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io9MoviesHayao Miyazaki Is Taking His Time With His Next Movie
Entirely fair, frankly. Hand-drawn 2D animation? And like, with the state of the world right now? Hayao Miyazaki can do whatever he wants, including spend three years turning in 30-odd minutes of (presumably very gorgeous) animation with his team. We’ve known for a while that Miyazaki had wrenched himself from his all-too-brief retirement from animation … Continued
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io9Movies8 Essential Anime Movies That’ll Turn You Into a Fan
We’re all figuring out new things to try while social distancing. It could be cooking fictional foods, playing a tabletop roleplaying game, or getting into models. If trying out anime for the first time (or after a long break) has been on your list, we’ve got a collection of charming, complex, and influential ones to … Continued
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io9MoviesHayao Miyazaki Apparently Doesn’t Know What Streaming Services Are
Considering there’s now approximately 70 billion streaming services, I think not knowing about them is the thing I would like to most share in common with Hayao Miyazaki right now, instead of the, you know, incredible artistic and storytelling talent. After years of refusal, Studio Ghibli made waves in recent months when it announced the … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Studio Ghibli Library Is Coming to Digital for the First Time Ever
Studio Ghibli movies are about to get a whole lot easier to watch. Distributor GKIDS just announced that starting this month, it will release the entire Studio Ghibli feature film library for digital download for the first time anywhere in the world. So, if you want to own My Neighbor Totoro or Spirited Away or … Continued
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io9MoviesWow! Studio Ghibli Movies Will Stream on the Upcoming HBO Max
The streaming rights to the works of Studio Ghibli have long been a complicated and arcane thing. It has seemed like an impossibility to have anything even remotely near a complete archive of the beloved animation house’s work available to stream. We’re in the age of the streaming wars, however, and the impossible is possible…for … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Very Hollywood Reason You Might Not Know Neil Gaiman Wrote Princess Mononoke‘s English Dub
Princess Mononoke is one of Hayao Miyazaki’s finest, but its epic tale of gods can only be matched in fantasy for the weird story behind its arrival on Western shores in 2000. One notable part of that often forgotten history? Neil Gaiman wrote the English script…although it was pretty hard to find his credit. There … Continued
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io9MoviesToy Story 4 Bested at Chinese Box Office by…Spirited Away?
Sorry, Woody. Not even one of the most delightful existential crises of the year (so far) can compare with the might of a Miyazaki classic. Variety reports that Toy Story 4 opened to box office record success this past weekend across the world. It took top nods for the largest three-day opening for an animated … Continued
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io9All of the Coolest Nerdy Things I Spotted in Tokyo, the Greatest City on Earth
I recently got back from a two-week vacation to Japan, spending most of my time in Tokyo with stops at Tokyo Disney and Osaka. It was seriously one of the best experiences of my life—mostly because my inner otaku was surrounded by some of the coolest, and cutest, things imaginable. Here are some of the … Continued
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io9TelevisionNetflix Wants to Bring Resident Evil To TV
Patty Jenkins is already thinking about Wonder Woman 3. Sylvester Stallone wants to make an Edgar Allen Poe film. The Walking Dead teases some dire storylines from the comics. Get a look at Supergirl’s take on Menagerie. Plus, a new clip from Alita: Battle Angel, and what’s to come on Deadly Class. Spoilers get! Fear … Continued
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io9TrailersWatch Hayao Miyazaki Face the Challenge of 3D Animation in the Gripping Trailer for Never-Ending Man
Hayao Miyazaki shocked the world in 2013 with the announcement of his retirement. But the legendary animator has gone on to create a few new works since he stepped back from Studio Ghibli—including one that challenged so much of what he knew about he knew about animation: a CG short. Miyazaki spent his career at … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Oft-Forgotten Architecture of Pop Culture Franchises
A memorable setting is a key component in any memorable story. This is especially true in popular science fiction and fantasy tales, where settings and locations have become as famous and crucial to their worlds as the characters in them. However, it’s easy to celebrate Star Wars or Harry Potter with a piece of art … Continued
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The World Can Always Use More Art Based on the Films of Hayao Miyazaki
Every frame of every film Hayao Miyazaki has ever made is a work of art. So it’s no surprise that so many people love to pay tribute to his films. The latest retrospective inspired by the legendary director takes place in Los Angeles this week. The San Francisco-based art gallery Spoke Art is coming down … Continued
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io9This Video Explores the Shinto Spirituality of Hayao Miyazaki’s Films
Like any prolific director, anime legend Hayao Miyazaki has a few preoccupations in his writing. Particularly, he’s fascinated by the natural world, and the conflict between man’s desires and nature’s power. In a new video, the thinkers over at Wisecrack (who, channel name notwithstanding, put out some pretty clever videos on philosophy) consider the philosophy … Continued
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io9MoviesCheck Out the Breathtaking Opening Scene From Mary and the Witch’s Flower
Mary and the Witch’s Flower, the first film from animation house Studio Ponoc, looks to be a beautiful spectacle on par with Studio Ghibli—no surprise, considering it’s directed by former Ghibli director Hiromasa Yonebayashi. If you need proof, just check out this stunning opening sequence. The movie is about a girl living in the country … Continued
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io9Experience the Growth of Studio Ghibli in This Beautiful Montage
Studio Ghibli has, as a whole, one of the most impressive and beautiful libraries of any film studio in history. In one montage, see how the studio’s ideas and style have taken shape over its history. The video, made by YouTube channel Burger Fiction, is a montage of clips from each of the studio’s films, … Continued
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The Serenity of Hayao Miyazaki’s Films Is Perfectly Captured in These Posters
There are many great things about the films of Hayao Miyazaki. Just one of them is that if you happen to pause on seemingly any single frame, that image itself is a work of art. Artist Bill Mudron would probably agree. And, in fact, he takes the beauty of Miyazaki’s work a step further. He’s … Continued
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io9TelevisionMore Details On the Tragic Backstory of Star Trek: Discovery‘s Main Character
Ben Affleck talks about Joss Whedon’s influence on Justice League. Karen Gillan promises more Nebula backstory for Avengers: Infinity War. Get a look at some funky armor in new Aquaman set pictures. Plus, Riverdale casts another figure from Veronica’s past and new clips from Killjoys and The Defenders. Spoilers, away! Justice League Speaking with Entertainment … Continued
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Studio Ghibli’s New TV Series Is Pretty, Pleasant, and Punishingly Slow
The first season of the Studio Ghibli-produced show Ronja the Robber’s Daughter arrived on Amazon Prime last week, marking the first time the show has been available in English in the US It’s a kid-friendly tale of a young girl raised by robbers who meets a young boy raised by rival robbers, and how their … Continued
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io9A Studio Ghibli-Produced TV Show Is Coming to Amazon Prime Later This Month
Studio Ghibli fans who don’t have an Amazon Prime account may want to get on that. Later this month, the studio’s animated show Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter comes to the streaming service. Based on the Astrid Lindgren book of the same name, Ronja is directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son, Goro Miyazaki. It’s the story of … Continued
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io9TrailersA Studio Ghibli Film From 1993 Is Finally Getting a Theatrical Release in America
If you live in one of the cities that’ll be screening rare Studio Ghibli film Ocean Waves, you could be among the first Americans to see it on the big screen. The teen drama was originally made for Japanese TV in 1993, and it never got a theatrical release in the US—until now. Here’s a synopsis, … Continued
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