Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by Yoshitaka Amano Featuring striking painted artwork, this love story, set in ancient Japan, tells the story of a humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox who find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons to steal the monk's life. With the aid of Morpheus, the King of All Night's Dreamings, the fox must use all of her cunning and creative thinking to foil this evil scheme and save the man that she loves. This book also boasts an eight page section highlighting Yoshitaka Amano's amazing painted art.

书中包括了十三篇宫崎骏绘制的漫画作品，每一篇都是独立成章的战争杂想，内容有写实的也有幻想的。漫画中充满了宫崎骏风格的盎然趣味和大量的战争机械细节，更有引人深思饱含人文主义的评论文字。 其中“龙之甲铁”描写的是北洋舰队定远、镇远号铁甲舰，而“九州上空的重轰炸机”则描写了1938年5月20日中国空军对日本的纸片轰炸，两篇漫画都附有十分客观的文字描述，国人看来尤生感慨。

《妖绘卷》是一本以传统水墨画风全新演绎东方古代妖怪的绮丽画卷，根据中国古代神话《山海经》《搜神记》等书，结合中国和日本的民间故事创作了80多幅插图。包括飞禽类的毕方、肥遗鸟、精卫、窃脂、比翼鸟等；走兽中的天狗、獙獙、马腹、雍和等；还有包括天帝、娥皇女英、烛阴、神于儿等天神。书中附所绘形象的来源和解说，集诡异之美与空灵之意于一体，是一本前所未有的中国上古神怪和日本家宅妖怪绘卷。