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There was a lot of speculation and confusion about the future of Studio Ghibli last week after remarks made by producer Toshio Suzuki about the studio taking a break and rethinking its business practices. Suzuki made another TV appearance this week in which he mentioned …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 »
Studio Ghibli, the anime creators even non-anime fans know and love, are the subject of a new exhibition in Hong Kong. Spanning the long history of the studio behind Spirited Away and Grave of the Fireflies and its founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, the …Read more »
Think back, if you will, to the 2003 Academy Awards. Steve Martin was host, Chicago won Best Picture, and Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” became the first hip-hop song to win an Oscar. But most importantly, Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated …Read more »
This September, we reported on the announcement that Hayao Miyazaki – famed director of Princess Mononoke , Spirited Away and The Wind Rises – would be stepping down from the director’s chair. We also expressed some skepticism that the notoriously hardworking master would be able …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 »
For the last ten years, Studio Ghibli (who really need no introduction, but just in case: Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro ) have been holding exhibitions at Tokyo’s Museum of Contemporary Art. This year, the studio invited famed anime director Hideaki Anno ( …Read more »
Ever since Spirited Away took the Oscar in 2000 for Best Animated Picture, Studio Ghibli seemed to have hit a creative doldrums. Howl’s Moving Castle was pleasantly forgettable, Tales from Earthsea was execrable; and Ponyo was overall delightful but disappointing for those expecting something meatier. …Read more »
Way back, possibly before the latest version of the Otaku USA site was live, we passed along the first reports of Ni no Kuni: The Another World , a Nintendo DS collaboration between developer Level-5 ( Dragon Quest VIII , Professor Layton ) and renowned …Read more »
Last night The Simpsons aired its yearly “Treehouse of Horror” special, and once again it included nods to otaku interests. The first story segment, titled “Information Rage” and written by Rob LaZebnik, spoofs American politics in the form of giant fighting kaiju. It begins when …Read more »
McDonald’s Japan is really into making its own anime ads! The latest example is for its tsukimi (translated as “moon-viewing”) menu, including the tsukimi burger. This is a seasonal offering in Japan, kind of like how in America pumpkin-flavored things are seasonal at many places …Read more »
Anime fans in Boston, Montreal and Toronto will be able to get their ears on some fine anime tunes this fall. Symphonic Anime, a concert featuring a full orchestra and choir playing songs from Naruto, Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia and more will have …Read more »
Japan’s Sayama Hills inspired the movie My Neighbor Totoro, with Hayao Miyazaki previously saying Totoro would never have been born if he, Miyazaki, hadn’t lived in that area. The hills are now sometimes referred to as Totoro’s Forest, and The Totoro Fund program is an …Read more »
The restaurant supply company Hachimenroppi and marketing firm Nexer decided to do a survey about food. But not just any food — it’s specifically about food in Studio Ghibli movies. 500 people shared which Ghibli movie had the tastiest-looking food. In fifth place is Howl’s …Read more »
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