{"product_id":"the-art-of-angel-s-egg-expanded-revised-reprint-edition","title":"THE ART OF Angel’s Egg – Expanded \u0026 Revised Reprint Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"362\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eProduct Overview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"817\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"387\"\u003eTHE ART OF Angel’s Egg\u003c\/em\u003e (Expanded \u0026amp; Revised Reprint Edition) is the definitive art book for the legendary 1985 animated film \u003cem data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"502\"\u003eAngel’s Egg\u003c\/em\u003e, directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"532\"\u003eMamoru Oshii\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"554\"\u003eGhost in the Shell\u003c\/em\u003e) with art direction and original concepts by \u003cstrong data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"619\"\u003eYoshitaka Amano\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"621\" 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