LawsonE wrote:

> "Manbow Papa" <kishik@parkcity.ne.jp> wrote in message 
> news:3d8059F6po4r4U1@individual.net...
> 
>>The transcriptions of all Miyazaki-Ghibli films are published by Tokuma 
>>shoten in a form of "e konte"

Sometimes called a storyboard (that's the usual
English-language term). You can sometimes find
published or unpublished storyboards/e konte for
other animes; there is a published one for the
second Vampire Hunter D movie (VHD:Bloodlust in
the USA), and I've snagged a few Tenshi ni Narumon
storyboards (not published) off Yahoo Japan
Auctions.

>> Unfortunately, the dialogs are handdrawn and not very easy
 >>to read for beginners of Japanese.

I think this varies; I've sometimes found the writing
pretty easy to read, and I'm not that proficient with
Japanese. It is certainly worth trying to get a
better grip on the characters.

Cathy Krusberg
vhd12090@isp.com