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The Uniqlo Instagram teased a new collection of Studio Ghibli anime shirts, and both the Japanese and US s are tagged in it. This confirms the new collection of UT graphic t-shirts will appear worldwide. There’s no exact date for the collection’s debut yet, but the official site is open and checking the exact listings for images seem to mention a late July 2025 window.

Following the first tease, a more in-depth hint at the Studio Ghibli anime shirts in the UT Uniqlo collection appeared on social media and some of the designs appeared. This confirmed it will consist of men’s unisex t-shirts and styles for kids. Kanyada is the artist behind all of the art. Eight movies in particular are highlighted, though children’s sizes will only appear for four of them. 

Here’s the full list of movies that will be part of this collection, in addition to one shirt in the general “Everything Ghibli” section. I also noted when adult and kids’ styles will be available.

• The Boy and the Heron (How Do You Live in Japanese) - adults and kids styles.
• Howl’s Moving Castle - adults and kids styles.
• Kiki’s Delivery Service - adults and kids styles.
• My Neighbor Totoro - adults and kids styles.
• Pom Poko - adults styles.
• Princess Mononoke - adults styles.
• Spirited Away - adults styles.
• Tale of the Princess Kaguya - adults styles.

Other movies, such as Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Ponyo, are references in the Everything Ghibli design.

And here are all the teaser images for the designs Uniqlo will sell. Adult sizes will be in XS through XXXL, while the kids ones will be in 5-6Y through 13Y. While most items are t-shirts, there are some sweatshirts like for Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. There are three styles for The Boy and the Heron, with the children’s t-shirt looking like the adults design, and there are four My Neighbor Totoro options.

In addition to this collection, in August 2025 there will be Pokemon Trading Card Game shirts at Uniqlo.

The Studio Ghibli adult and kids shirts will be at Uniqlo in the near future, and the movies are streaming on services like HBO Max in the US. 

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The Ghibli official Donguri Republic store in Japan opened pre-orders for planter sets based on the My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service films. The Totoro planter costs 12,320 (or approximately $82.83) and the Kiki’s planter costs 11,220 yen (~$75.51.) [Thanks, Game Watch!]

Pre-orders are now open in Japan until April 29, 2025, and the planters are expected to ship between May 7-11, 2025. The new merchandise goods are available as part of the Mother's Day gift sets in Japan. The planters come each with different sets of carnations, as well as message cards featuring characters from each movie.

The My Neighbor Totoro set features the popular character alongside other smaller Totoros, and the planter itself is modeled after a big tree stump. Meanwhile, the Kiki’s Delivery Service planter includes Jiji and the logo for the movie’s namesake business. The container is modeled to look as stained glass flowers.

You can check out the My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service planter sets in more detail here:

As a reminder, a concept art collection from My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service director Hayao Miyazaki released in Japan on December 5, 2024, and it features art from the aforementioned films and more.

The My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service planter sets cost 11,220 yen (~$75.51) each. Pre-orders are open now and will close on April 29, 2025, with the release date set somewhere between May 7-11, 2025.

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Publishing house Iwanami Shoten will start releasing a complete collection of Hayao Miyazaki concept art from December 2024. So far, we know for sure that you’ll be able to get books of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, and My Neighbor Totoro. [Thanks, Comic Natalie!]

The release schedule for the books will be Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Castle in the Sky on December 5, 2024. Then, some time in March 2025, you’ll be able to get My Neighbor Totoro. Afterwards, Iwanami will release some of the earlier films and shorts that Miyazaki worked on or was involved with.

Each book will contain the concept art that Miyazaki hand-drew for image and story boards. The concept art is for the staff to all be on the same page in regards to the aesthetics and worldview of a particular movie. Since Iwanami used a very powerful scanner for the original prints, there is as little quality loss as possible in the book. As well, each piece of art in the book is faithful to the real-life size of the board. Each book also contains information, art, unreleased works, and stories based on the movie and artwork in question. Toshio Suzuki, chairperson of Studio Ghibli, will also write a foreword for each one.

The Hayao Miyazaki concept art books will start coming out in December 2024. For those who want to get their Studio Ghibli fix beforehand, Netflix recently obtained the streaming rights to Grave of the Fireflies and The Boy and the Heron.

