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If you’re a fan of Studio Ghibli who has always wanted to own a piece of its 40 year history, you’ll soon have plenty of opportunities. Heritage Auctions is getting ready to launch its first Signature Animation Auction for 2025, with The Art of Anime …Read more »
Valentine’s Day is 10 days away, and couples who are Ghibli fans can find a great date spot at Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory. Tokyo’s Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory is a bakery dedicated to Ghibli, and it’s made a special Jiji and Lily dessert just for …Read more »
Ghibli Park is getting a new exhibit, and this one is quite personal to Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki: it’s the Citroën 2CV car he’s used for most of his adult life. Miyazaki got the car decades ago as a way to get his baby from …Read more »
Longtime Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi was ready to hold a concert titled “The Music of Joe Hisaishi” today and tomorrow in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, Hisaishi has come down with an illness, and the concerts will have to be rescheduled. The illness he’s dealing with has …Read more »
It’s a new year, so do you know what that means? Yes, it means a new New Years card from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli! And 2025 is also the Year of the Snake, so Miyazaki drew a snake-themed picture. The top of the card …Read more »
Folks making money off Studio Ghibli art without permission better watch their backs. The studio behind films like Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and The Boy and the Heron has released an official statement against “unauthorized reproductions that infringe on Studio Ghibli’s copyrights.” Here’s the full …Read more »
San Diego Comic-Con, the mother of all comic cons, will be here July 25 through 28, and it will include stuff of particular interest to otaku, including panels with manga creators and a performance from Demon Slayer singer LiSA. Let’s take a look at what …Read more »
The restaurant supply company Hachimenroppi and marketing firm Nexer decided to do a survey about food. But not just any food — it’s specifically about food in Studio Ghibli movies. 500 people shared which Ghibli movie had the tastiest-looking food. In fifth place is Howl’s …Read more »
Joe Hisaishi is best known for composing music for Studio Ghibli films, including My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and most recently The Boy and the Heron. This has made his music popular around the world, but …Read more »
It’s a big day for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli! Time Magazine has named Miyazaki in its list of “The 100 Most Influential People of 2024,” and Cannes, the prestigious French film festival, is giving Studio Ghibli its Honorary Palme d’Or. The Palme d’Or is …Read more »
Last night Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron took home the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (which means both the second win for Miyazaki, and the second win for an anime), but Miyazaki himself wasn’t there to accept the award. Instead, Kiyofumi Nakajima, …Read more »
March 16 is going to be a big day for Ghibli Park! The Valley of Witches section will officially open, and five exhibits are joining the Grand Warehouse. The exhibits showcase characters from Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie The Boy and the Heron, plus Spirited Away’s …Read more »
Okay, it’s not quite The Boy and the Heron, but always cool to see some fresh Ghibli anime. The latest release from the lauded studio is a 15-second ad for Ghibli Park, the spot down in Aichi devoted to all things Ghibli. The ad reminds …Read more »
Longtime collaborators actor Leonardo DiCaprio and director Martin Scorsese, who most recently teamed up for Killers of the Flower Moon, sat down for a chat about their favorite movies for the site Letterboxd—and some Ghibli films came up during the chat. DiCaprio mentions that since …Read more »
2024 is here, and that means the Year of the Dragon! Studio Ghibli rang in the New Year by sharing an online nengajo, a type of Japanese greeting card. Hayao Miyazaki drew a dragon for the card, and Studio Ghibli wrote a note about what’s …Read more »
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