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GKIDS! Go GKIDS! The North American licensor of the films of Studio Ghibli (and a buncha other good stuff) has just picked up the rights to a couple anime classics: Panda! Go Panda!, plus Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus. The films were created by …Read more »
Here’s a sweet story to take your mind off all the bad bad badness out there. Twitter user @wsyow_washi recently completed a pretty darn cool piece of handmade craftiness in the form of a clock based on Hayao Miyazaki’s classic Laputa: Castle in the Sky. …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has released a ton of merchandise over the years, but only one fan has the biggest collection of Studio Ghibli merch in the world, and that’s Eloïse Von Velvet of France. She’s been officially put on the record books with Guinness World Records …Read more »
In January 2021, Otaku USA reported on Yukidaruma Shokunin Toshinyan and the amazing snow sculptures he makes, including one of Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro. He even got Catbus to glow. Flash forward to February 2022, and of course Toshinyan is still making amazing sculptures …Read more »
It was recently announced that Ghibli Park will have its grand opening on November 1. When that date arrives, people will be able to go into the sections Giant Ghibli Warehouse (Ghibli no Daisōko in Japanese), Hill of Youth (Seishun no Oka) and Dondoko Forest …Read more »
How would you like to live in a house with rooms themed like Studio Ghibli, or make yourself food straight out of a Ghibli film? The Japanese pop culture news site grape brought special attention to a woman who is doing just that. The woman …Read more »
The Ghibli Park, which Aichi prefecture first said they’d make in 2017, is going to have its grand opening this November! Two videos courtesy of the Aichi Tourism Bureau have been released. The first is a teaser trailer. The second trailer is more than four …Read more »
It’s January, which means it’s snowing in many parts of the world. Many people like to make regular snowmen, but other people might get more creative, and maybe even make snow creatures out of otaku interests. Someone from the Japanese city of Aomori made a …Read more »
On January 13, Otaku USA reported the news that Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli, who sticks with hand-drawn animation and old-fashioned tools, was trying to find a replacement for his broken electric eraser. However, the type of electric eraser he used is no longer made. …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki likes to do animation the “old fashioned” way, and that’s what many of his fans like about him. But sometimes when his “old fashioned” tools break down, he doesn’t have anything to replace them with. This happened to his electric eraser, which he …Read more »
Spirited Away played on Japan’s Nippon TV last week, and Studio Ghibli took the opportunity to tweet answers to questions fans sent to them beforehand. Let’s take a look at what we learned. One person asked, “When it was released overseas, what kind of reaction …Read more »
Another year, another special themed illustration by renowned director Hayao Miyazaki. The annual tradition continues as Studio Ghibli shares Miyazaki’s take on the Year of the Tiger, as depicted in the way only Miyazaki can manage. That means it’s somehow both threatening and adorable? See …Read more »
The Ghibli Museum is beloved to many anime fans and has been a big tourism site, but it’s struggling under COVID. Earlier this year the museum asked for financial help and received it, but once again it’s put out a call for help. “Since opening …Read more »
Beginning tomorrow in Japan, all Donguri Kyowakoku stores in the country are getting new vending machine capsule toy collections. The Donguri Kyowakoku chain is all about selling Studio Ghibli merchandise, and these latest products are from the iconic movie My Neighbor Totoro. A brief, musical …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 »
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