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Pat Carroll, who played Granny in Disney’s My Neighbor Totoro English dub, passed away last week on July 30 at the age of 95. The cause of death was listed as pneumonia. Her birth date was May 5, 1927, and over the years she lent …Read more »
Iconic anime director Hayao Miyazaki has made no secret about his love of nature and his environmentalism, and right now he’s working toward making almost nine acres in Kaminoyama into a nature reserve. There’s a special connection here, because Miyazaki has said that the Kaminoyama …Read more »
To say Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was a hit is a bit of an understatement. The film has ended its theatrical run in Japan after 157 days after having earned 13.7 billion yen (about $108 million). That makes it practically tied for The Last Samurai as …Read more »
Believe it or not, the numbers continue to roll in for JUJUTSU KAISEN 0, which has been opening in more regions since its debut in Japan back in December. While it’s not in the top 10 anymore in its home country, it still managed to …Read more »
The Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind kabuki play is returning! The play was originally performed back in December 2019, and there’s a reasonable chance it hasn’t been back since because of COVID. However, with more people vaccinated and more things returning to normal, …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train continues to slay records over a year after its release. This time, the film slashed its way to #1 on the 2021 DVD sales charts in Japan. That’s the first time an anime film has hit …Read more »
Beginning tomorrow in Japan, all Donguri Kyowakoku stores in the country are getting new vending machine capsule toy collections. The Donguri Kyowakoku chain is all about selling Studio Ghibli merchandise, and these latest products are from the iconic movie My Neighbor Totoro. A brief, musical …Read more »
The Japanese website grape recently published a whole article about a black cat named Jinx. While Japan is known for its love of cats, this article didn’t just happen because the cat is cute. A number of people have said she looks just like Jiji …Read more »
North American fans of Studio Ghibli can thank Steve Alpert for his tireless efforts bringing the beloved movies to a wider audience. Alpert explains his important role as the resident gaijin (foreigner) at Studio Ghibli in his memoir Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man, …Read more »
Would you believe Spirited Away is 20 years old this month? The record-setting film, about a girl working at the bathhouse of the gods to buy her parents’ freedom, is one of Studio Ghibli’s most memorable stories. One of the most memorable things about it is …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has had close ties with Pixar Animation Studios and Disney over the years, with former Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter being a friend of the studio and working on some of the English releases of titles like Spirited Away and Ponyo. Lasseter …Read more »
We just learned that a bunch of anime titles are in possible contention for this year’s Academy Awards. Meanwhile, the Japanese version of the Oscars, the Japan Academy Film Prize, have revealed the nominees for Animation of the Year. These films are up for the …Read more »
It’s official: Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is the highest grossing anime film ever made. Overtaking top titles in a matter of weeks, it’s slaying at the box office. It seems like this anime juggernaut is set to overtake the scene entirely. Except for just a few things. We …Read more »
There’s a lot of talk about live-action adaptations lately, from rumors that a Demon Slayer show is in the works to casting news for the upcoming Cowboy Bebop series. But for some fans, a live-action adaptation stomps all over the memories of their favorite anime. …Read more »
Earlier this week we asked readers to vote on the anime which makes the best vicarious vacation when you can’t make it to the beach yourself. We received 284 responses spread across 20 different series and assembled a list of the top 10 most popular …Read more »
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