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Summer isn’t too far away, and Studio Ghibli has come out with new merchandise to help people stay cooler in the hotter months. The merchandise is also an ecologically friendly way to stay cooler, which falls in line with Hayao Miyazaki’s interests. We’re talking about …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has had close ties with Pixar Animation Studios and Disney over the years, with former Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter being a friend of the studio and working on some of the English releases of titles like Spirited Away and Ponyo. Lasseter …Read more »
Trumpeter Susumu Kazuhara, who sometimes used the stage name Shin Kazuhara, has passed away at age 74. A cause of death was not given. If you’ve seen the movie Laputa: Castle in the Sky, the trumpet music done by character Pazu was performed by Kazuhara. …Read more »
The movie Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time was done by Hideaki Anno at Studio Khara, but it turns out Studio Ghibli had some involvement. There’s a scene in the movie that they wanted to make by drawings characters by hand and then taking pictures …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has come out with new merchandise this month in the form of jewelry starring some of its heroines. These cameo brooches are inspired by characters from the films Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, Whisper of the Heart, Porco …Read more »
The event Animage and Ghibli Exhibition – Ghibli Began from the Pages of One Magazine has opened and will be around until May 5. It’s located in Tokyo’s Matsuya Ginza department store. Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind manga was initially serialized in …Read more »
It’s not an overstatement to say Earwig and the Witch has some of the most divided opinions of any anime in recent years. Studio Ghibli’s first fully 3DCG feature film enchanted some audiences, but left others less than impressed. Regardless, we’ve found plenty to enjoy …Read more »
Spirited Away is Japan’s most successful film (until recently, at least), and part of its international reach is thanks to American businessman Steve Alpert, the “resident foreigner” of Studio Ghibli. Alpert’s Ghibli memoir, Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man, is a fascinating, informative and …Read more »
Earwig and the Witch is coming soon to DVD, marking Studio Ghibli’s first fully 3DCG endeavor! And, of course, it marks yet another cool English dub. If you’ve followed Ghibli movies for any length of time, you know that prestigious (and unexpected) actors make it …Read more »
Studio Ghibli’s latest movie, Earwig and the Witch, debuted on Japanese TV last month. But it won’t be much longer before Americans get the opportunity to see it. According to GKIDS, Earwig and the Witch will hit U.S. theaters February 3. It will be aired …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 »
Studio Ghibli has gradually been releasing HD stills from their long history of gorgeously produced anime films, available to download for free for “common sense” usage. Now that full assortment of images is complete thanks to a final batch, adding up to a whopping 1,178 …Read more »
Multiple news outlets have reported on the Demon Slayer film overtaking various Ghibli movies in box office sales, so that only Spirited Away is still beating it. But because some Ghibli movies received revival screenings this past year, new numbers needed to be crunched for …Read more »
Image credit: Dominique Charriau/Wireimage/Getty Images Eight people will be receiving the 2021 Tokyo Anime Award Festival’s Achievement Award. Let’s take a look at who is being honored for growing and elevating anime throughout their lifetime. First up, to no one’s surprise, is Studio Ghibli co-founder …Read more »
With the release of the trailer for Earwig and the Witch, Studio Ghibli is entering a new era of animation. How the 3DCG model will fare, we’ve yet to see. But until then, we’re taking the opportunity to look back on other magical moments from the …Read more »
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