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As such, it is a particularly interesting piece of early Studio Ghibli history, dating from the moment when Miyazaki’s first Studio Ghibli feature was being introduced to the Japanese public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"952\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"762\"\u003eFilm \/ publication background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"765\"\u003eFollowing the success of \u003cstrong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"828\"\u003eNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hayao Miyazaki co-founded \u003cstrong data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"873\"\u003eStudio Ghibli\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"901\"\u003eCastle in the Sky\u003c\/strong\u003e becoming the studio’s first official feature film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1229\"\u003eThis poster predates the film’s release and appears in connection with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1050\"\u003eAnimage December 1985\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1082\"\u003eTokuma Shoten\u003c\/strong\u003e. The right-side text announces the forthcoming Miyazaki project and notes that \u003cstrong data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003eCastle in the Sky\u003c\/strong\u003e was scheduled for release in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003eAugust 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003eThe poster therefore belongs to the earliest promotional phase of the film, before its full theatrical campaign, making it a scarce and highly evocative pre-release artefact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1570\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1424\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1427\"\u003eThe artwork is soft, pale, and sketch-like, with a delicate watercolour quality associated with early Miyazaki production and magazine imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1929\"\u003eThe central image shows \u003cstrong data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1604\"\u003ePazu\u003c\/strong\u003e in aviator goggles and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1636\"\u003eDola\u003c\/strong\u003e flying toward the viewer in a red mechanical aircraft, accompanied by other sky pirates moving through the clouds. The design has a light, exploratory quality — less like a finished theatrical poster and more like a glimpse into the imaginative world that would soon become Castle in the Sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2006\"\u003eAt lower right, the pink \u003cstrong data-start=\"1956\" data-end=\"1976\"\u003eAnimage \/ アニメージュ\u003c\/strong\u003e logo identifies the issue as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2028\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2028\"\u003e1985 12 DECEMBER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2030\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003eThe printed price is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2051\" data-end=\"2062\"\u003e590 yen\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2086\"\u003eTokuma Shoten\u003c\/strong\u003e listed beneath. The right-side promotional text also advertises magazine supplements, including an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2209\"\u003eArion \u0026amp; Mimi poster\u003c\/strong\u003e and an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2217\" data-end=\"2242\"\u003eAngel’s Egg guidebook\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2245\" data-end=\"2410\"\u003eThe overall effect is subtle but historically rich: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2409\"\u003eearly Ghibli, pre-release Miyazaki artwork, Animage promotional context, and B3 nakazuri-format presentation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2511\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2427\"\u003eFormat note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2430\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2476\"\u003eB3 horizontal promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2492\" data-end=\"2510\"\u003e36.4 × 51.5 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2513\" data-end=\"2832\"\u003eB3 posters of this kind were often used in bookstores, newsstands, magazine promotion, and sometimes as \u003cstrong data-start=\"2617\" data-end=\"2658\"\u003enakazuri-style transit advertisements\u003c\/strong\u003e inside trains. Because they were temporary advertising objects rather than retail posters, survival rates are low, especially for pre-release Studio Ghibli-related material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2834\" data-end=\"2968\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2834\" data-end=\"2847\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2847\" data-end=\"2850\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"2887\"\u003eVery good to excellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"3217\"\u003eThe poster presents very well, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3006\" data-end=\"3108\"\u003esoft colour, attractive printed artwork, clear Animage branding, and strong overall display appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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