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Fan-made Ghibli Caption Maker lets you put your own spin on famous anime scenes

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 19, 2020
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Works with images from Spirited Away, Whisper of the Heart, and more.

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• Japan
• (anime • clever • cool • funny • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Ponyo • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya • whisper of the heart)

Hayao Miyazaki makes rare video appearance to check out Ghibli Museum’s revamped cafe【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 17, 2020

Describes his dessert as “beyond satisfying,” producer Toshio Suzuki and son Goro also stop by.

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• (anime • Ghibli Museum • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • museums • restaurants • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki)

Fourth and final Evangelion Rebuild movie finally has release date, beautiful new trailer【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 16, 2020

You can (really) mark the end date for the entire Evangelion anime franchise on your calendar now.

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

Evangelion movies get special 4-D theater screenings to rock your body as they blow your mind

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 14, 2020

If you’ve ever wanted to get sprayed in the face while watching Eva, this is your chance.

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• Japan
• (4-D • anime • cool • Evangelion • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Toho Cinemas)

120-meter Godzilla statue opens in Japan, fans can now zipline into the kaiju king’s mouth【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 13, 2020

It’s Godzilla! But for once, people aren’t screaming and running away, but cheering and drawing near.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • awesome • COK • cool • Godzilla • kaiju • life-size • movies • Shin Godzilla)

Kyoto Animation releases first 10 minutes of Violet Evergarden movie free to watch online【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 9, 2020

An extended, and beautiful, look at the theatrical anime hit of the fall.

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• Internet, Japan
• (anime • Kyoto Animation • movies • video • Violet Evergarden • Violet Evergarden The Movie)

Totoro discovered in Japanese forest【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 9, 2020

A hidden secret off the tourist trail is now attracting attention around the country.

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• Japan
• (anime • Aomori • beautiful • cool • cute • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • nature • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • travel)

Is the final Evangelion movie going to be six hours long? Cryptic tweet has some fans worried

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2020

Forget “I mustn’t run away,” and keep telling yourself you mustn’t drink a large soda before seeing how the anime franchise wraps up.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • crazy • Evangelion • movies • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time)

What do Japanese fans think of Lee Isaac Chung directing the Hollywood remake of Your Name?

• Dale Roll
  Sep 30, 2020

The highly acclaimed director is taking on the reins of the highly anticipated adaptation–but will he satisfy Japanese fans?

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• (adaptations • anime • Hollywood film • movies • your name.)

Japan has a “Totoro Tree” that looks just like the Studio Ghibli anime star【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 30, 2020

Kosugi no Osugi isn’t just cute, it’s sacred too.

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful • cool • cute • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • nature • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • travel • trees)

How does Japan feel about a Hollywood adaptation of the Yakuza video game series?

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 29, 2020

Sega’s Japanese mafia gets the Hollywood nod, but not every fan approves.

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• (Live action • movies • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • video games • yakuza)

Studio Ghibli anime art appears in new ad campaign: What if our mugs were used in Ghibli films?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 25, 2020

Japanese company tests the bounds of “common sense” by using Ghibli art to advertise their wares. 

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• Japan
• (advertising • anime • Arrietty • art • cool • free downloads • free images • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • marketing • movies • mugs • Ponyo • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Princess Kaguya dioramas let you decorate your home with art of Ghibli’s uniquely beautiful anime

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 25, 2020

Five scenes from the anime that looks like no other are waiting for you to recreate them.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • dioramas • interior • Isao Takahata • movies • Princess Kaguya • Studio Ghibli • The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya)

Studio Ghibli images go viral for perfectly depicting the life of a housewife

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2020

Hilarious captions with viral hashtag help everyone “Learn about housewife work through Ghibli”.

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• Japan
• (anime • Arrietty • art • caption • cool • free downloads • free images • funny • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • LOL • movies • Ponyo • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tales from Earthsea • viral hashtag)

Street footage from Hollywood movie “Tokyo Joe” shows post-war Shibuya colourised by AI 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2020

Originally used as the background for Humphrey Bogart’s close-up, these Japanese folks are now having their time in the spotlight.

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• Japan
• (black and white • cool • culture • DeOldify • history • hollywood • Hollywood movies • Humphrey Bogart • movies • old video • Shibuya • Showa • Tokyo • Tokyo Joe • video)

This downtown Tokyo video rental shop still has 6,000 VHS tapes, will rent you a VCR too【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 22, 2020

Right in the middle of one of Japan’s trendiest neighborhoods is a celebration of old-school media.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • movies • Shibuya • technolocy • Tokyo • Tsutaya • VCR • VHS • video rental • weird)

Studio Ghibli releases 400 images from eight movies free to download online

• Oona McGee
  Sep 20, 2020

Surprise gesture of goodwill comes with an amusing caveat from producer Toshio Suzuki. 

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• Japan
• (anime • Arrietty • art • cool • free downloads • free images • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Ponyo • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tales from Earthsea)

Studio Ghibli unveils new “chopstick letters” to send to loved ones

• Oona McGee
  Sep 19, 2020

Share the joy of eating with the help of some beloved anime characters. 

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• Japan
• (anime • chopsticks • COK • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Naomi Watanabe cosplays as Sailor Moon as she joins voice cast of anime franchise

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 11, 2020

”Sailor Moon is the light in my life” says life-long fan as she takes on key role in upcoming anime movie.

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• Japan
• (anime • cosplay • movies • Naomi Watanabe • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon Crystal • Sailor Moon Eternal • video)

Tokyo theater holds special text message screening since audiences can’t shout during pandemic

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 9, 2020

Toho wants to show “the voice of your heart in written form” during hyper-violent action movie.

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • movies • Rambo • Rambo: Last Blood • text messages • theaters • Toho Cinemas • weird)

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