The definitive book on another Studio Ghibli masterpiece, "Ocean Waves," beloved for generations, is finally here!" Ocean Waves" (original story by Himuro Saeko) is a feature-length animated film produced by Studio Ghibli as a TV special in 1993. This book, published after 31 years, generously includes as many visuals as can be collected at present. In addition to the film, story told with the best 30 cuts selected by Director Mochizuki himself, various color illustrations with beautiful image quality, character settings, artboards, etc., 140 beautiful illustrations by Kondo Katsuya drawn during the original serialization in the monthly magazine "Animage" are included for the first time in full color, including unused illustrations. In addition, character drafts and valuable materials drawn before the serialization from Kondo's sketchbook are also published for the first time. The gallery at the end of the book features images of posters, promotional materials, and past products from the time, and also includes new interviews with Director Mochizuki, Animation Director Kondo, and Producer Nozomu Takahashi from the time of production and for this book. This gorgeous visual book conveys the charm of Ghibli's legendary masterpiece "Ocean Waves" to the Z generation who have found new value in this work, and to fans who were there when it was released in 1993.