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THE ART OF BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS is a study and celebration of the artwork behind the first ever Blade Runner animated series. Never-before-seen concept art, sketchwork, pre-viz, animation tests, final frames and more will be paired with behind-the-scenes interviews with the creative masterminds behind the show, including Aramaki and Kamiyama exploring their relationship with the Blade Runner universe, to give fans the full story of Black Lotus. The book will also include never-before-seen sketches of the anime short "Black Out 2022? that accompaniedBlade Runner 2049.
About the author
Roland Kelts is a Japanese-American writer, journalist, and author of the book Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US. He has also written numerous articles for the Guardian, The New York Times, The Japan Times, The New Yorker, CNN, BBC, and NHK, among others, exploring how pop culture intersects with and influences society and politics. Kelts has taught at many leading universities such as The University of Tokyo, New York University, Columbia University, and Sophia University, and held talks at many embassies and pop culture conventions. He received a Nieman Fellowship in Journalism from Harvard University in 2017.
Summary
The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series.
