The grand opening of Studio Ghibli Park is only a few months away, and it promises to have delicious foods themed after Ghibli movies. Well, they might be interested in hiring a person who goes by Manna-Tanuki online (the Twitter handle is @maaco414). This chef …Read more »
Pat Carroll, who played Granny in Disney’s My Neighbor Totoro English dub, passed away last week on July 30 at the age of 95. The cause of death was listed as pneumonia. Her birth date was May 5, 1927, and over the years she lent …Read more »
Iconic anime director Hayao Miyazaki has made no secret about his love of nature and his environmentalism, and right now he’s working toward making almost nine acres in Kaminoyama into a nature reserve. There’s a special connection here, because Miyazaki has said that the Kaminoyama …Read more »
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 »
Everyone’s favorite big cuddly forest spirit is taking the stage in London. We heard earlier today that My Neighbor Totoro will be getting the Royal Shakespeare Company treatment. It’s kind of a big deal… and it’s not the first time a Studio Ghibli film has taken …Read more »
Shortly after we got news of the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind kabuki play returning, we’re getting news on another stage adaptation from a beloved Miyazaki work. This time around, a behind-the-scenes video has been released for the upcoming My Neighbor Totoro stage …Read more »
One of the best parts of simulcasting is, without a doubt, real-time anime theories. We can chat between episodes about who’s gonna marry whom, who’s gonna destroy the world, and who’s gonna be the next next next Hokage. Fans come up with wild, exciting ideas. Some …Read more »
Beginning tomorrow in Japan, all Donguri Kyowakoku stores in the country are getting new vending machine capsule toy collections. The Donguri Kyowakoku chain is all about selling Studio Ghibli merchandise, and these latest products are from the iconic movie My Neighbor Totoro. A brief, musical …Read more »
The Ghibli Museum debuted in October of 2001, making this its twentieth anniversary. So of course the museum had to party, and it did so with a celebration of about 1,300 people and a giant Totoro balloon. More than 1,300 people wanted to be part …Read more »
GKIDS and Fathom Events will be behind Ghibli Fest 2021, where it will air the Miyazaki movies Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Castle in the Sky and My Neighbor Totoro in theaters. The movies will only be in theaters for a limited time. Spirited Away …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 »
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 »
Wow, if you ever noticed this, you’ve got a much sharper eye than I. A new post on blog Spoon & Tamago has made me aware for the first time that the girl on that iconic My Neighbor Totoro isn’t actually in the movie! That’s …Read more »
Handbag and luggage company LeSportsac Inc. is feeling the Totoro love. Its new collection is inspired by Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro movie, and the merchandise goes on sale March 10. The official theme for each of these is “It was a dream, but it …Read more »
Spanish luxury fashion company LOEWE, which has been around since 1846, has teamed up with Studio Ghibli for LOEWE x My Neighbor Totoro. LOEWE describes it as a “limited-edition capsule collection of bags, ready-to-wear and accessories celebrating Studio Ghibli’s 1988 masterpiece.” LOEWE x My Neighbor …Read more »
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