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Of all the anime films coming out this year, this may be the one we’re most looking forward to. It’s Mary and the Witch’s Flower from Studio Ponoc, a bunch of folks who used to work at Ghibli and have made what looks like a …Read more »
Five years after the release of what was billed as his final film, the (ultimately pointless) debate rages on: who is the next Miyazaki? His son, Goro? His one-time almost-collaborator, Mamoru Hosoda? New box-office king Makoto Shinkai? This week, it turned out the next Hayao …Read more »
As an anime fan, living in Japan doesn’t have the same import it used to. Sure, the omake – the events, the posters, the feeling of being in the country that makes the stuff you’re into – that’s all there. But as a pure consumer …Read more »
Studio Ghibli may be in hibernation, or low-power mode, or whatever metaphor works for you, but a generation of animators and producers trained at the legendary studio have come together to bring us a new film with a distinctly Ghibli feel. The film, announced last …Read more »
Studio Ghibli’s 2014 film When Marnie Was There is finally getting a release in the U.K., and to promote the film, director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura gave an interview to The Guardian that’s the talk of the net. And not really in a …Read more »
When Marnie Was There is an important test for Studio Ghibli. It’s the first film of the post-Miyazaki (and ostensibly post-Takahata) era, in which a new generation of directors, writers and producers will attempt to continue what Miyazaki, Takahata and Suzuki created. I went in …Read more »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rolled out the nominees for the 88th annual Oscars, and Studio Ghibli's most recent feature is among the animated contenders. Hiromasa Yonebayashi's When Marnie Was There , based on the novel by Joan G. Robinson, is up …Read more »
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 »
June 15, 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Studio Ghibli. Founded in 1985 by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, the studio has created some of Japan and the world’s best-loved animation with films like My Neighbor Totoro , Grave of …Read more »
To coincide with the U.S. release of When Marnie Was There , director Hiromasa Yonebayashi has been interviewed by Time Out, and it’s definitely worth a read. In the interview, Yonebayashi details many aspects of the film’s production, including the differences between Marnie and his …Read more »
If you're a dedicated Ghibli fan in the States (and were not one of the lucky few at NYICFF in February), then ever since way back in 2013, When Marnie Was There has been a whole lot of talk and no show. You were there …Read more »
When Marnie Was There , the latest (but hopefully not last) film by Studio Ghibli and director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, is about to hit the States courtesy GKids, who have just released the English dub trailer. Take a gander! Marnie stars Hailee Steinfeld as Anna Sasaki …Read more »
Once again, it’s time to check in on everyone’s favorite “open but not working on anything” anime studio, Ghibli, with a couple interesting tidbits that hit the net this week. First off, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness , the 2014 documentary about the inner …Read more »
GKids has a date set for Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There , the anime film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi ( The Secret World of Arrietty ). The feature hits U.S. theaters on May 22, starting in New York and Los Angeles, with an expansion …Read more »
It’s 2015! A big Happy New Year and akemashite omedetougozaimasu to you guys. It’s been another fun year of blogging all things otaku here at e-News, and we thought we’d take this January 1st to take a look back at some of the most memorable …Read more »
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