Hayao Miyazaki is the only anime director to win an Academy Award — twice. And now he’s about to get his second exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. While the previous exhibit did a full view on Miyazaki’s work, this exhibit will concentrate …Read more »
Studio Ghibli still hasn’t officially commented on the recent craze of making AI art in Hayao Miyazaki’s style, though Miyazaki’s previous anti-AI comments have been making the rounds. But a number of people have shared their thoughts, negative or positive, including some in the anime …Read more »
OpenAI’s GPT-4o generative AI model is being described as its “most advanced image generator yet” by the company, and making Studio Ghibli-style AI images took off in recent days. OpenAI wrote, “We added a refusal which triggers when a user attempts to generate an image …Read more »
Ghibli Park is getting a new exhibit, and this one is quite personal to Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki: it’s the Citroën 2CV car he’s used for most of his adult life. Miyazaki got the car decades ago as a way to get his baby from …Read more »
It’s a new year, so do you know what that means? Yes, it means a new New Years card from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli! And 2025 is also the Year of the Snake, so Miyazaki drew a snake-themed picture. The top of the card …Read more »
Yesterday millions of people dressed up for Halloween, and that includes NBA star Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs. Wembanyama, who is nicknamed Wemby, donned a No Face outfit from Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. He wore it when showing up at the stadium for …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 prestigious French Cannes Film Festival recently gave Studio Ghibli an honorary Palme d’Or award, and Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki’s son, picked it up on behalf of the studio. He also told reporters some interesting things about his dad. “I think this is a very …Read more »
Gold House, which describes itself as “a cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions Asian Pacific leaders to power tomorrow for all” has released the names for its 2024 Most Impactful Asians A100 list. Included are some people definitely of interest to otaku. Writer …Read more »
If you’ve been wanting to own a physical copy of The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s new Oscar-winning movie, then mark your calendars for July 9. That’s when the film will become available on 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray + DVD, as well as …Read more »
It’s a big day for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli! Time Magazine has named Miyazaki in its list of “The 100 Most Influential People of 2024,” and Cannes, the prestigious French film festival, is giving Studio Ghibli its Honorary Palme d’Or. The Palme d’Or is …Read more »
With The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki just won his second Academy Award. But where is he keeping his Oscar statuette? Beginning today, it can be found at the Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse at Ghibli Park. The park is located in Aichi Prefecture, and Aichi …Read more »
Last night Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron took home the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (which means both the second win for Miyazaki, and the second win for an anime), but Miyazaki himself wasn’t there to accept the award. Instead, Kiyofumi Nakajima, …Read more »
The Ishinomori Manga Museum located in Ishinomaki City, Japan, is currently presenting a special exhibit dedicated to one of Hayao Miyazaki’s works. But it’s not The Boy and the Heron, his new release, nor is it one of his other famous movies, like Spirited Away. …Read more »
The nominees for the 2024 Academy Awards have been announced, and there is one anime nominated! It’s none other than The Boy and the Heron from Hayao Miyazaki, the only anime director who has ever won an Oscar. To be specific, The Boy and the …Read more »
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