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Castle in the Sky (Page 3)

Love Ghibli’s Castle in the Sky? Check out these real Laputa-like locations!

KK Miller
Oct 14, 2016
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Your heart will soar high above the clouds at these travel destinations in Japan.

Japan
(anime • beautiful • Castle in the Sky • castles • Laputa • Studio Ghibli • travel)

Music box-powered spinning Lego Laputa is both whimsical and impressive【Video】

Mike
Mar 26, 2016

Fans of Ghibli works, and especially the studio’s early fantasy adventure Castle in the Sky, will surely be wanting one of these music-enhanced Lego Castle Laputa replicas for themselves.

Internet
(anime • Castle in the Sky • Ghibli • Laputa • LEGO)

Make your own Castle in the Sky, have an excuse to play with your food with this simple trick

Mike
Jan 20, 2016

A magically floating Castle in the Sky – of Studio Ghibli fame – made from yakisoba and a whole head of broccoli is making the Japanese Twitter rounds. And you can make one, too!

Japan
(anime • Castle in the Sky • cooking • food • Miyazaki • Studio Ghibli)

Hayao Miyazaki has no idea that his anime keeps setting Twitter records, Ghibli producer says

Casey Baseel
Jan 7, 2016

Hayao Miyazaki is responsible for one of the biggest social media trends in the world, but one of his closest associates says the legendary anime director doesn’t know about it.

Internet, Japan
(anime • Castle in the Sky • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • movies • Studio Ghibli • twitter)

Ghibli characters gather together in 8-bit form to thank their creator【Video】

KK Miller
Sep 14, 2015

Tributes to world-famous Hayao Miyazaki have been pouring in from around the world this past year. They all show a deep appreciation for the great director and are maybe even trying to persuade him to work on another film, but since Miyazaki is currently planning his nature preserve off of Okinawa, we will have to tide ourselves over with more beautiful tributes to him. Today’s is a fantastic 8-bit pixel video that features the characters from all our Ghibli favorites.

Internet
(anime • Castle in the Sky • Castle in the Sky Laputa • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • pixel art • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

His name is Balse and he looks like Colonel Muska: Japanese netizens go wild for new French PM

Fran W
Apr 5, 2014

Japanese netizens are bursting with excitement about Manuel Valls, who was appointed as France’s new Prime Minister this week. But what are these Twitter users so astounded about? Well, the newly appointed Prime Minister supposedly bears a striking resemblance to evil genius Colonel Muska, from Hayao Miyazaki’s 1986 movie Castle in the Sky.

And what’s more, in Japanese his name sounds just like barusu or “balse”, the incantation from Castle in the Sky. So this new guy not only looks like a character from the classic animated movie, his name also happens to be the movie’s most important word – which, incidentally, is a record-breaking Twitter meme in its own right.

Internet, Japan
(barusu • Castle in the Sky • france • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • meme)

The animated meals in Ghibli’s movies have our mouths watering

Rachel Tackett
Nov 6, 2013

Ghibli films are celebrated the world over for their enchanting art, beautiful world-building, and family friendly plotlines. Stylistically, there are many things that set these movies apart from other animated titles, both in terms of common themes and art quality. The backgrounds will be scenic. The children will fly. Tears will fall like big, fat drops, and the food will always, always look enticing.

Latching on to that latter truth, Japanese news source My Navi Woman asked its readers which of Ghibli’s mouth-watering morsels they would most like to eat. 225 women responded, leading us to six of the most desirable dishes featured in Ghibli films.