Studio Ghibli, while recently quiet, have not been resting on their laurels. This week the Marubeni Shin Denryoku energy company has released an animated commercial using the studio’s talents. The animation is based on the Choju Jinbutsu Giga, a collection of four picture scrolls created in the 12th and 13th centuries. The scrolls are widely […]
Developer Level-5 Have announced Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom for Playstation 4, a sequel to the 2013 awesome anime style role-playing game (Wrath of the White Witch) which they developed in conjunction with the talented animators at Studio Ghibli. They state: “Ni no Kuni II features an all new cast of charming characters, an […]
The master of all things animation – Hayao Miyazaki confirmed that he is directing and animating a new short CG film for the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. Miyazaki also has Yūhei Sakuragi (The Case of Hana & Alice) on board to lend him a hand. The short film will run for 10 minutes and […]
Spirited Away was the right movie for the right time when it came out in 2001. Anime fandom was on a rapid incline in the US and local fandom in Australia was following suit. The film pushed Studio Ghibli into the international spotlight after winning awards at home and in Europe before snaring itself an […]
Doco-Sunday is a thing we do in our household, inspired by a series run on ABC2 last year if memory serves. My wife pointed out The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness while going through stuff on Netflix as we’re both fans of Studio Ghibli movies, so we settled down on a cold wintery Sunday night […]
A very talented Vimeo user called dono has made an extraordinary video tribute to the highly acclaimed Hayao Miyazaki – movie director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli. This video instantly gives you a sense of nostalgia – bringing you back into the world of your favourite Ghibli movies such as Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro […]