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A pair of acclaimed anime films received nominations for the International Animated Film Society's 43rd annual Annie Awards . Up for consideration in the new Best Animated Feature-Independent category are Mamoru Hosoda's The Boy and the Beast and Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There . …Read more »
Last week, we reported Yoshiaki Nishimura, producer of Studio Ghibli films Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There , had formed his own new animation studio, Studio Ponoc. Now Studio Ponoc’s first animation project, which features animation from Ghibli staff, is streaming online. The ad, …Read more »
When rumors ran rampant last year that Studio Ghibli would be shutting its doors for good after its latest film, When Marnie Was There , failed to do much box office biz, cooler heads quickly chimed in, assuring readers what Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki actually …Read more »
When Marnie Was There , the new Studio Ghibli film and the first of the post-Miyazaki era, didn’t fare particularly well in its opening weekend, earning 379 million yen (about $3.7 million) and opening third behind the new Pokemon film, Diancie and the Cocoon of …Read more »
Some exciting trailers out this week, the first for Studio Ghibli’s latest film, When Marnie Was There , which is due out in Japan this month (look for our review then). When Marnie Was There is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi ( Arrietty ) and is …Read more »
The new anime PHOENIX Eden 17, with its stories coming from the iconic manga series Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka, had its music composed by Takatsugu Muramatsu, whose musical credentials include working on Studio Ghibli’s When Marnie was There, Mary and the Witch’s Flower, and the …Read more »
Machiko Kyo’s cocoon is an award-winning manga that depicts the events of World War II from the perspective of adolescent girls, and it’s officially getting an anime adaptation. Japanese public broadcaster NHK announced plans to air the anime in summer 2025, which will mark 80 …Read more »
Studio Ghibli films are beloved around the world, but they’re especially treasured in their home country of Japan. Line is a popular messaging app in Japan, and recently Line Research posed a question for a survey: “Which Ghibli anime do you like?” The survey received …Read more »
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko is coming to American theaters this June! GKIDS will be working with Fathom Events for this. First there will be fan previews starting on Thursday, June 2. Then the actual theatrical release will begin officially on Friday, June 3. Their press …Read more »
Japan has a new Studio Ghibli collection on the way on December 1, and it includes the first on-disc release of the first Ghiblies short. The Ghibli ga Ippai Kantoku mo Ippai Collection box set puts the spotlight on works from directors other than co-founders …Read more »
Studio Ghibli’s movies are widely popular in Japan and abroad, and this leads to multiple surveys, like people’s favorite Ghibli heroine or favorite Ghibli movie. A recent survey put on by the company 1Screen asked people in their teens through their sixties which Ghibli heroine …Read more »
You know what’s a great way to hang out inside and get over the COVID blues? Watch some Studio Ghibli films, that’s what. Japanese site Futabanet recently asked its readers to choose their favorite Ghibli women, and the results are as follows: 9 (tie). Captain …Read more »
Just when you thought you wouldn’t get to stream any Studio Ghibli films, HBO Max comes through to dash that notion. Thanks to a partnership with GKIDS, HBO Max will be the first US streaming service to host the entire Studio Ghibli film library, with a whopping …Read more »
Mirai, the latest film from Mamoru Hosoda, failed to capture the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards Sunday. It was a surprise to few who had been reading the tea leaves (i.e. social media) the last few weeks. Many Academy members …Read more »
It’s time to see if anime has a chance at earning another Oscar, because Mamoru Hosoda’s latest is officially in the running for the 91st annual Academy Awards. Mirai is among the nominees for the Best Animated Feature category, an honor it shares with the …Read more »
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