My Neighbor Totoro

What’s Your Favorite Hayao Miyazaki Film?

Today is the 80th birthday of one of the greatest filmmakers to ever live. A filmmaker whose name deserves to up there with all-time legends like Hitchcock, Spielberg, Kurosawa, Kubrick, and Ford. That man is Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki is the co-founder of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli, and with them, he’s directed a list…

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My Neighbor Hayao Is Packed With Gorgeous Ghibli Art

Big, beautiful, coffee table books have become a beacon of hope during quarantine. Basically, if you don’t have time for a movie or to read a regular book, they are easy ways to kick back and escape reality for a few short minutes. If you’re looking to escape reality, why not do it with the…

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10 Heartwarming Movies and TV Shows to Keep That Animal Crossing High Going

When dealing with weeks of social distancing, sometimes you have to find happiness right where you are. For many of us right now, it’s playing Animal Crossing. But the warm, fuzzy feelings of life on a quaint country island don’t have to end when the Nintendo Switch is off! Here are some movies and television…

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The Studio Ghibli Library Is Coming to Digital for the First Time Ever

Studio Ghibli movies are about to get a whole lot easier to watch. Distributor GKIDS just announced that starting this month, it will release the entire Studio Ghibli feature film library for digital download for the first time anywhere in the world. So, if you want to own My Neighbor Totoro or Spirited Away or…

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The World Can Always Use More Art Based on the Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Every frame of every film Hayao Miyazaki has ever made is a work of art. So it’s no surprise that so many people love to pay tribute to his films. The latest retrospective inspired by the legendary director takes place in Los Angeles this week. The San Francisco-based art gallery Spoke Art is coming down…

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This Last Jedi and My Neighbor Totoro Mashup Will Melt Your Heart

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is still several months away, but it already has a breakout new set of characters: the Porgs. Artists are having a ton of fun with the lovable aliens, but this latest piece by Michael Pasquale might just be the best so far. As you can tell above, he’s mashed up…

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My Neighbor Totoro Surprised Me All Over Again

I know I’d seen Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro before I decided to rewatch it recently. I even remember whose DVD I borrowed, and where I watched it. But it wasn’t until 10 minutes into this rewatch that I realized I didn’t remember the film at all. All I remembered were some of…

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The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Is A Gorgeous Box Set With One Huge Flaw

It always happens. You buy something that you want to be absolutely perfect, just to find out it has have one big flaw. That flaw isn’t immediately noticeable but, once you do, it bugs you to no end. That’s what happens with “The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki.” “The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki” is…

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What If The Creepy Video Game Limbo Was Filled With Ghibli Characters?

The black-and-white video game Limbo is already tricky enough with its looming spiders and ubiquitous death traps. But what if you also had to jump and push your way past the myriad creatures from Hayao Miyazaki’s movies? Artist Paul Connor mashes up Limbo with Studio Ghibli, turning the cartoons’ usually brilliant palettes somber. He’s also…

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The Grumpy Catbus was helpful once. It was awful.

Grumpy Catbus is the somewhat more ornery cousin of the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro. And no, it won’t be taking Mei and Satsuki to the hospital to visit their sick mother. This feline cultural mishmash comes courtesy of Tim Doyle, who created it for the upcoming Lil’ Bub gallery show at Spoke Art. Update:…

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My Sexually Deviant Neighbor Totoro

To be fair, just because you might purchase this Cartoon Totoro Lycra Spandex Multicolor Zentai Suit — available from Milanoo for a mere $40 here —does not mean you’re necessarily a sexual deviant. And Just because someone might purchase and wear this nightmare, that doesn’t mean they also have little girls dressed like the stars…

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Snow Totoro may be cold, but he’ll warm your heart

If you’re in a snowy region and looking for an alternative to building Frosty, you might try your hand at this Miyazaki-inspired Snowtoro. The woodland critters taking shelter in his belly are optional. [Miyazaki Fan Page via The Mary Sue]

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Avengers/Totoro mashup soaks an adorable Hulk in the rain

Hulk forgot umbrella. Hulk use leaf instead. Cap give Hulk shield. Hulk like little Cap man. Artist Vahnya (known as Samoubica on deviantART) injects some unexpected Avengers adorableness into our weekend with Hulk and Captain America taking over this scene from My Neighbor Totoro. Incidentally, reddit currently has a thread running about recasting the Hulk…

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Totoro gets caught in the rain waiting for the bus

Poor Totoro. He goes to visit the city and gets caught in the rain. At least he remembered to bring an umbrella. Hopefully, he’s enjoying the plopping of those raindrops overhead. [Tokyo Times via Tor]

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The films of Hayao Miyazaki à la Lego

You’re looking at the oeuvre of Studio Ghibli bigwig Hayao Miyazaki sculpted entirely out of plastic bricks. This fantastic tableau was built by Iain Heath for BrickCon 2010. Check out everything from Nausicaä to Princess Mononoke in Lego. Here’s what Heath had to say about this ambitious endeavor: Here finally is the finished product, presented…

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The Many Strange And Beautiful Sci-Fi Faces of Hayao Miyazaki

While many people appreciate Hayao Miyazaki‘s ability to craft great stories, few realize the strange genre mashups he has constructed. With his latest, Ponyo, still in theaters, it’s time to recognize the genre innovation of this visionary animator. For each of Miyazaki’s films with his lauded Studio Ghibli, he’s grabbed things from a huge variety…

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What’s Your Favorite Hayao Miyazaki Film?

My Neighbor Hayao Is Packed With Gorgeous Ghibli Art

10 Heartwarming Movies and TV Shows to Keep That Animal Crossing High Going

The Studio Ghibli Library Is Coming to Digital for the First Time Ever

The World Can Always Use More Art Based on the Films of Hayao Miyazaki

This Last Jedi and My Neighbor Totoro Mashup Will Melt Your Heart

My Neighbor Totoro Surprised Me All Over Again

The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Is A Gorgeous Box Set With One Huge Flaw

What If The Creepy Video Game Limbo Was Filled With Ghibli Characters?

The Grumpy Catbus was helpful once. It was awful.

My Sexually Deviant Neighbor Totoro

Snow Totoro may be cold, but he’ll warm your heart

Avengers/Totoro mashup soaks an adorable Hulk in the rain

Totoro gets caught in the rain waiting for the bus

The films of Hayao Miyazaki à la Lego

The Many Strange And Beautiful Sci-Fi Faces of Hayao Miyazaki

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