strong\u003e produced for soundtrack \/ music promotion rather than ordinary theatrical display, giving it a different collecting appeal from standard film posters.\u003cbr data-start=\"3879\" data-end=\"3882\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"3884\" data-end=\"3920\"\u003eElegant watercolor presentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e the soft, sketch-like artwork gives the poster a refined character closer to an animation art study than a conventional commercial one-sheet.\u003cbr data-start=\"4062\" data-end=\"4065\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"4067\" data-end=\"4095\"\u003eScarce display ephemera:\u003c\/strong\u003e promotional shop posters were generally handled in commercial environments and were not preserved in the same numbers as books, records or video packaging.\u003cstrong data-start=\"4253\" data-end=\"4264\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4658\" data-end=\"4671\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4658\" data-end=\"4671\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4673\" data-end=\"5069\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4673\" data-end=\"4783\"\u003eExcellent (close to near mint) condition overall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5657\" data-end=\"5769\"\u003ePlease review the photos, including the front, back and close-up images, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5771\" data-end=\"5910\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5771\" data-end=\"5866\"\u003eIt is an original official period promotional poster, not a modern reproduction or reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5771\" data-end=\"5910\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5869\" data-end=\"5910\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56972862488954,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-13T082356.786.jpg?v=1781307911","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/animage-records-%e3%82%a2%e3%83%8b%e3%83%a1%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a5%e3%83%ac%e3%82%b3%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89-official-japanese-promotional-b2-poster-featuring-nausicaa-laputa-totoro-kiki-jiji-sherlock-hound-c-1989-1990-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-m138a","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}