Max and GKIDS Extend Exclusive Deal to Stream Studio Ghibli Films
In a press release this morning, Max announced it was extending its exclusive deal with GKIDS to stream Studio Ghibli
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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Challenges the Ghibli Generation on How to Live
In Genzaburō Yoshino’s 1937 novel, How Do You Live?, there is a quote that’s striking in what often comes to
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ English Dub Given First Look in New Trailer
Say what you will about English dubs, but they are, in fact, a thing. With Hayao Miyazaki’s newest film, The
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An Alluring Story is Glimpsed in ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Teaser Trailer
On July 14, Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, The Boy and the Heron (or, as it’s called in Japan, How Do
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ is an Unnecessary Title Change for Hayao Miyazaki’s Final Film
Last Friday, the highly anticipated final film from Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki (that is, unless, he decides to come
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Audiences Will Be ‘Spirited Away’ in Stage Adaptation of Miyazaki Classic
Spirited Away is undoubtedly one of — if not the most — well-known film from director Hayao Miyazaki. The Academy
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Makoto Shinkai Brings His Best in the Rollicking Adventure of ‘Suzume’
Makoto Shinkai has been directing animated films for over two decades now, but it was his 2016 film, Your Name,
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NOC Review: When Grogu Met the Soot Sprites
It’s been three years since the first-ever Star Wars live-action series, The Mandalorian — as well as the platform it
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Studio Ghibli and Lucasfilm Team on a Grogu Short
Yesterday, Studio Ghibli, the iconic Japanese animation house founded by Hayao Miyazaki, set the internet ablaze when it cryptically tweeted
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2021 Anime Expo Lite Live Updates
This year, The Nerds of Color has got your back on everything Anime Expo Lite! Be sure you’re tuned in
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25 Years of Encouraging Dream Pursuits in ‘Whisper of the Heart’
Over the course of Studio Ghibli’s 35 years of movie-making, only seven of its theatrical releases have been directed by
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Hard NOC Life: Casting Cat and Breaking Bad
On this week’s Hard NOC Life, Dominic gets Keith through his very own “flu game” to score all the points
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Forever Ghibli
It might be sad commentary that I get my breaking news from my Facebook news feed. I suspect the same
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Priscilla Ahn to Pen Theme Song to New Ghibli Movie
This summer, When Marnie Was There, the first Studio Ghibli movie in the post-Miyazaki era, will be released in theaters
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Miyazaki Movie Marathon Bingo
by Sondra Morishima Up until I was eight, my dad traveled frequently for work, often for weeks at a time.
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The World with Pyramids
In a conversation with an acquaintance about The Wind Rises, I told her I was already inclined to love it (and
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Ponyo’s Magic Realism
In 2008, a character with a two-syllable name captivated a then 4 year-old NOC-in-training as she watched a movie about
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Satsuki and Mei’s House from Totoro in Real Life
by Martin Hsu | Originally posted at MartinHsu.com Among all the amazing animated movies Studio Ghibli has produced, Totoro continues
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Miyazaki Memory Lane: Horusu, Prince of the Sun
Every person has that storybook or movie (or cartoon) that they would watch over and over again until it would
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The Three Nausicaäs
Out of all of the Hayao Miyazaki films I have known and loved, only one has remained my favorite over
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Ready for the World: The Magic of ‘Princess Mononoke’ & ‘Spirited Away’
Around 1987 or ’88, I was in junior high and in a funny stasis where my nerd creativity was beginning
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My Visit to the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka
by Martin Hsu | Originally posted at MartinHsu.com [Ed. Note: Two Februarys ago, the artist Martin Hsu made a pilgrimage
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Why ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ is Better in English
Yeah, I said it. Look, like any good nerd, I normally prefer watching a foreign movie as it was originally
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