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Hayao Miyazaki (Page 25)

We recreate the delicious-looking meatball stew from Laputa: Castle in the Sky【SoraKitchen】

• Dale Roll
  Oct 14, 2019
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Did you think the stew that appears in Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky looked good? So did we, so we made it.

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• Japan
• (anime • Castle in the Sky Laputa • COK • cooking • food • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • recipes • SNJO • SoraKitchen • Studio Ghibli)

Did Studio Ghibli create anime’s most skillful lady-killer of all time?

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 8, 2019

”This guy’s got some mad game” says our reviewer, who watched the Hayao Miyazaki classic for the first time at the age of 30.

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• Japan
• (anime • Castle in the Sky Laputa • COK • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • SNJO • Studio Ghibli)

These amazing, super realistic Ohmu action figures from Nausicaa are so worth paying US$300 for

• Dale Roll
  Oct 8, 2019

Everything on these figures moves, from the eyes to the legs to the segments of the shell!

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• Japan
• (action figure • anime • collectible • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • ohm • Ohmu • Studio Ghibli)

Hayao Miyazaki’s concept art and ideas for the Ghibli Museum to be revealed in new exhibit

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 3, 2019

The legendary anime director’s sketchbook serves as the inspiration for a new exhibit on how the museum was created.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • museums • Studio Ghibli)

Complete adaptation of Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is coming, as a kabuki play!

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2019

Actor Shichinosuke Nakamura to portray warrior princess in story arcs Studio Ghibli anime-only fans have never seen.

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• Japan
• (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • manga • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)

Hayao Miyazaki talks on how working hard isn’t something to be proud of, not forgiving yourself

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 10, 2019

Says being unable to sleep is “a matter of course” and “people who can easily forgive themselves don’t do very good work.”

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Studio Ghibli)

We travel to China to watch Studio Ghibli anime Spirited Away on its inaugural opening day

• Oona McGee
  Jun 25, 2019

Spirited Away finally premieres in China…but hardly anybody was at the cinema to see it.

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• China, Japan
• (actors • anime • Catbus • cosplayers • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • posters • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Spirited Away voice actors from China recreate iconic scenes from the anime film

• Oona McGee
  Jun 18, 2019

New series of posters are total Ghibli cosplay goals. 

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• 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.

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• China, Japan
• (ads • anime • art • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • marketing • movies • posters • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

How to get a job in anime with Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki

• Oona McGee
  Jun 13, 2019

When Miyazaki says Totoro isn’t cute, you don’t have to agree with him.  

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• Japan
• (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli)

We channel Sen from Ghibli’s Spirited Away and travel to a Japanese train station by the sea

• Oona McGee
  Jun 11, 2019

One of the most unusual stations in the country, where you’re not allowed to exit the station, but you can visit a secret park by the platform. 

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• Japan
• (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Instagram • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

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?

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• Internet, Japan
• (art • drawing • Hayao Miyazaki • linear perspective • My Neighbor Totoro • painting • Studio Ghibli • twitter • vanishing point)

Studio Ghibli theme park: New details include official park logo drawn by director Hayao Miyazaki

• Oona McGee
  Jun 3, 2019

Producer Toshio Suzuki unveils logo at a press conference, along with special poster. 

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)

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.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Pokemon • Sailor Moon • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Fan-made trailer of live-action Nausicaa leaves Japanese netizens clamoring for more【Video】

• Koh Ruide
  May 22, 2019

We hope you are watching this right now, Hayao Miyazaki.

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• Japan
• (anime • fan film • Hayao Miyazaki • Live action • Nausicaa • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • ohm • Studio Ghibli • video)

Super-hospitable Kyoto driver screens Studio Ghibli anime on back of his car for others to watch

• Casey Baseel
  May 16, 2019

Next time you’re stuck in traffic, keep your fingers crossed that this guy is nearby.

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• Japan
• (anime • cars • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • Kyoto • movies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • weird)

You can now drive Totoro’s Catbus with this awesome new item from the Ghibli specialty shop【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  May 15, 2019

Radio-controlled Catbus offers the sights and sounds of the classic Hayao Miyazaki anime.

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• Japan
• (anime • Catbus • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • radio-controlled • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • toys • video)

Gundam anime creator’s greatest sadness is not being able to “crush Hayao Miyazaki”

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2019

Father of anime’s real robot genre expresses desire to destroy/deep appreciation for Studio Ghibli directors Miyazaki and Takahata.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Gundam • Hayao Miyazaki • Isao Takahata • Studio Ghibli • Yoshiyuki Tomino)

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.

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• 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.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • COK • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • No Face • SNO • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • Toshio Suzuki • Yubaba)

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