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Studio Ghibli comes out with a lot of merchandise for its fans, and with Ghibli Park now open, you know they’ll have to come up with more goodies so they can sell unique items at their shops. The official Twitter account for Ghibli Park shared …Read more »
The upcoming Crayon Shin-chan movie Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin-chan The Movie Chōnōryoku Dai Kessen: Tobetobe Temakizushi (translated as New Dimension! Crayon Shin-chan the Movie Super-Powered Climactic Battle: Soaring Hand-Rolled Sushi) has dropped a trailer. In it you can see Shin-chan wear a bra over his …Read more »
Ghibli Park has been open since late last year, but there is still more fun to come. The Aichi Prefectural Government, the government in the prefecture that holds the park, has revealed some of what we can expect at the upcoming Mononoke Village and Valley …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume anime film keeps making waves at the box office in Japan, and now it’s hit another milestone. Suzume has officially sold over 10 million tickets in Japan, and it’s the third Makoto Shinkai film to do so after your name. and Weathering …Read more »
This weekend saw the end of the record-breaking, award-winning One Piece Film Red run in Japan, and it went out with a major bang. The official Eiichiro Oda staff Twitter account confirmed that the movie has pulled in an incredible 31.9 billion yen (about US$245.27 …Read more »
People the world over know about Hayao Miyazaki’s movies, but his book Shuna’s Journey, published in Japan shortly before the creation of Studio Ghibli, is not as well-known. It is just now getting an English translation thanks to graphic novel publisher First Second, so fans …Read more »
The long-awaited day is finally here! Hayao Miyazaki’s Ghibli Park has thrown open its door for its grand opening. So far three areas are open to the public: Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse, Hill of Youth, and Dondoko Forest. Goro Miyazaki, Hayao’s son, was there for the …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 »
Ghibli Park will have its grand opening on November 1, and in the meantime fans are getting little tidbits of news and information. Yesterday more details of the park were unveiled to the press. “There is enough in Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse for people to enjoy …Read more »
Ghibli Park will have its big opening on November 1, but before then there will be a few free “preview days.” On these pre-selected October dates, a handful of lucky people will be able to get in early. And one of them could be you. …Read more »
Shortly after The Quintessential Quintuplets anime film announced that it had crossed the milestone of one billion yen in domestic box office gross in Japan, it just scored another achievement. The feature film has officially sold one million tickets in its homeland since it opened …Read more »
The numbers have increased for what is now the fourth highest-grossing anime film of 2022, and that honor goes to none other than The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie. The official Twitter account confirmed that the movie’s cumulative box office gross in Japan has surpassed one …Read more »
Japan has a ton of specialty cafés, and there’s one in Nagoya known as Osu no Mori no Café Kodama that’s all about Studio Ghibli. That starts with the name (Kodama, from the forest spirits in Princess Mononoke) and includes the decorations and even the …Read more »
A Japanese woman named Runa has taken latte art to a whole new level. She has more than 120,000 followers on Twitter (with the account @RunaPocket) where she shares her latest creations, including many otaku themed ones. For example, take a look at how she …Read more »
Everyone’s favorite big cuddly forest spirit is taking the stage in London. We heard earlier today that My Neighbor Totoro will be getting the Royal Shakespeare Company treatment. It’s kind of a big deal… and it’s not the first time a Studio Ghibli film has taken …Read more »
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