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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Nizō Yamamoto: Art for Animation - the first English-language book dedicated to the legendary art director behind Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, and more. Pre-orders are open now: €39 until September 30. www.riekeles.com/shop/p/book-...

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Nizō Yamamoto: Art for Animation — Riekeles Gallery

Title: Nizō Yamamoto: Art for Animation Editor: Stefan Riekeles Language: English Publisher: Riekeles Gallery Design: Annika Paetsch Publication date: October 2026 ISBN: 978-3-00-087124-5 Format: 24...

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Black Week Specials at Riekeles Gallery! From Monday, 24 November to Saturday, 29 November, we offer a 20 percent discount on all our poster prints. All orders over 100 EUR receive free worldwide shipping. riekeles.com/shop/poster

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Shūichi Kusamori's original drawing for his graphic novel Fuyu no Ō (冬の王, Winter King, published by Graphic-Sha, 2018), page 1, pencil on paper, 407 × 321 mm. Original artwork now available at Riekeles Gallery.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Art for Animation: Shūichi Kusamori October 16, 2025 – March 14, 2026 Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam Opening reception: October 15, in presence of the artist. www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

We are proud to announce the first solo exhibition of Shūichi Kusamori. Art for Animation: Shūichi Kusamori October 16, 2025 – March 15, 2026 Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam Join us for the opening on October 15, 2025, 6:00 pm – in the presence of the artist. www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Painted by art director Kosuke Hayashi, the scene captures a striking tension between sorrow and hope. His talent for portraying light as a fleeting substance gives the work its painterly intensity. That's why we released this as a limited Solegraph edition.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This background from In This Corner of the World shows Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. In the foreground stands the building that today serves as a memorial. Despite the destruction, the city is bathed in radiant light. #この世界の片隅に #InThisCornerOfTheWorld @k_hayashi_1202

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Playing Time – an original painting by Kosuke Hayashi, created in 2018 with watercolor and Nicker Poster Color. Shown at his solo show at our gallery. Size: 23 × 34.5 cm. This unique piece is now sold. #KosukeHayashi #StudioGhibli #RiekelesGallery #OriginalPainting #アニメ背景 #君たちはどう生きるか

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Now open: Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi at Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam. Hand-painted backgrounds from In This Corner of the World & The Boy and the Heron, plus personal works. Thu–Sat, 12–6 PM, until Oct 5 → www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi... #KosukeHayashi #RiekelesGallery

Exhibition view of "Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi" at Riekeles Gallery.

Personal Work (left & right) of Kosuke Hayashi and his background artwork for The Boy and the Heron.

Kosuke Hayashi's background artwork for In this Corner of the World. Top row are the original paintings. Our reproductions below.

Kosuke Hayashi's background artwork for In this Corner of the World.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Photos from the opening of our exhibition Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi are now online. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this special evening! → www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi... #KosukeHayashi #AnimeBackgroundArt #ArtForAnimation #InThisCornerOfTheWorld #TheBoyAndTheHeron #RiekelesGallery

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi First solo show in Germany dedicated to a Japanese anime background artist — feat. works for In This Corner of the World, The Boy and the Heron & original artwork! riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi... #この世界の片隅に #君たちはどう生きるか

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Thank you very much for your support! That's been a really exciting show!

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Vielen Dank! Wir sehen uns beim Festival!

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Helen, thank you very much for your support! If you're ever coming close to the gallery, please drop me note. It would be an honour to welcome you!

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

We’re proud to present the first solo show outside Japan by background artist & art director Kosuke Hayashi, featuring work from The Boy and the Heron & In This Corner of the World and his personal work. Opens June 5 at Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam. 🔗 www.riekeles.com/blog/art-for...

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

First image from "Sunny" animated feature by @michaelarias.net ("Tekkonkinkreet"). Based on the manga by Taiyo Matsumoto (again). Produced by GKIDS. variety.com/2025/film/gl...

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Boooooooooooooooowerks @bauwerks.net · 07/04/2025

I'm a sucker for long background paintings drawn in different perspectives that turn simple animation camera pans into an in-camera optical trick.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Katsufumi Hariu explained his work as the art director for Macross Plus. The background art for the series and feature film are of outstanding quality and conceptual depth. Digging into the artist's archive made me think it would be great to present these works to a larger audience.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Sounds familiar to me. Much looking forward to your take on being animal like. 😀

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

That's been exciting, of course. A rare opportunity. Very grateful for such things to happen. 😊

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

"Handpainted backgrounds in modern animation films" workshop with Liu Yuxuan (Ghibli, Ponoc, Look Back, Hosoda films...) & Arnaud Tribout (Le Collège Noir, Scavengers Reign...). May 8 & 9 in Bern, Switzerland (on registration / for pros). >> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-03...