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Studio Ghibli showed off the first poster for the 20th anniversary of Howl’s Moving Castle. A re-release of the film will appear in theaters from September 26, 2024. [Thanks, DiscussingFilm!]

The poster shows Howl and Sophie standing with their backs to each other. Howl has black hair, so it seems like the poster expects you to have seen the movie already. In the background, we can see ing characters like Markl and Turnip-Head.

Howl’s Moving Castle came out in 2004 and loosely takes inspiration from Diana Wynne Jones’s 1986 novel of the same name. It follows Sophie, a girl working in a hat shop. After a witch turns Sophie into a 90-year-old woman, she makes her way to Howl’s moving castle to find a cure for her curse. The movie has strong anti-war sentiments and themes, as Miyazaki drew influence from the rage he felt about the Iraq war. It was one of the most commercially successful Japanese films in history, as it made over $190 million in Japan and $236 million worldwide.

The 20th anniversary showing of Howl’s Moving Castle will appear in select theaters from September 26 to October 3, 2024. You’ll need to check your local theaters to see if it’s available there. For those who want to watch other Studio Ghibli films, Netflix will be getting The Boy and the Heron and Grave of the Fireflies.

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Netflix confirmed the streaming release dates of the anime movies Grave of the FIreflies and The Boy and the Heron. The former will show up first, as it is set to debut on the service on September 16, 2024. People need to wait a month for the new Studio Ghibli film, as it appears worldwide in countries that aren’t the US and Japan on October 7, 2024. 

Grave of the Fireflies is a classic anime movie set during and after the events of the Pacific War. In it, we witness how the lives of siblings Seita and Setsuko change after an attack on Kobe. It is known for its stark depiction of people’s lives during tragic moments. As its a classic film from 1988, it often bounces between streaming services.

Meanwhile, The Boy and the Heron debuted in July 2023 in Japan and is the latest Hayao Miyazaki movie. Like Grave of the Fireflies, it takes place during the Pacific War. A young man named Mahito while dealing with the death of his mother and his father’s remarriage to her sister, finds himself caught up in a supernatural adventure involving another world. 

The restrictions for the Studio Ghibli movie in the US are due to a prior agreement. If you are in that country, you can catch The Boy and the Heron streaming via other methods. For example, it is on the Max service as of 1:30pm ET on September 9, 2024. Other Studio Ghibli anime movies, such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery Service are also there. 

Grave of the FIreflies will be on Netflix on September 16, 2024, and The Boy in the Heron will stream on the service in select regions worldwide on October 7, 2024.

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At a recent event for The Boy and the Heron, Goro Miyazaki, the executive producer, provided insights into Studio Ghibli's film. During his presentation, Miyazaki explained, "I'm creating a panorama box with various scenes from past works and scenes that don't exist, but it's boring if all I do is past works, so I asked him to make one for the next film. I told him to make the next one, and that's what I'm working on now." [Thanks, Game Watch!]

The director added, "I'm looking forward to an old-fashioned adventure film, but I don't think they'll do it exactly like that." This comment has sparked much discussion among fans.

The event also showcased a “layouts” section featuring 206 drawings from the production process of The Boy and the Heron. These layouts, serving as blueprints for animation, highlight the richness of hand-drawn expressions using paper and pencil.

The Boy and the Heron is an Academy Award-winning film from Studio Ghibli. The film is available to pre-order in UHD for $19.99 with a pre-order price guarantee on Prime Video. The official release date is June 24, 2024, at 9:00 PM PDT.

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During the 96th Oscars Nominee Programs livestream on March 3, 2024, Studio Ghibli Co-Founder Hayao Miyazaki commented on his work for The Boy and the Heron. According to Miyazaki, he was able to finish it because the money kept coming. [Thanks, Game Watch!]

You can watch Miyazaki’s portion of the interview from around the 26:20 mark of the livestream. He’s with Toshio Suzuki, who is a producer, co-founder, and president of Studio Ghibli. He was the producer for The Boy and the Heron as well.

During the interview, they thanked people for nominating their film, and then started discussing it. When Suzuki asked what Miyazaki was most happy about with The Boy and the Heron, Miyazaki took a moment to think before saying that he’s glad they finished it. Production took seven years, which was the longest Studio Ghibli ever took making a movie. Miyazaki joked that he thought they could never finish it, but they did because the money never stopped coming in. After sharing a laugh, Suzuki said, “Yay.” He then flashed the peace sign at the camera.

The Boy and the Heron came out in July 2023. Despite sharing a name with a novel in the original Japanese, the story is an original one with autobiographical elements from Miyazaki’s childhood. The movie made over $167 million worldwide.

The Boy and the Heron has finished its theatrical run and Blu-Ray/DVD versions should come out some time in 2024.

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The Boy and the Heron has won Best Animated Motion Picture at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. The ceremony was held on January 7, 2024, where Studio Ghibli’s latest movie won alongside the likes of Barbie and Oppenheimer.

While The Boy and the Heron won the Animated Picture award, no one from Studio Ghibli was available to accept it in person. Instead, award presenter Florence Pugh accepted the award on behalf of the producers. Pugh appears in the English dub of the movie as Kiriko.

The Boy and the Heron was one of six nominees for the Best Animated Motion Picture Golden Globe. The other nominees included Elemental, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Super Mario Bros Movie, Suzume and Wish. It is the first non-American winner of the award since its debut in 2006. It’s the first time Studio Ghibli have received a nomination for the category. Along with Suzume, it’s only the second time in the award’s history that has seen a Japanese movie nominated, after Mirai’s 2018 nomination.

In addition to the Best Animated Picture award, Joe Hisaishi’s score for The Boy and the Heron was nominated for Best Original Score. However, it lost out to Oppenheimer, which also won awards in four other categories.

The Boy and the Heron has already been a huge success around the world. It gave Ghibli its largest opening weekend in Japan and is currently grossing 8.7 billion yen overall in its home country. Globally, it has made $138 million. In addition to its Golden Globe win, the movie has also won multiple local critics’ association awards across the US, and is nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Animated Feature.

The Boy and the Heron is out now in theaters.

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On November 3, 2023 at 12am Japan Time, Studio Ghibli shut down its official Twitter . Studio Ghibli's official was opened three years ago in order to promote the release of Hayao Miyazaki's latest film The Boy and the Heron, known as How Do You Live in Japan.

In their social media post that is now deleted alongside the 's termination, Studio Ghibli thanked everybody who followed and ed the over the last three years. The team also stated that The Boy and the Heron's promotion will continue throughout the end of 2023 and into the New Year.

The now deleted Tweet stated the following [Thanks, Anime News Network!]:

11/3 午前0:00 をもって、スタジオジブリの公式Twitterアカウントを終了します。
宮﨑駿監督「君たちはどう生きるか」の公開へむけて3年前に始まった本アカウント、沢山の方々に支えて頂き、ありがとうございました。心より御礼申し上げます。
映画は年末年始も続きます。カヘッ

On September 21, 2023, in a t announcement it was announced that Nippon TV would be purchasing Studio Ghibli and turning it into a subsidiary of the broadcast network. The decision for the animation studio to be acquired by Nippon TV was made after Studio Ghibli was unable to make a succession plan. Studio Ghibli has worked in close relation with Nippon TV for decades, premiering the television broadcast of their films on Nippon TV's networks.

Studio Ghibli recently released The Boy and the Heron in Japan on July 14, 2023. GKIDS is distributing The Boy and the Heron in the United States.

The film follows a young boy named Mahito who misses his dead mother and finds himself in a world shared by the living and the dead. Once there, he gains new insight into death, life, and friendship. The film’s musical score has been composed by Joe Hisaishi, and the theme song “Spinning Globe” is penned and performed by J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.

The Boy and the Heron will release in North American theaters and IMAX on December 8, 2023.

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The English version of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s latest film, The Boy and the Heron, features an all-star cast. Production of the English localization complied with SAG-AFTRA. For reference, the SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike is still ongoing, whereas the writers’ strike ended earlier in October 2023. [Thanks, GKIDS Films!]

