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10:00 AM on 04.25.2013

Flix for Short: Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo

What do you get when the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion and animator for Nausicaa Of The Valley The Wind, Anno Hideaki, commissions a short film, gets direction by Higuchi Shinji (animator on Evangelion), and a gia...

Nick Valdez

1:00 PM on 04.24.2013

Live-action Kiki's Delivery Service film confirmed

A few weeks ago, we brought news of a potential live-action adaptation of Kiki's Delivery Service to be directed by The Grudge series creator Takashi Shimizu. Today, Twitch has confirmed the film's production, as well as...

Geoff Henao



UK stage adaptation of Princess Mononoke met with praise photo
UK stage adaptation of Princess Mononoke met with praise
by Hubert Vigilla


6:30 PM on 04.09.2013

Rumor: Live action Kiki's Delivery Service

Again, this is a rumor coming from Twitch Film. Don’t be too hasty about this being true or not. So Twitch was told that Japanese horror director Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On and The Grudge) has come on board to direct a live...

Logan Otremba



Review: From Up on Poppy Hill photo
Review: From Up on Poppy Hill
by Matthew Razak




NYC: Hayao Miyazaki retrospective 4/5-4/7 and 4/12-4/14 photo
NYC: Hayao Miyazaki retrospective 4/5-4/7 and 4/12-4/14
by Hubert Vigilla


11:00 AM on 02.04.2013

Trailer: From Up on Poppy Hill

Two years after its Japanese premiere, From Up on Poppy Hill is getting prepped for a US release this March. A few days after the film's official poster was released, we have the first trailer complete with US voiceovers. Th...

Geoff Henao

11:00 AM on 02.01.2013

New poster for Studio Ghibli's From Up On Poppy Hill

I don't think there are really words enough for me to describe the affection I feel towards Studio Ghibli and the wonderful films they create. From Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind all the way up to The Secret of Ariet...

Thor Latham



Jenika's Top 5 Animated Movies of 2012 photo
Jenika's Top 5 Animated Movies of 2012
by Jenika Katz


7:00 PM on 12.13.2012

Posters for Studio Ghibli's two 2013 films

The Studio Ghibli retrospective in New York City is entering its final week now. As that draws to a close, we're getting a small taste of Studio Ghibli's output for next year. Two posters have dropped, one for Hayao Miyazaki'...

Hubert Vigilla



New live-action Grave of the Fireflies in the works photo
New live-action Grave of the Fireflies in the works
by Hubert Vigilla




Grave of the Fireflies returning to theaters in 2013 photo
Grave of the Fireflies returning to theaters in 2013
by Hubert Vigilla




Kickstart the Princess Mononoke stage adaptation photo
Kickstart the Princess Mononoke stage adaptation
by Hubert Vigilla




Studio Ghibli retrospective returns to New York City photo
Studio Ghibli retrospective returns to New York City
by Hubert Vigilla




Princess Mononoke being adapted for stage in London photo
Princess Mononoke being adapted for stage in London
by Hubert Vigilla


1:00 PM on 08.08.2012

Trailer: From Up on Poppy Hill

From Up on Poppy Hill is the newest full length movie to come out of Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli. Based on a manga by Chizuru Takahashi and Tetsurō Sayama, Poppy Hill's screenplay was adapted by Ghibli m...

Liz Rugg

4:00 PM on 07.23.2012

Miyazaki's next film will be a biopic of Jiro Horikoshi

Now here is a man whose works I eagerly anticipate! So as I deliver this news to you I want you to know that my heart is brimming with joy! Acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki's next film will be a biopic of Jiro Horikoshi, the...

Thor Latham

4:00 PM on 06.19.2012

Oh my Glob! Adorable Ghibli, Adventure Time crossovers

Ghibli Time! Come on, grab your friends, we'll go to a very distant land with Cake the Catbus and Fiona the human, the fun will never end, it's Ghibli Time! An awesome artist who just goes by David on his Tumblr has been crea...

Liz Rugg

7:00 PM on 05.17.2012

Studio Ghilbli tribute to screen in Chicago this summer

Coming soon to a Gene Siskel Film Center near you - if you live in Chicago that is - is Castles in the Sky, a series of screenings in tribute to Studio Ghibli. Studio Ghibli is one of the most popular and influential animatio...

Liz Rugg

3:00 PM on 03.05.2012

Trailer: Brave

Wow, this Japanese trailer for Pixar's highly anticipated princess movie Brave is pretty amazing. Not only does it have new footage from the previously released English trailer, somehow the Japanese voice-overs make it sound...

Liz Rugg



9:00 PM on 02.28.2012

Movie Debate to the Death! Favorite Studio Ghibli film?

Now that we've all had enough time to see The Secret World of Arrietty, I'll be giving everyone another week to see the Borrowers remake that they should have already rushed out to see. With everyone caught up on the Studio G...

Tom Fronczak



Losing My Virginity: My Neighbor Totoro photo
Losing My Virginity: My Neighbor Totoro
by Alec Kubas-Meyer