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Des, thank you very much for your support! It really means a lot to me to receive such comments from a respected artist. My greatest satisfaction is to feed back the findings of my work to the creative scene.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

In the files we found beautiful cel setups for Tomcat's Big Adventure, imageboards for the Appleseed OVA and Kuroda's work for the video game of Blood - The Last Vampire. I'm much looking forward to publish some of today's findings in the monograph on Ogura and his workshop I'm currently working on.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Hiromasa Ogura was very busy with a current production. Nevertheless he was generous enough to let me browse his archive.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Unfortunately I don't. And it's not the studio but a generic meeting room somewhere in Kichijoji.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Thank you. I'm conducting most of the interviews with Ogura's apprentices and colleagues to include them in the monograph on Ogura I'm currently working on.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

She brought examples of Kimura's work for Dorohedoro and a few of Ogura's pieces for Ghost Hound to the meeting. I thank her very much for all the new insights she gave me!

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

With Mika Nishimura I discussed the difference in style between the work of art directors Shinji Kimura and Hiromasa Ogura. Nishimura was once an apprentice of Ogura and is now working as a respected art director herself.

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Nippon Connection Film Festival @nipponconnection.com · 10/03/2025

Wir freuen uns sehr, Künstler Kosuke Hayashi als Gewinner des NIPPON RISING STAR AWARD 2025 bekannt zu geben! 🏆 Die Preisverleihung findet am 1. Juni beim 25. Nippon Connection Filmfestival in Frankfurt am Main statt.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Hayashi-san will be awarded the Nippon Rising Star Award on 1 June at @nipponconnection.com Congratulations to him! Our exhibition will open on 5 June.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Kosuke Hayashi presents his work for "In this Corner of the World" to select the best pieces for his upcoming exhibition at Riekeles Gallery and leaves me thinking.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

The artwork, inspired by China Miéville's novel "Perdido Street Station" is the 4th piece of a mini series and will be for sale. Sign up for our newsletter to allow us keepint you posted on this exciting new project! www.riekeles.com/contact

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Shuichi Kusamori is the first artist to meet during this trip. I meet him in his studio and have the great pleasure to witness the master painting. He is working on a piece for our upcoming exhibition at Riekeles Gallery in Potsdam which is scheduled to open in October this year.

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Michael Arias @michaelarias.net · 16/02/2025

Really, no one makes BG like this anymore 🪦 #Tekkonkinkreet BG crew at work 🏗️ Hideki Nakamura, Akemi Konno, Hiroyuki Itō, Keita Sakai, Makoto Shiraishi, and of course the great Shinji Kimura. 🎼 = #Plaid 🎉 #AmerBeton #鉄コン筋クリート #Anime #AnimeBG #HandPainted

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

It's incredible to watch a master artist work. So, in this issue, we bring together clips of the greats practicing their crafts -- Hayao Miyazaki using watercolors and beyond: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/watching-m...

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Nippon Connection Film Festival @nipponconnection.com · 03/02/2025

Call for papers: Kinema Club Conference for Film & Moving Images from Japan XXIII at the 25th Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt a.M., Germany Dates: May 30-June 1, 2025 Proposal Deadline: Feb. 10, 2025 Info & Proposal submission: kc.at.nc.2025@gmail.com

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Haven't seen the entire book yet and don't know really.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Later this year Riekeles Gallery in Potsdam, Germany will present the first solo exhibition of Shuichi Kusamori outside Japan.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

First artbook of legendary animation art director Shuichi Kusamori! Featuring iconic works from Innocence, Metropolis, X: The Movie, PSYCHO-PASS, and more. A 40-year journey of crafting breathtaking, imagined worlds brought to life. Available from Feb 21st. pie.co.jp/book/i/5987/

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草森秀一アニメーション美術画集 | PIE International

アニメーション美術監督の草森秀一の初作品集

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

You could partner with us, Riekeles Gallery: you would release the show and we release the artwork (if it's still around). That way we could join marketing efforts.

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Stefan Riekeles @reallyriekeles.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Thank you very much for mentioning our work! Great support and much appreciated.

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