The English cast for The Boys and the Heron feature:

• Christian Bale (American Psycho) as Shoichi Maki
• Dave Baustista (Guardians of the Galaxy) as the Parakeet King
• Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians) as Natsuko
• Willem Dafoe (Spider-man) as Noble Pelican
• Karen Fukuhara (Suicide Squad) as Lady Himi
• Mark Hamill (Star Wars) as Granduncle
• Luca Padovan (You) as Mahito Maki
• Robert Pattinson (The Batman) as the Gray Hero
• Florence Pugh (Oppenheimer) as Kiriko

Bale famously appeared in Howl’s Moving Castle as Howl in the past. His appearance in the English version of The Boy and the Heron will mark his second time voicing a major character in a Studio Ghibli film.

Originally, The Boy and the Heron was Miyazaki’s final film. However, he is now working on another movie. The story of the film is based on How Do You Live? but it is not a direct adaptation. When the movie originally came out in Japan, there were barely any details about the plot in the marketing, nor did anyone talk much about the story after it appeared in theaters. It takes place during the Pacific War in Japan, following young Mahito, who has a tense relationship with his family.

The Boy and the Heron will debut in North American theaters on December 8, 2023.

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How many times has Hayao Miyazaki come out of retirement now? I’ve lost count. But I am sure glad he did. I went to see the new Ghibli movie The Boy and the Heron this past weekend here in Japan. Do you your first Ghibli film? Mine was Kiki’s Delivery Service back in third grade. I don’t much about how I much liked it, but it remained with me for years until I rediscovered it and the rest of the Ghibli cata high school. As my first Ghibli movie, it remained high on my list of favorite movies from the studio, and now there’s a new addition with The Boy and the Heron.

Editor's Note: There will be no spoilers for The Boy and the Heron below. 2w6t60

While The Boy and the Heron isn’t scheduled to release in the West until December 2023, I can’t wait for you all to get to see it. It feels like previous movies from Miyazaki, while bringing new energy as well. At just over two hours long, it introduces an uncharacteristically large cast of characters. Naturally, the protagonists are, well... the boy and the heron. The movie shares many themes and ideas from previous Miyazaki films, but spins them in a new and refreshing way.

Ghibli movies often dealt with the hardships and adventure of making sense of the world as a child. Miyazaki seems to have made it his life's work to keep children dreaming and imagining a world both different and so similar to ours. The Boy and the Heron deals with these same themes, but in different ways than before, and I believe achieves that quite well. It perfectly captures the feeling of being a child in a world you feel helpless to change or understand.

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The move is also, in ways I can’t quite explain without going into spoilers, a request for the viewers (specifically children) who might watch it. The Japanese version of the movie has the title “How Do You Live,” which is shared with a book by Yoshino Genzaburo. While the stories don’t seem to have too much overlap, the themes and ideas they want to express seem to be similar. So, if you’re finding it hard to wait for the English release, the book may give you at least a little taste of what the movie is about.

The visuals in The Boy and The Heron are also exactly what you expect from a Studio Ghibli film. The characters are all extremely believable in their facial expressions and all the backgrounds are beautiful and could be paintings hanging in an art museum themselves. While most of the movie is typical (and not ina bad way) Ghibli, the opening sequence is something else entirely. It was something I wasn’t expecting, but absolutely blew me away.

It’s hard for me to give a full review with absolutely no spoilers, but suffice to say that The Boy and The Heron is a movie worth seeing in theaters when it releases and has rocketed to a high place on my list of favorite Ghibli movies. Make sure and set aside a date in your calendar to catch this one in theaters in December! It’s so good!

The Boy and The Heron is set to release in theaters outside Japan on December 8, 2023. It is airing in Japan now as How Do You Live.

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GKIDS released the official English movie trailer for Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in 10 years. The film follows a young boy named Mahito who misses his dead mother. He finds himself in a world shared by the living and the dead. Once there, he gains new insight into death, life, and friendship.

This movie features hand-drawn artwork, a staple of Studio Ghibli, and is an original, semi-autobiographical project by Miyazaki. The film's musical score has been composed by Joe Hisaishi, and the theme song "Spinning Globe" is penned and performed by J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu. Recently, Yonezu recently wrote the theme song "Moongazing" for Final Fantasy XVI.

The official English The Boy and the Heron teaser trailer for the Studio Ghibli movie can be viewed below:

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GKIDS announced they would be distributing the film in North America back on July 14, 2023. It did not release any further details about the film at that time.

