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In May 2021, Studio Ghibli shared an image of Totoro standing at the bus stop with Sulley and Mike from Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. That got many people wondering if the two studios might work on something together, and the image went viral. pic.twitter.com/iSjVuRcuQ0 — スタジオジブリ …Read more »
Toshio Suzuki, Studio Ghibli’s co-creator and long-time producer, now has his own traveling exhibit called the Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition. In addition to seeing all sorts of Studio Ghibli nods (like a huge Yubaba head), it lets people get to know Suzuki. For starters, …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 »
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 »
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 »
Studio Ghibli joined Twitter not that long ago, and recently they invited fans to ask them questions about Princess Mononoke. On Friday the studio shared their answers to a selection of those questions. Asked what scene was the most challenging to animate, Studio Ghibli replied: …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki has been working on his movie adaptation of How Do You Live?, but it might be another three years before we see the finished product. We have less of a wait to read the original novel, written by Genzaburo Yoshino and originally published …Read more »
Somehow it’s been 20 years since Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli delighted the world with Spirited Away, and the studio behind it all is keenly aware of the anniversary. One of the special ways they’re celebrating is with a detailed illustration of Yubaba, which they …Read more »
A number of people and places have been negatively affected by COVID-19, and that’s quite true for many museums during quarantine. As beloved as the Studio Ghibli Museum is, it’s also been struggling. “If the deficit and the withdrawal of reserves continue, the proper operation …Read more »
Writer and voice-over actor Takashi Tachibana passed away in late April and his family just made the announcement this week. Tachibana would probably be most recognizable to otaku for supplying his voice to Seiya Tsukishima in Studio Ghibli’s Whisper of the Heart. That’s not the …Read more »
Donguri Closet from Donguri Republic has come out with three outfits influenced by the iconic Ghibli movies Kiki’s Delivery Service, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, and The Secret World of Arrietty. The outfits are supposed to be relax wear, so you can hang around and …Read more »
More concept art has arrived for Aichi prefecture’s Ghibli Park, which is currently scheduled for a fall 2022 opening. This comes along with two newly revealed areas inspired by Ghibli classics My Neighbor Totoro and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. In the case of the …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 »
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