The Studio Ghibli classic turns out to be a perfect motif for Japan’s centuries-old “flower cards.”
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Totoro, Jiji, and No Face are here to provide a cool breeze as you set out on warm-weather adventures of your own.
From Pop Team Epic to Cowboy Bebop, this professional confectioner’s anime and video game dojin works are edible!
The characters of Ghibli’s anime films live in our hearts, and in this amazing video, they live in our towns too.
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Adorably awesome but timid prankster stalks cosplayers, with musical accompaniment, at Indiana’s Indy PopCon.
Characters and themes from Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Porco Rosso adorn these stylish jackets.
No Face is hungry for coins and when he looks this animated eating them, we can’t stop feeding him!
You don’t need Hayao Miyazaki-level drawing skills or magical powers, as long as you’ve got some basic office/school supplies.
Southern city’s lunar New Year celebration is even more ethereally beautiful when viewed from the rails.
Surprisingly, the male stars of Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away don’t top the list, according to this survey.
American website’s number-crunching puts Makoto Shinkai’s hit ahead of anything from Studio Ghibli.
Cute characters from Studio Ghibli, Pokémon and even viral videos have been emerging from the Japanese snow this winter.
Sure, Chihiro got to ride a dragon, but her Studio Ghibli anime co-star apparently gets around on a pretty sweet bike.
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