The heart and spirit of this title was evident from the beginning. Fans of Miyazaki's work will be delighted to see into the process further in a way that dedicated, decades-long adorers will want other similar releases to follow in format and spirit.

I received an ARC of this title via NetGalley (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review.
This book reminded me a lot of Neil Gaiman’s A View From The Cheap Seats. It is a wonderful compilation of Miyazaki’s interviews and some various other writings over the listed years. The topics are varied so you can get a great idea of some of his views on the world and a bit about his movies. If you are looking for something going into depth about each movie, this is not for you. While it really went into details about Princess Mononoke it mentioned Howls Moving Castle only in passing. So in conclusion, looking for learning about the man himself this is a great companion book for research.

My thanks to NetGalley and Viz Media for an advanced copy of this book.

Turning Point 1997-2008, the second volume of memoirs by acclaimed animator Hayao Miyazaki is much different from the first in this series Starting Point. Instead of more in-depth introspection on thoughts actions and inspirations for his previous animated works, this book is mostly collections and transcripts of studio press interviews, that lack the emotion behind the first book. Many points are repeated and discussed over and over. The distance is obvious on a few things, but their are still some spots of inspiration, and poems that make the book interesting, but mostly for true fans, not casual ones hoping to learn anything new.