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Miyazaki Accepts Honorary Oscar, Delivers Eulogy For Hand-drawn Animation
“I think I’ve been lucky because I’ve been able to participate in the last era when we can make films with paper, pencil and film.”
Hayao Miyazaki, receiving an Honorary Academy Award on 11/08/14.
These Studio Ghibli Dioramas Are Gorgeous!
Shown above are a few of the luscious life-sized dioramas created for a Studio Ghibli exhibition currently being held in Seoul, South Korea. To see lots more pics, click through…
This Totoro Futon Is The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (And On)
Back to school shopping has begun! You’ve bought your pencils, your erasers and your animation themed laptop decals. But what about your dorm? You want your new roommate to know you’re a cartoon fan, but you also want them to see you as a tasteful decorator. What to do, what to do? Enter the Totoro Double Bed-Sized Futon. It’s cute, cuddly and available on Amazon!
Miyazaki’s First ‘Mononoke’ Was A Decidedly Different Tale
Did you know that Hayao Miyazaki wrote an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT version of Princess Mononoke back in 1980? S’true! Continue reading
Studio Ghibli ‘Pauses Production’
The Guardian UK reports: “Toshio Suzuki, the general manager of…Studio Ghibli, [announced that the studio] will cease film-making after 29 years of production. Suzuki told the show Jounetsu Tairiku [that Ghibli is] downsizing its staff to manage trademarks and copyrights on its existing portfolio of 20 feature films.”
73 Studio Ghibli Background Paintings
Jordy288 has collected 73 screen-caps of the background paintings from Studio Ghibli’s films. The artwork is sumptuous. Careful, though. Stare too long, and you may never want to look away. The real world pales in comparison to the wondrous world of Ghibli!. Click here to view.
Ooh…
Hayao Miyazaki is publishing a series of illustrated memoirs chronicling his career. The first two books (now available in English!) include concept art, random doodles, Studio Ghibli holiday cards and all sorts of other delightful oddities.
Amazon’s links for Starting Point: 1979-1996 ($11) and Turning Point: 1997-2008 ($20)
Take An Animation Vacation: Studio Ghibli
Travel website Where On Earth has put together a list of 11 Places That Inspired Studio Ghibli Movies. It’s amazing to see that the real world actually has spots as stunning as those found in Miyazaki’s movies. Makes me wonder…why am I still sitting here? (Via.)
Related: Take An Animation Vacation: Disney
Miyazaki Thinks Animators Are Dreamy
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Related: Miyazaki’s Top 50 Childrens Books
Hypnotic, Ain’t It?
You are currently entranced by Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem, Andy Hau’s tribute to Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. Prints of the glow-in-the-dark poster can be purchased for $40. Click here to order.
Studio Ghibli’s Lovely ‘Little Nemo’ Short
Masami Hata’s Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland was released in US theaters in 1992. But did you know that at one point, Studio Ghibli was set to make the film?
S’true! Way back in 1984, Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli created this lovely “test pilot” for what was then being called Little Nemo in Dreamland. Unfortunately, after years of “development hell” (imdb), Miyazaki and his team left the project. Still, the short film that they created is pretty amazing, eh? Studio Ghibli fans will surely be reminded of the flying scenes in Porco Rosso, Kiki’s Delivery Service and pretty much every other Miyazaki movie!
The Calcifer Frying Pan
It’s real, and you can buy it.
Kinky/Creepy Totoro Bodysuits:Now Available On Amazon!
Depending upon your personal kinks, this lycra Totoro bodysuit is either (a.) a nightmarish pairing of Studio Ghibli and American Horror Story or (b.) a super sexy Valentine’s Day gift.
Everyone who picked (a.): Click here to further fuel those nightmares.
Everyone who picked (b.): Click here to order.
Miyazaki Minecraft
Animator Alan Becker is recreating the world of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away in Minecraft. So far, he’s completed the bathhouse and the ghost town, but he’s not stopping ‘til he’s done. Here’s his description of the work in progress:
This is a tour of my Spirited Away world in Minecraft. It is only 80% finished, but before I post videos about working on it, I need to show what I’ve done so far!
This video goes from the entrance to the next world to the field that they cross to get to the ghost town. I reveal some Easter eggs and daylight sensors in the buildings.
Via: Geek Tyrant
The Simpsons Go Ghibli!
The Simpsons has been around so long that it’s kinda hard to get too excited by it anymore. That said, when the show does wow, it’s an all-caps WOW.
This strange and surreal homage to Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli is one such WOW. While I’ve no doubt that it is entirely unnecessary to the plot of whatever episode it airs in, that only makes me adore it all the more. Such tangents and tributes are a gift, and the most memorable gifts are rarely the stuff of logic, but of love.
Click through for GIFs.
Hayao Miyazaki’s Top 50 Children’s Books
With Studio Ghibli set to release an anime adaptation of Joan G. Robinson’s When Marnie Was There, I thought it would be fun to revisit Miyazaki’s first mention of the book — his list of his fifty favorite children’s books.
This list is interesting to animation obsessives as it contains a handful of titles already adapted by Ghibli and Miyazaki (The Borrowers, Heidi, A Wizard of Earthsea), as well as a title that would best be described as ‘loosely adapted’ by Miyazaki (Sherlock Holmes). One wonders if it may also provide the answer to every Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli fan’s favorite question: What’s next?
Miyazaki’s Concept Art for ‘Pippi Longstocking’ Surfaces!
miyazaki-ru.livejournal has unearthed some Hayao Miyazaki concept art for an unmade adaptation of Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking.
According the internet, back in 1971, Miyazaki and Isao Takahata began production on an adaptation of Lindgren’s iconic Pippi Longstocking books. Miyazaki created a series of watercolor concept sketches (shown below), presenting them to Lindgren during a pirtch meeting. In the end, Lindgren decided not to give Miyazaki and co. permission to produce the film. While this was certainly a sad turn of events, at least we have these wonderful watercolors to pore over.
‘The Wind Rises’ Has A U.S. Trailer
Here it is. The official American trailer for Miyzaki’s final film, The Wind Rises. The film begins its limited release on 2/21/14, going wide on 2/28/14. I can’t wait!
Thanks to Animation Scoop for the, well, ‘scoop.’
Related: This Quote Killed Me (Michael Sporn’s BEAUTIFULLY worded review of The Wind Rises)
This Quote Killed Me
This is one of those things that you stumble across on the internet and immediately feel the need to share with everyone you know. No, it’s not a cat on a piano or a Tardis-shaped wedding cake. It’s a BEAUTIFULLY worded review of Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises by animator/director Michael Sporn:
Miyazaki Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
After two retirements and a recent health scare, Hayao Miyazaki is back with TWO new projects. One looks great. The other sounds AMAZING.
First up is the new Studio Ghibli documentary, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness. Director Mami Sunada (Ending Note: Death of a Japanese Salaryman) set up camp at Ghibli, following Miyazaki around as he worked on The Wind Rises, and Isao Takahata as he completed The Tale of Princess Kaguya. If the trailer is any indication, expect a nice, long, behind-the-scenes look at the most magical animation studio operating today. Continue reading
