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Last month we posted about Funimation setting Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film up for Oscar qualification , and its consideration has since been confirmed. your name. is officially on the list for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category, and its qualifying run will …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 »
Sachiko Fujinuma from ERASED , one of our favorite anime moms. Here’s a timely survey. On Mother’s Day, ranking site Goo asked its readers what anime women would make the best moms. Basically, goes the idea, if you could 2Dify yourself and jump into anime, …Read more »
Studio Ghibli: the legendary anime studio founded by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki after the completion of their film Nausicaa really needs no introduction. Beloved by anime fans and mainstream film lovers alike, Ghibli’s films have become essential viewing in their native Japan …Read more »
Disney has a major collection on the way for fans of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki. The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Blu-ray set is due out on November 17 as an Amazon exclusive, and it comes packing eleven feature films and some extras that fans …Read more »
Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi revealed he resigned from Studio Ghibli at the end of last year at a talk event on the 12th centered around his latest film, When Marnie Was There . When asked about what his next film might be, Yonebayashi responded, “I’m not …Read more »
Vimeo user whoispablo recently uploaded a pixel art animation tribute to Studio Ghibli and the movies of Hayao Miyazaki. It's just under a minute, but you can see a pretty wide range of films covered, from My Neighbor Totoro to Ponyo and more, in the …Read more »
English-language anime news sites and Twitter experienced a flurry of activity Sunday evening as reports circulated that Studio Ghibli, the studio behind Ponyo , Spirited Away and The Wind Rises , would be closing its doors. Sites like Twitch posted articles with headlines like “Studio …Read more »
When Marnie Was There , the new Studio Ghibli film and the first of the post-Miyazaki era, didn’t fare particularly well in its opening weekend, earning 379 million yen (about $3.7 million) and opening third behind the new Pokemon film, Diancie and the Cocoon of …Read more »
This past weekend ended with some major Studio Ghibli news. While it isn't the first time we've heard something along these lines, Ghibli President Koji Hoshino formally announced that acclaimed director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is retiring from feature films. The announcement was made …Read more »
When machines of peace are used as weapons of war, does the creator bear responsibility? That’s the question underpinning The Wind Rises , the first film from master filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki since 2008’s Ponyo . Unlike Ponyo, this is definitely not a kids’ film. The …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki, legendary director of anime film classics like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind , Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away , and co-founder of groundbreaking animation house Studio Ghibli, is getting old. He’s 72 this year. No spring chicken. And Studio Ghibli has …Read more »
Have you ever wished you could eat food from, like, a real anime? Put that pocky away, because there’s a new cooking app for iPhone and Android phones that’s set to make your anime cooking dreams come true. Released just this past week, the free …Read more »
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 »
A Letter To Momo (2011) had its American premiere in a digitally projected English-subtitled showing on March 3, 2012 at the IFC Center in Manhattan as part of the New York International Children’s Film Festival. It was produced by Production I.G. and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, …Read more »
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