Konkatsu events in Japan are meant to help people meet and marry, and they might consist of something like a group dinner. However, the local government of the Aichi Prefecture (the prefecture where Ghibli Park is located) is putting on a konkatsu event that consists …Read more »
This week Hideaki Omura, the governor of Aichi, and Goro Miyazaki, the creative head of Ghibli Park planning (and son of Hayao Miyazaki) held a press conference to talk about the upcoming Catbuses. Yes, because if you’re going to make a park all about Studio …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s new film, known internationally as The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka in Japanese, which translates as How Do You Live?) will be hitting North American theaters on December 8, after already opening in Japan. It’s Miyazaki’s first movie in …Read more »
Nizo Yamamoto, an acclaimed art director known for his work on the films of Studio Ghibli and others, has died at the age of 70. The cause was stomach cancer. Yamamoto was born in Goto, Nagasaki (where a museum dedicated to Yamamoto can now be …Read more »
The official live-action Spirited Away stage play has been a hit in Japan, and now it’s been announced that the play will move beyond its home country. Next year, between April and July (with specific dates still coming) the play will be performed at the …Read more »
Many people love to watch Studio Ghibli movies, and now they can smell like them, too! Ghibli, working with the fragrance company Fernanda, has come out with body splashes themed after three of their films: Kiki’s Delivery Service, Whisper of the Heart, and Howl’s Moving …Read more »
GKIDS will be releasing Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron in theaters sometime later this year, though an exact date has yet to be revealed. However, the Toronto International Film Festival (a.k.a. TIFF) revealed that it will use The Boy and the Heron on …Read more »
Spain held a general election on July 23, and it became popular online for artists to encourage people to vote while using Studio Ghibli symbolism. Anime News Network credits artist Álvaro Ortiz with starting the trend. Ortiz shared a picture inspired by the movie, saying, …Read more »
Studio Ghibli made the point of not doing official advertising for its new Hayao Miyazaki movie, How Do You Live?, which is known in English as The Boy and the Heron. That meant no trailers, no cast announcements, no information on the plot, none of that stuff. …Read more »
After a lot of anticipation and mystery, Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie hits Japanese theaters today! North American fans might not be able to see it yet, but they will be able to watch the movie on the big screen later this year. GKIDS revealed that …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming film Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (translated as How Do You Live?) will be hitting theaters in a week, on July 14. Barely anything is known about it, because Studio Ghibli has chosen not to do ads, trailers, or even reveal the …Read more »
Studio Ghibli likes to bring out adorable merchandise relating to its movies, and this time around they are offering up something a little more on the obscure side. Instead of offering plushies of more well-known Ghibli creations like Totoro or Catbus, they’ve made plushies of …Read more »
The traveling Ghibli Park and Ghibli Exhibition reached the Kobe City Museum this week and will stick around there until June 25. As part of the festivities, the museum’s restaurant Tooth Tooth is offering three unique drinks during this time period. One is based on …Read more »
There have been some positional changes at Studio Ghibli as Japan marks the beginning of the new financial year, with Koji Hoshino officially resigning from his positions as both president and chairperson. After shifting to representative director this month Hoshino will be retiring completely during …Read more »
According to Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, his colleague Hayao Miyazaki has a mother complex and bases many of his heroines after her. So it’s no surprise that there is new Studio Ghibli merchandise coming out specifically for Mother’s Day. The three new items are …Read more »
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