Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Oscar winner and, until recently, highest-grossing Japanese film ever, is heading to the stage. It’s being adapted into a play by some top talent, including John Caird from the Royal Shakespeare Company, who will write and direct the play. It’ll open …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 »
It’s time to say farewell to a legend, because actor and voice actor Syuichiro Moriyama has passed away at the age of 86. Moriyama was known for many roles over the course of his 63-year career, and fans of Studio Ghibli films will no doubt …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 »
Anime tourism is an ever-growing industry. Fans journey to the settings of their favorite series for photos, cosplay, and souvenirs. Plus there are concerts, cafés, theme parks, and more. Or, at least, there usually are. Obviously, a lot of us are currently grounded and can’t …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has been showing off Hayao Miyazaki’s hands — the hands that have drawn and written so many things that have made so many people happy. First up is Miyazaki’s hand on his latest book.
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 »
The unimaginable has officially happened: Spirited Away has lost its number one spot as the biggest earner in the Japanese box office. The 2002 film now takes second place to Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train. The Demon Slayer movie …Read more »
GKIDS has dropped two trailers for Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch: an English dubbed trailer, and an English subbed trailer with the original Japanese voices. In the first trailer we get to hear Kacey Musgraves performing the theme song and get our introductions to …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 »
With Earwig and the Witch set to debut on Japanese TV later this month and an English version to hit North American theaters next year, a dub cast has been announced by GKIDS. The lead Earwig will be played by Taylor Paige Henderson. Kacey Musgraves …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 »
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