Studio Ghibli (Page 36)
Hayao Miyazaki has read British novel inspiration “cover-to-cover five times,” will once again team up with son as director.
Areas that let anime fans step into the worlds of My Neighbor Totoro and Whisper of the Heart will open as scheduled.
Final set of free backgrounds feature four films from the acclaimed Japanese animation studio.
Legendary anime producer Toshio Suzuki makes it look easy in his video lesson, but is our worst artist on staff beyond help?
Come for Toshio Suzuki’s easy, step-by-step instructions, stay for the hidden Ghibli gems in the office.
The shrine to Hayao Miyazaki’s anime studio famously doesn’t allow guests to take photos or videos, but now it’s sharing its own!
Studio Ghibli releases new set of free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
Now you can spirit yourself away to the world of Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro.
Based on the quality of this Kiki’s Delivery Service homage, it’s hard to believe that his day job is voice actor and not manga artist.
Totoro misses you too, but at least he’s letting us know when we can start buying tickets again.
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