First Look at Hayao Miyazaki's New Manga
While famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki retired
Hayao Miyazaki Could End His Retirement, Says Ghibli Director
Remember when famed animator Hayao Miyazaki retired? No, not that time. When he retired this past
Halloween Doesn't Get Any Scarier than... Hayao Miyazaki?
If you think this is wonderfully creepy (it really is), just wait. This Halloween costume of famed animator Hayao Miyazaki can get creepier.
Hayao Miyazaki Explains Why He's Retiring
There have been many questions concerning why famed animator Hayao Miyazaki is retiring. Today in Tokyo, he answered them.
You Sure Hayao Miyazaki Doesn't Sign Autographs in Japan?
Here's a whole room of people with autographs Hayao Miyazaki signed earlier this year in Japan. Fancy that!
Inside Hayao Miyazaki's Former "Retirement Place"
Did you hear Hayao Miyazaki is retiring? Bummer! Thing is, this isn't the first time we've heard that Miyazaki is retiring. In fact, he's officially quit Studio Ghibli before, only to return.
Hayao Miyazaki Is Retiring
The famed director of My Neighbor Totoro and numerous other classic anime is retiring. The recently released Kaze Tachinu will be the 72 year-old Miyazaki's final feature film.
Nausicaä 2 Sure Seems Like It Could Happen
The anime Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was released in 1984. For the past few years, there have been rumblings about a sequel. But now, more than ever, it feels like that the long overdue sequel could happen. Here's why.
Japan's Smoking Culture Research Society has rushed to Hayao Miyazaki's defense
Anti-Smoking Lobby Goes After Studio Ghibli's New Film
Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki smokes. A lot. And so do the characters in his latest film, Kaze Tachinu.
In Japan, You Can Visit the Totoro House. For Real.
When Studio Ghibli fans visit Japan, they typically make a beeline for the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. But there's another spot that should be on any fan's list. Make that every fan's list.
Hayao Miyazaki Called “Anti-Japanese,” a “Traitor,” and “Dim-Witted”
Kaze Tachinu, the latest Studio Ghibli film, opened this weekend in Japan. Its director, Hayao Miyazaki, is stirring up plenty of controversy online. The reasons why might surprise you. They might not.
Hayao Miyazaki Says Cutesy Anime Voices Are “Unbearable”
Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki is known for iconic anime like My Neighbor Totoro. He's also known for telling it like it is. If he thinks using the iPad looks like masturbation, then he's gonna damn well say that. But this time, he's talking about voice acting—cutesy voice acting that he finds "unbearable".
How One Man Wants To Bring an Iconic Anime Glider to Life
In the classic Japanese anime Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the heroine Nausicaä flies a glider called a "Mehve". The anime might be a work of fiction, but the glider isn't. Not any more.
Japan Lists Its Favorite Studio Ghibli Flicks from Hayao Miyazaki
Do you have a favorite Studio Ghibli film? You know, the anime house behind such wonderful movies as Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and Castle in the Sky. In Japan, kids and adults alike love Ghibli films. But is there one Ghibli film—rather, Hayao Miyazaki-helmed Ghibli film—that the country likes best?
Here Are the Next Two Studio Ghibli Anime
Next summer, Studio Ghibli is releasing two films in Japan: Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) and Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya).
Wonderful but Lonely: The Empty Cities of Halo 4, Dishonored and…
Playing Tokyo Jungle reminds me of my insomnia, of all things. The reason I often stay up until I can greet sunrise is because there's this serene calm that comes with being awake late at night.
Is Nausicaä Using an iPad? Wonders Japanese Site
Studio Ghibli's Next Film is about Japan's Most Famous Fighter Plane…
This Chinese Hotel Is an Odd Homage to Japan and Anime
Spend any time in Japan, and you'll see them: Chinese tourists. While tensions do flare between the two countries, there are Chinese who are infatuated with Japanese popular culture.
Ni No Kuni Isn't Miyazaki/Ghibli's First Video Game Appearance
Much has been made, and rightly so, of the involvement of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli with Level-5's PS3 RPG Ni No Kuni (out this week in Japan). It's helped the game look amazing. While it's a welcome partnership, though, it's not the first time the animation legend, or his studio, have turned up in a video game.
Among Rumored Blacklists, Studio Ghibli Makes Its Voice Heard
Protests don't get any more polite than this. Late last week, a banner appeared on a Studio Ghibli building outside Tokyo's city center. The banner read: "Studio Ghibli wants to make movies with electricity that's not from nuclear power plants."
Hayao Miyazaki Advocates Knives, Fire-Making And Other Stone Age…
Japan's answer to Walt Disney does not like technology. Hayao Miyazaki is concerned that the virtual world of video games, television, and even his own Ghibli Studio animated movies, is snatching away power from kids. Better teach them how to use knives!
Masked Avengers Doing Good In Japan
A forty-year-old manga starring a mask-wearing wrestler is inspiring Japan to do good. Only, they are dishing out presents instead of punches. Rwar.
Japan Overdoses On Young Maids, Wheels Out Old Maids
Step off the train at Tokyo's geek and gaming mecca Akihabara, and you'll see them: maids. Besides serving cake and coffee at maid cafes, maids pop up in video games, manga and anime. They're typically young. Not these maids, though.
Ghibli Has A Dissolution Plan (Long Live Ni No Kuni!)
Studio Ghibli, currently at work on role-playing game Ni no Kuni
Beat Takeshi Hates Games, Computers And Email (What About Twitter?)
In 1986, Japanese comedian and actor Beat Takeshi designed a video game. A very hard video game.