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Spirited Away voice actors from China recreate iconic scenes from the anime film
- Oona McGee
Jun 18, 2019 - Tweet
New series of posters are total Ghibli cosplay goals.
- China, Japan
- (actors • ads • anime • art • Chinese actors • chinese actress • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • marketing • movies • posters • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • voice actors)
Spirited Away posters for first theatrical release in China are stunningly beautiful
- Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2019
A new take on a beloved Studio Ghibli anime film.
- China, Japan
- (ads • anime • art • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • marketing • movies • posters • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Artistic Japanese website AI has a long way to go before it can appropriately rate user’s Pikachu pics
- Katy Kelly
Jun 14, 2019
After seeing how misguided this AI was in its analysis of Pikachu sketches, we had to give it a go ourselves.
- Japan
- (AI • art • artificial intelligence • CanvaSketch • funny • Kamen Rider • Pikachu • Pokemon • twitter)
Manga artist raises question online about false perspective in Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro
- Krista Rogers
Jun 11, 2019
Professional artist sheds light on Studio Ghibli’s unusual take on artistic perspective in the famous anime, but is it really a big deal?
- Internet, Japan
- (art • drawing • Hayao Miyazaki • linear perspective • My Neighbor Totoro • painting • Studio Ghibli • twitter • vanishing point)
This isn’t a Harry Potter photo – it’s an incredible colored pencil portrait from a Japanese fan!
- Shannon McNaught
Jun 6, 2019
Even magic couldn’t make this picture look any better.
- Japan
- (art • artist • awesome • colored pencils • drawing • Harry Potter • illustration • portrait)
Pokémon Company loosens copyright grip, starts free-to-use-art program for schools, day care
- Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2019
Over 100 illustrations allow kids, teachers, and children’s hospital staff to create smiles and curiosity with the beloved anime/video game characters.
- Japan
- (anime • art • cool • education • illustration • kids • moving • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Illustration Lab • schools • society • touching • video games)
Condomania Japan condoms bring the beauty of Japanese ukiyoe to your nether regions
- Oona McGee
Jun 4, 2019
When traditional Japan is a huge turn-on.
- Japan
- (art • Condomania • Condoms • cool • cool japan • dating • love • Okamoto • relationships • romance • ukiyoe • VivaGel • weird • wtf)
Japanese dad transforms his kids into Studio Ghibli stars, Sailor Moon Senshi in amazing artwork
- SoraNews24
Jun 3, 2019
Whether asleep or awake, these kids are about to go on some incredible illustrated adventures.
- Japan
- (anime • art • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Pokemon • Sailor Moon • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Half-dozen of manga’s greatest creators have at-home drinking party, make one-of-a-kind artwork
- Casey Baseel
May 10, 2019
Creators of One Piece, Naruto, and My Hero Academia got together at friend’s place to get tipsy, created piece of manga history while they were at it.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • cool • Eiichiro Oda • illustration • manga • Masashi Kishimoto • My Hero Academia • Naruto • Nobuhiro Watsuki • One Piece • Riichiro Inagaki • Rurouni Kenshin • Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Massive manga mural appears in Tokyo station with nearly 100 feet of anime’s biggest stars【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
May 9, 2019
Commuting through Shibuya subway station just got a lot cooler.
- Japan
- (ads • anime • art • Attack on Titan • awesome • COK • cool • Kodansha • manga • Shibuya • Shibuya Station • Shueisha • SNOJ • stations • trains • Weekly Shonen Jump • Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
Hungry? Want some chips? Too bad, you can’t, because that’s not actually a bag of chips
- Dale Roll
May 4, 2019
This artist can fool you into thinking you’re allowed to snack.
- Japan
- (amazing • amazing artwork • art • colored pencils • cool • hyperealism • realistic • snack foods)
What if Avengers: Endgame was an ukiyo-e woodblock painting series? It’d look awesome like this
- Casey Baseel
May 4, 2019
Japanese artist reimagines Marvel’s all-star cast, creating storm god Thanos, “Widow Ninja Black Spider” and “Chivalrous Ant Thief.”
- Japan
- (art • Avengers • Avengers: Endgame • cool • Marvel • movies • Studio Ghibli • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)
Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano paints awesome portrait of Japan’s prime minister
- Casey Baseel
May 3, 2019
One of these dashing samurai is actually Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
- Japan
- (anime • art • cool • Final Fantasy • government • Liberal Democratic Party • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • video games • Yoshitaka Amano)
New anime fashion line combines stylish T-shirts with the glory of physical media packaging【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 30, 2019
Do you miss the amazing box art of anime VHS tapes, laser discs, and DVDs? Here’s a way to get it back while expanding your wardrobe.
- Japan
- (anime • art • clever • COK • cool • Cowboy Bebop • Devilman • fashion • Ghost in the Shell • Hayao Miyazaki • physical media • shirts • SNOJ • t-shirts)
New Studio Ghibli exhibition opens in Tokyo, features giant talking Yubaba from Spirited Away
- Oona McGee
Apr 24, 2019
We catch up with No Face, Mari Natsuki, who voiced the character of Yubaba, and legendary producer Toshio Suzuki at the limited-time exhibition.
- Japan
- (anime • art • COK • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • No Face • SNO • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • Toshio Suzuki • Yubaba)
Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano illustrates exclusive Japan-only Magic: The Gathering card
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2019
Reimagined Liliana is one of 36 Japan-exclusive cards from 28 Japanese artists.
- Japan
- (art • collectible card games • cool • Final Fantasy • illustration • Magic the Gathering • Yoshitaka Amano)
One graffiti artist to be honored by Tokyo while another graffiti artist sits in jail
- Master Blaster
Apr 20, 2019
Tokyo governor sends clear message never to vandalize…unless you’re the toast of the art world.
Japan redesigns yen bills and coin, adds beautiful ukiyo-e painting, women’s education pioneer
- Casey Baseel
Apr 9, 2019
Country continues tradition of honoring icons of art and science over politicians on its currency.
- Japan
- (500-yen coin • art • coins • cool • culture • Great Wave off Kanagawa • hokusai • money • ukiyo-e • yen)
Reiwa era gets anthropomorphised into a Japanese anime girl by otaku artists
- Oona McGee
Apr 5, 2019
Say hello to Reiwa-chan, who comes in many beautiful forms.
- Japan
- (anime • anthropomorphized characters • art • artists • Emperor • imperial era name • Imperial Family • Imperial system • manga • otaku • Reiwa)
Twitter artist crafts chocolate box town, mini masterpieces from Japanese packaging
- Evie Nyan
Mar 30, 2019
This Japanese paper craft artist takes used-up, everyday product packaging and turns it into beautiful art.
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