The Boy and the Heron will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023. It will also be featured at the New York Film Festival, which takes place from September 29, 2023 to October 15, 2023.

The Boy and the Heron will release in North American theaters and IMAX on December 8, 2023.

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Due to the approaching Typhoon Lan (number 7), major Japanese amusement parks Ghibli Park and Universal Studios Japan both announced a temporary park closure for August 15, 2023. Nintendo Osaka, one of Nintendo’s many stores in Japan, also announced it will be closed that day. Each of these businesses made an official announcement on Twitter regarding the status of the parks and store.

Nintendo also asked visitors traveling to their Daimaru Umeda Store location to be understanding of the situation at hand. More information can be viewed on the Daimaru Umeda Store official website.

Ghibli Park will be open for business as usual on August 14, 2023, but operating hours could be changed abruptly or the park could be temporarily closed without notice due to weather conditions. Its owners plan to announce the final status of the park’s closure on August 15, 2023 later tonight. More information can be viewed on the Ghibli Park official website.

Universal Studios Japan will also be closed on August 15, 2023. The park plans to be open as usual on the following day, but opening hours may be altered depending on the weather. More information can be viewed on its official website as well.

Typhoon Lan is projected to be so powerful that it warranted cancellations of flights and trains across the main island. In the Tokai region alone, the area most affected, the Japanese Meteorological Agency has predicted 200mm to 300mm of rainfall on August 15, 2023. This comes during Obon holiday week in the country.

Travelers planning to visit any of these locations should be aware that Nintendo Osaka, Ghibli Park, and Universal Studios Japan will all be closed for business on August 15, 2023 due to the impact of Typhoon Lan.

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Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's new movie is called How Do You Live in Japan, but it will be The Boy and the Heron outside it. GKIDS announced it picked up the film. When it did, it revealed the new name for it. While it is airing now in theaters in Japan, it won't show up in North America until 2023.

Here's the official announcement. It doesn't note if there will be an English dub or who actors might be should one appear.

This initial reveal also didn't mention anything about a physical release yet. However, GKIDS is known for that. For example, it did so for the Studio Glibli movie Earwig and the Witch. Movies it handles also often show up on streaming services. That ended happening with films like Promare, which turned up on HBO Max. (That service is now just known as Max.)

This is the second reveal regarding the film today. The Japanese voice actors were also confirmed. There's also an icon appearing next to the hashtag "#君たちはどう生きるか" that resembles the heron on Twitter.

How Do You Live is airing in theaters in Japan now, but the Studio Ghibli movie will be known as The Boy and the Heron when it ends up appearing worldwide in North American theaters.

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The voice actors cast for the new Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli movie, How Do You Live? is now available online. It features popular actors such as Takuya Kimura and Kou Shibasaki. Kenshi Yonezu sang the theme song “Chikyugi” for the film. [Thanks, Oricon!]

As of the time of writing, the cast list on Oricon only provides the voice actors and not the characters they play in How Do You Live?. In any case, you will be able to hear the voice talents of:

• Aimyon (Singer; How Do You Live? is her debut)
• Jun Fubuki (Pinako Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar)
• Karen Takizawa (Sei Sato in Maria-sama ga Miteru)
• Keiko Takeshita (Sadako Maki in Arriety)
• Kou Shibasaki (Mitsuko in Battle Royale)
• Masaki Suda (Shinpachi in Gintama)
• Sawako Agawa (Taeko Nakamura in Egoist)
• Shinobu Otake (Nikuko in Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko)
• Takuya Kimura (Yagami in Lost Judgment)
• Yoshino Kimura (Tigress in Kung Fu Panda)

Suda and Shibasaki will play the leading roles. Meanwhile, Takuya Kimura is a special guest.

Kenshi Yonezu is a prolific and popular Japanese singer. Aside from providing the theme song “Chikyugi” for How Do You Live?, he also sang the opening of Chainsaw Man and the second season of My Hero Academia. As well, he recently provided the theme song for Final Fantasy XVI. As of the time of writing, “Chikyugi” is not available on YouTube.

How Do You Live? is a new Studio Ghibli movie currently airing in Japanese theaters. There’s no international release date yet. There’s been practically no promotional campaign for the film. But the story appears to take place during WWII and focuses on the idea of creating a world without conflict.

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