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Hayao Miyazaki And The Heron Is An Essential Companion Piece To The Famed Director's Greatest Film
10.9.2024
The Boy and the Heron is legendary director Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece. The 2023 Studio Ghibli film is a triumphant work of art that revisits and interrogates every theme Miyazaki has spent his lengthy career digging into across numerous animated features that have become classics across...
Lewd Ghibli Posters Now Very Sorry For Causing 'Distress'
28.3.2023
Earlier this month we reported that a small number of people had been taking and appearing in “lewd” photos with statues at Studio Ghibli’s new theme park, and that the act of posting those images on social media had reportedly “disturbed many people”.Read more
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 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
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
Animator Recalls Hayao Miyazaki's Power Of Observation
7.7.2021
To be a great animator like Hayao Miyazaki, you need to be able to notice things. The power of observation is key in drawing. Masaaki Endo, who worked on My Neighbor Totoro as a key animator, recently told a story explaining just how good Hayao Miyazaki was at picking up small details. 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
32 Movies That Will Help You Chill the Eff Out
12.2.2021
This year was supposed to be better than last year, but apparently 2021 didn’t get the memo. The world is still just as tumultuous, and we’re all still just as frazzled by nerves, overwhelmed by the news, and desperate to find some kind of escape.Well, for the past year, we’ve had little else to...
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
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...
Collective #434
19.7.2018
Building the Google Photos Web UI * Color Wheel Generator * Jasper * Totoro Toggle * Grabient * 3D City with Matter.js * Halftone Effect
Collective #434 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops