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Anime pilgrimages are a great opportunity for fans to visit local spots that inspired their favorite TV series and movies. These can quickly turn into a nuisance, however, when the location in question is private property that has nothing to do with anime. That’s what …Read more »
Spirits are in the air this Halloween, and nothing celebrates the season quite like Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s classic anime film, Spirited Away. Chihiro, Haku, No Face, and all the other memorable characters are coming back to theaters for a limited three-night event on …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Fathom Events Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award®-winning masterpiece Spirited Away was the biggest box office hit of all time in Japan and helped redefine the possibilities of animation for American audiences and a generation of new filmmakers. Chihiro thinks she is on another boring …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: The classic Japanese anime fantasy film, Spirited Away , is coming back to cinemas nationwide for on Sunday, December 4 and Monday, December 5 only. The Sunday, December 4 showing will be dubbed in English, while the Monday, December 5 showing will …Read more »
Man, Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away would have been an awesome 2D game. If you can't fathom how that would work, you'll have to see one of CineFix's latest 8 Bit Cinema videos, which imagines Hayao Miyazaki's 2002 anime film as an NES-style side-scroller.
Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of films such as Spirited Away , Ponyo and Princess Mononoke was recently awarded a Person of Cultural Merit honor by the Japanese government. The honor is awarded annually to 15 individuals who have made a significant …Read more »
There is sad news as we learn of the passing of author and lyricist Rieko Nakagawa. Her children’s books have sold millions of copies, and she’s been involved with Hayao Miyazaki. Nakagawa was 89 years old when she passed away on October 14. A cause …Read more »
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 »
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 »
Studio Ghibli recently joined Twitter, and they shared an image for the New Year. The Year of the Ox stomps what appears to be a representation of COVID-19. Studio Ghibli also gave a message, and SoraNews24 supplied a translation: “We would like to extend our …Read more »
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of My Neighbor Totoro, from the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away and Ponyo, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki. Don’t miss when this classic tale of magic and adventure—featuring the voices of Tim Daly, Lea Salonga, and real-life sisters …Read more »
From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes a dazzling aerial adventure set in and above the scenic port towns of the Adriatic Sea. Porco Rosso is preparing to make a daring barrel roll back into theaters …Read more »
From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes a heartwarming family adventure. Ponyo is celebrating its 10th anniversary as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2018, and you can relive the gorgeous feature in …Read more »
Right away, it looks like Konohana Kitan is taking inspiration from Spirited Away; but one thing sticks out immediately—unlike Chihiro, Yuzu is already a denizen of the spirit world, which has doses of traditional Japanese mythology wherever you look. So rather than being shocked at …Read more »
Before Spirited Away , before Princess Mononoke , before Ponyo , Hayao Miyazaki co-wrote and directed the 1979 film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro . Decades later, the film is still an anime classic, and next month it will be playing in special theaters …Read more »
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