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It’s Stardew Valley Plus Spirited Away (Who Are We Kidding, You Already Clicked)
18.5.2022
You can never have too many cozy games between all the big AAA launches, in my opinion, and that’s exactly what makes upcoming slice-of-life sim Spirittea look so inviting.Read more
Studio Ghibli Teams Up With Luxury Brand For Some Expensive Merch
13.1.2022
Spirited Away is getting the luxury designer goods treatment from venerated fashion house Loewe. The brand’s items are usually on the pricey side, so you can bet the Studio Ghibli ones are, too. Read more
The Wandering Swordsman
16.12.2021
On tonight’s feature we’re showcasing the art of Ami Thompson, who has worked on movies like Ponyo and Across The Spiderverse.Read more
The Scary Theory That Totoro Is The God of Death
26.10.2021
My Neighbor Totoro is a family favorite. Kids and adults alike love the story of two sisters in the idyllic Japanese countryside with magical creatures. But for some viewers, there’s darkness seething underneath. Totoro is no cuddly critter. He is a killer. Read more
Beat Takeshi Not Injured After Car Attacked by Man with a Pickax
6.9.2021
This Saturday at 11:40pm Japan Time, a man with a pickax attacked at car carrying actor and film director Takeshi Kitano, best known by his stage name Beat Takeshi. The attacker even called for the 74-year-old filmmaker get out of his car. Thankfully, neither Kitano nor his driver were injured....
This Howl's Moving Castle Model Is Made Almost Entirely From Trash
20.8.2021
YouTuber Studson Studio is known for his incredible models and dioramas. Previously, he made the house from Kiki’s Delivery Service and the bathhouse from Spirited Away. But his latest is, perhaps, the most impressive one yet.Read more
Anime Cels Are Starting To Get More Valuable Than Ever
7.7.2021
Last month, Heritage Auctions sold $2.1 worth of anime art. The above My Neighbor Totoro cel, for example, drew 69 bids and ultimately went for $84,000. According to Heritage, that’s 17 times the pre-auction estimate. Read more
Studio Ghibli Producer Says Hideaki Anno Wants To Make A Live-Action Nausicaä Film
26.4.2021
One of Hideaki Anno’s earliest gigs was animating the seminal God Warrior sequence in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Now, according to Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki, he’s interested in making a live-action film. Read more
The Mysterious Girl On The My Neighbor Totoro Poster
19.4.2021
On the original poster as well as on the DVD and Blu-ray cover, there is a mysterious girl standing next to Totoro. She isn’t Satsuki or Mei, and this girl does not appear in the movie. Yet, here she is.Read more
Why Studio Ghibli's Anime Food Always Looks So Delicious
5.4.2021
Watching Studio Ghibli movies can make you hungry. The food always looks so darn good. But why? There has to be a reason for this, and according to producer Toshio Suzuki, this is it.Read more
Demon Slayer Anime Film Slapped With R-Rating In The US
18.3.2021
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train is the highest-grossing film in Japanese movie history. Now, the movie is headed to US theaters. With an R-rating.Read more
Studio Ghibli Is Building A Real-Life Howl's Moving Castle
3.2.2021
The already cool-sounding Studio Ghibli theme park now sounds even better. Aichi Prefecture, where it will be located, revealed that a real-life Howl’s Moving Castle will also be built on the grounds.Read more
Why Studio Ghibli Turned To CG Animation For Its Latest Movie
2.2.2021
It was bound to happen. And it shouldn’t be a complete surprise. The latest Studio Ghibli film Earwig in the Witch is a CG animated feature film. Last month, director Goro Miyazaki told Kotaku how that happened.Read more
Earwig And The Witch, Studio Ghibli's Debut CG Feature, Is A Good First Effort
1.2.2021
Earwig and the Witch opens with a familiar scene. An old Citroën races down the road, immediately invoking Hayao Miyazaki’s 1979 anime The Castle of Cagliostro. But here, the Citroën 2CV is yellow and in hot pursuit, with its grill turning into needle-like teeth, barreling towards a woman with...