Tag Archives: Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli’s first CG movie, ‘Earwig and the Witch,’ is an insult
Watch the trailer for Studio Ghibli’s first fully CG movie
Studio Ghibli’s first fully CGI movie will be ‘Aya and the Witch’
Studio Ghibli has embraced streaming, and the world is better for it
The complete works of animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli are expensive. As a teenager, I would save up my woeful Subway paychecks and, every few months, proudly walk into the nearest HMV store to buy another movie by famed director Hayao Miyazaki. It...
Studio Ghibli’s entire catalog will soon be available to buy digitally
Esteemed Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli's movies will finally be available for digital download. The studio's animated catalogue includes classics like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro and Howl's Moving Castle, all of wh...
HBO Max will stream ‘Spirited Away’ and other Studio Ghibli movies
HBO Max will be the streaming home for movies from the legendary Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli. Classics including Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle will be available to stream for the first time...
Kiki’s Delivery Service Jigsaw Puzzle Forms a Bowl
I never saw Kiki’s Delivery Service, but fans of the Studio Ghibli animated film absolutely loved it. But even if you aren’t familiar with the movie, you will want this if you’re into jigsaw puzzles. This isn’t some flat puzzle you are used to seeing or a puzzle made out of foam that assembles into a building. This puzzle comes together to form a bowl.
Ensky’s plastic jigsaw puzzle has 80-pieces, and when it’s completed, you get a bowl that is 3″ tall x 3″ wide, x 3″ long. It’s not gigantic, but it might be great for holding candy or some flowers on your desk. You might even be able to use it to hold paperclips.
The bowl puzzle is available now over on Amazon for about $26. Be sure to check out all of their different bowl-shaped puzzles here. There are designs for Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro as well, but they seem to be rare and much more expensive.
Hop Aboard the Real Catbus!
There are a lot of things about Japan that I don’t understand. Like, why do you need to see inside your ears with a video camera. I also don’t understand Catbus. This strange creature comes to us courtesy of the world of Totoro. Now, there’s a real world version of this creepy thing that people can climb inside. It reminds me of that one scene in The Revenant where DiCaprio climbs inside the dead horse whilst naked. Whoops, spoiler alert.
This Catbus is on display at a Studio Ghibli exhibit at Tokyo City View, and it’s the first large enough for adults to get inside of. I really hate how the eyes glow and stare deep into your soul. I’m pretty sure the whole bus thing is only a ploy for this cat demon to get people to climb inside where they will be trapped forever.
Catbus is on display at Tokyo City View in Roppongi. Another, equally disturbing, Catbus will be on display at the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka starting July 16.
[via Kotaku]
Is Studio Ghibli’s Closing Lost In Translation?
Is Studio Ghibli closing? That's the question facing the internet right now. Earlier today, news broke the studio would be closing its animation department and maintaining just the copyright...