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Which Studio Ghibli heroine is the most beloved of all time? Vote for your favorite here!

• Ingrid Tsai
  Jul 22, 2021
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And here begins the fight of the stans.

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• Japan
• (anime • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • movies • poll • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • survey • The Cat Returns • The Wind Rises)

Studio Ghibli’s Hopping Lantern from Spirited Away can now be yours to own!

• Oona McGee
  Jul 15, 2021

New product comes with special features to recreate the friendly lamp character from the hit anime film. 

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • lamps • merchandise • movies • No Face • Seiko • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • watches • wristwatches)

Anime masterpiece Akira seemingly banned in Russia due to fears of mentally damaging kids

• SoraNews24
  Jul 8, 2021

St. Petersburg doesn’t want people to watch Neo Tokyo EXPLODE.

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• Japan, Russia
• (AKIRA • anime • ban • censorship • Katsuhiro Otomo • movies • Russia)

Main cast for Spirited Away live-action stage play finally revealed!

• Oona McGee
  Jul 8, 2021

Characters like No Face, Yubaba and Haku are set to be played by some very famous faces.

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• Japan
• (actors • anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Imperial Theatre • Japanese actors • Kanna Hashimoto • Live action • movies • spirited away • stage plays • Studio Ghibli • theatre • voice actors)

Final Evangelion movie streams on Amazon Prime in over 240 countries, subbed and dubbed, in August

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 2, 2021

Creator Hideaki Anno thanks “every Eva fan in the world,” asks them to watch it on a big TV.

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (Amazon • Amazon Prime • anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • Hideaki Anno • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time)

Uniqlo and anime director Mamoru Hosoda team up for awesome new T-shirt line【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 29, 2021

Collection comes just in time to celebrate the opening of Hosoda’s newest anime movie.

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• Japan
• (anime • Belle • fashion • Mamoru Hosoda • movies • Summer Wars • t-shirts • The Boy and the Beast • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time • Uniqlo)

Three people become first arrested in Japan for posting 10-minute movie recap on YouTube

• Master Blaster
  Jun 25, 2021

Movie makers say 10-minute summaries hurt their bottom line.

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• Japan
• (CODA • Content Overseas Distribution Association • copyright infringement • crime • fair use • fast movie • law • movies • recap video • YouTube)

New Studio Ghibli x Seiko watch comes with a touching message from Hayao Miyazaki

• Oona McGee
  Jun 25, 2021

Laputa: Castle in the Sky timepiece will be available worldwide in very limited numbers.

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• Japan
• (anime • Castle in the Sky • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • movies • Seiko • Studio Ghibli • watches • wristwatches)

Studio Ghibli debuts new loungewear collection inspired by its dynamic, beloved heroines

• Ingrid Tsai
  Jun 19, 2021

Be the heroine you wish to be—comfortable, relaxed, and milling about at home.

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• Japan
• (anime • Arrietty • Castle in the Sky • Donguri Closet • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • loungewear • movies • Studio Ghibli)

Free official Evangelion coloring book-style art released, fans share new looks for Asuka

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 17, 2021

What would Asuka look like if she jumped ship from Evangelion to Gundam or Demon Slayer?

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• Japan
• (anime • Asuka • Asuka Shikinami Langley • Asuka Soryu Langley • coloring books • cool • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • fan art • movies)

New Silent Theater in Tokyo lets you lounge on couches with headphones while watching movies

• Dale Roll
  Jun 6, 2021

A huge screen, comfy sofas, and no noise complaints? A dream come true!

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • Daikanyama • movie theaters • movies • sofas • Tokyo • weird)

Rice-farming Rei figure is here to help recreate one of the most memorable scenes from Evangelion

• Casey Baseel
  May 28, 2021

Stoic mecha pilot goes from the cockpit to the fields in posable figure.

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• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • farming • figures • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Rei Ayanami • rice • Thrice Upon a Time)

Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki shares secret to help improve your anime art skills

• Oona McGee
  May 21, 2021

Often-overlooked detail reveals why Studio Ghibli films connect with audiences on such a deep level.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • drawing • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Studio Ghibli)

Japanese fans make landslide pick for next anime they want a Hollywood live-action adaptation of

• Casey Baseel
  May 15, 2021

It’s not even close as one answer tops the survey by more than a seven-to-one margin with the number-two pick.

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• Japan
• (anime • Attack on Titan • Demon Slayer • Kimetsu no Yaiba • Live action • manga • movies • survey)

Evangelion studio receiving threatening fan comments, will report offenders even outside Japan

• Casey Baseel
  May 14, 2021

Hate the anime if you want, but Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara will not tolerate personal attacks, no matter where in the world they come from.

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• Japan
• (anime • crime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time)

Japan’s Studio Ghibli store now sells gorgeous cameo brooches of heroines like Kiki and Sophie

• Katy Kelly
  May 10, 2021

But here’s the twist—they’re randomized!

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• Japan
• (accessories • anime • brooch • Donguri Closet • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • heroines • movies • Studio Ghibli • young women)

Demon Slayer Mugen Train about to do something no Japanese movie has done in U.S. in over 20 years

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2021

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba rolls on to its latest success.

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• Japan
• (anime • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train • Kimetsu no Yaiba • movies)

Power up like Godzilla with new limited-edition Godzilla Energy Drink

• Dale Roll
  May 1, 2021

King of the Monsters sets out to become King of the Energy Drinks too.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • energy drinks • Godzilla • Godzilla vs. Kong • kaiju • movies • vending machine)

Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno wants to make a live-action Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 27, 2021

After helping to animate the Hayao Miyazaki classic, veteran Studio Ghibli producer says Anno wants to make it without animation.

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• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Hayao Miyazaki • Hideaki Anno • Live action • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)

Let Godzilla do the cleaning with the new Godzilla dust mop cover

• Dale Roll
  Apr 23, 2021

Make cleaning fun by recreating scenes from the Shin Godzilla movie!

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• Japan
• (cool • funny • Godzilla • housework • kaiju • movies • plushies • Premium Bandai • Shin Godzilla • weird)

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