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Did you miss your chance to check out Studio Ponoc and director Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s Mary and the Witch’s Flower anime film in theaters? Well, now you can make up for it (or watch it all over again) at home thanks to Netflix. The English dub …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of Tite Kubo’s Bleach is on its way. The film, which has been in the works for a few years now, finally has a release date—and we’ve also learned who will play Rukia Kuchiki. Rukia will be played by Hana Sugisaki, who …Read more »
When Marnie Was There director Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s Mary and the Witch’s Flower is coming to select theaters in the United States on January 19, right after a special Fathom screening event on January 18. Based on the 1971 children’s novel The Little Broomstick, Mary and …Read more »
In a press release Wednesday, uber-producer Toshio Suzuki wrote about Hayao Miyazaki’s new film, announced a new CG project by Goro Miyazaki, and mused about the future of the studio. He also announced a new president for the studio. Regarding Hayao Miyazaki’s new film, Kimi-tachi …Read more »
Of all the anime studios out there, Studio Ghibli seems to be the most adept at jerking those tears loose. Over its three decades of anime production, the studio has produced films that keep fans welling up—sometimes out of sadness, sometimes out of happiness, and …Read more »
Ponoc, the animation studio founded by ex-Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura, has announced the cast for the English-language version of its debut film Mary and the Witch’s Flower. The title role will be played by Ruby Barnhill, the 13-year-old actor best known for her role as …Read more »
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 »
Studio Ghibli: the legendary studio is known for creating some of the best and most financially successful anime films of all time, but it’s also had its share of failures. Ever wondered how much Studio Ghibli’s movies cost to make, and how much the studio …Read more »
Lady Layton is on the case. Game developer Level-5, the folks behind the popular Professor Layton puzzler series, are back with another addition to the franchise, but this time around, the character in charge is the professor’s daughter Katrielle Layton, who is, as the title …Read more »
Animator Makiko Futaki, whose work at Ghibli spans the entirety of the studio’s filmography, has died at age 58. Futaki died of an unspecified illness on May 13. Futaki, who was born in 1957 in Osaka, began her career at Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. …Read more »
It’s an ERASED kind of month. The popular manga-turned-anime known in Japanese as Boku dake ga inai Machi is having a busy March. The manga, which started its run in 2012, came to a close this month, as did the spinoff novel series. The anime …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 »
Do you like the films of Hayao Miyazaki ( Spirited Away , My Neighbor Totoro )? Me too. But maybe not as much as this guy. French animation student Gwenn Germain, student at art school Creapole, has created a pretty stunning 2:30 minute short that …Read more »
While Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata’s film Princess Kaguya did not win the Academy Award for best animated feature (boo), the good news is Takahata “has his mind set” on his next work according to an interview with AP. Takahata’s next film will be “a …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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