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Giovanni's Island, World's First E-SAKUGA Multi-Touch book

GIOVANNI'S ISLAND E-SAKUGA ANIMATION KEY FRAMES COLLECTION”
You can see anime SAKUGA in motion!
International Release Date: Dec. 24th (Wed)International Release Date: Dec. 24th (Wed)

Giovanni's Island” is a feature film animation released in 2014 that was awarded the Excellence Award in the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival (2014).
The Multi-Touch book version of the key frame collection for “Giovanni's Island” will be released in the iBooks store on Dec. 24th, 2014 (Wed) in both Japanese and English.

This will be the world's first Multi-Touch book key frames collection for animation.
I hope you can help us spread the word.

About the Multi-Touch book
This book is available for download with iBooks on your Mac or iPad, and with iTunes on your computer. Multi-touch books can be read with iBooks on your Mac or iPad. Books with interactive features may work best on an iPad. iBooks on your Mac requires OS X 10.9 or later.(It cannot be read using your iPhone or other devices (as of Dec. 2014)

E-SAKUGA is a Next-Gen Key Frames Collection
We named the Multi-Touch book key frames collection, "E-SAKUGA," the book is an e-book for iPads.

E-SAKUGA is different from conventional key frames collection as it has the new “Sakugami” feature (pending patent) that the company developed. It is a completely new type of e-book in which you can intuitively enjoy pictures moving, which is the essence of animation.

You can see the key frames drawn by animators like a flip book.
It is an excellent tool for both professionals and amateurs who want to see the pictures in motion.

Giovanni's Island Has a Lot of Beautiful Key Frames!
Giovanni's Island was created by a team of some of the greatest animators in Japan. Please fully enjoy the animators' masterful techniques employed in the creation of this film.
Designs and Arts Included!

About Giovanni's Island
An animated feature film based in the Kuril Islands in 1945. The story depicts the lives of two brothers, ten-year-old Junpei and seven-year-old Kanta, whose lives are dramatically changed by the Soviet military occupying their island.
2014 Japanese anime film directed by Mizuho Nishikubo and produced by Production I.G and co-produced and presented by the Japan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME).

38th Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy: Jury Distinction
18th Fantasia International Film Festival: Kon Satoshi Award and Audience Award
13th Nueva Mirada International Film Festival: Jury Special Mention
5th Scotland Loves Animation: Jury Award for Best Feature Film
31th Chicago International Children's Film Festival: Children's Jury Prize and Adult Jury Prize
18th Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division: Excellence Award

Overview
Product Name: Giovanni's Island E-SAKUGA Animation Key Frames Collection
Release Date: Dec. 24th, 2014 (Japanese and English)
Price: 2000 Yen
Available at: iBooks (Apple Inc.)(Cannot be seen by iPhone)
Publisher/Seller: Onebilling Inc.
http://www.1billing.jp
Giovanni's Island ©JAME

ABOUT ONEBILLING INC: Established in 2007, Onebilling Inc. has produced the official website for the Tokyo International Anime Fair, and is globally known as the planner and producer of “Japacon TV Opening Animation” created in 2011 by the staff of Khara Inc. known as the creator of “Evangelion.” The company aspires to spread the beauty of anime key frames (SAKUGA) to the world through e-books.

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