Netflix to stream Ghibli movies worldwide excluding US
Netflix has announced that it will soon be streaming a near-complete library of Studio Ghibli films, but only in countries outside North America and Japan. The official [...]
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Peace is power: pacifism in shonen
When the Soul Eater manga came to an end in 2013, it took a bold stance and chose to have a win for peace, with no fists or weapons pointed at the enemy. Instead, weapon [...]
Young rebel magicians: the magical school in anime
The magical school in anime reflects a long-standing tradition of Japan plucking hidden (or not so hidden) gems from children’s literature. Harry Potter would come to [...]
From page to screen: our top five anime based on novels
There’s nothing quite so transportative as getting lost in a good book. Whisked away to a land of magic and intrigue, shadows and subterfuge or sheer heart-hammering [...]
Review: Okko’s Inn
Okko’s Inn is the everyday tale of a girl who stares trauma in its ghoulish face and rises above it all to make her life mean something. I’m sorry, did I say everyday? [...]
Darkly dreaming: the legacy of Isao Takahata
Studio Ghibli has been a powerful part of both of our lives as otaku, inspiring nightmares, empowerment and the hope that we can each be heroes in our own way. It’s safe to [...]
Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin and anime’s quest into western fantasy
Western fantasy and sci-fi literature has long proven influential for anime, and an early example, shortly after the glamour of Howl’s Moving Castle, was the less [...]
Miyazaki slates first anime work since The Wind Rises
While we’re jumpy as a bunch of soot sprites waiting for Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming feature film, his newest short for the Ghibli Museum at least seems well underway. [...]
Miyazaki’s new movie is “action-adventure fantasy”
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki has described Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming film as a hand-drawn “action-adventure fantasy” in a recent letter. Miyazaki himself [...]
Update: Hayao Miyazaki may already be producing new feature film
After The Wind Rises was released in 2013, Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement, at least from feature films. He said he would still be working on the Ghibli Museum [...]
