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By Ali'sha Harris|March 28, 2024|0 Comment
Publisher Future Friends Games and developer Novadust Entertainment have announced that the anticipated indie game that blends The Legend of Zelda and Studio Ghibli, Europa has been delayed. The decision was made to give more time for the team to polish the game, especially for its narrative and pacing. In a recent Europa video update, crea...
By Jonathan Toyad|December 6, 2023|0 Comment
For as large a storied animation history Hayao Miyazaki and his company Studio Ghibli has, he is as stubborn as they come at least in the public eye. Time and again, he will always find ways to come out of retirement for "one last hurrah" when he's not chastising modern animation in Japan for being pandering and soulless pieces of entertainment. Be...
By Alleef Ashaari|November 29, 2023|0 Comment
Encore Films Malaysia has announced that the next Studio Ghibli anime movie, The Boy And The Heron, will premiere in Malaysian cinemas on 14 December 2023. It was delayed from its original premiere date of 30 November 2023. The synopsis reads: After the disappearance of his mother in a fire, Mahito, an 11-year-old boy, has to leave Tokyo to liv...
By Ali'sha Harris|October 27, 2023|0 Comment
In a surprising announcement made by TGV Cinemas Malaysia, the anticipated Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s latest hand-drawn animated feature film, The Boy and the Heron is finally making its Malaysian debut on 30 November 2023. The animated movie was highly praised by reviewers during its premiere at the Toronto International Film Fest...
By Alleef Ashaari|August 21, 2023|0 Comment
Japanese animation art director Nizo Yamamoto, renowned for his background art and illustrations for Studio Ghibli movies, passed away from stomach cancer on Saturday (19 August 2023) at the age of 70 (via Goo News). His works included Hayao Miyazaki's Laputa Castle In The Sky (1986) and Princess Mononoke (1997), the late Isao Takahata's Gra...
By Alleef Ashaari|November 12, 2022|0 Comment
Studio Ghibli and Lucasfilm have announced that Zen - Grogu And Dust Bunnies, a hand-drawn animated Star Wars Original short by Studio Ghibli, will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar tomorrow. However, tomorrow may mean as early as 4pm GMT+8 on 12 November 2022 in Malaysia, though this remains unconfirmed for now. Zen is an original, animated short di...
By Alleef Ashaari|November 12, 2022|0 Comment
Yesterday, Studio Ghibli teased that they're working with Lucasfilm (the company responsible for making Star Wars and Indiana Jones. amongst others) on a mystery project. However, a new tweet has probably confirmed that the project will be related to Star Wars. The tweet features legendary Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki in the background, ...
By Alleef Ashaari|November 10, 2022|0 Comment
It seems like Studio Ghibli is working with Lucasfilm (the company responsible for making Star Wars and Indiana Jones. amongst others) on a mystery project. There are currently no details yet, but the official Studio Ghibli Twitter account posted a brief video with their logo and Lucasfilm's. At this point, it could be Star Wars, it could be Ind...
By Alleef Ashaari|January 31, 2022|0 Comment
Studio Ghibli is one of the most famous animation studios in the world, and just like Disney, they will soon be opening their own theme park. It will officially open to the public on 1 November 2022 (via Twitter). The park is being built within the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park, near Nagoya in Central Japan on a site that is 200 hectares (4...
By Alleef Ashaari|October 14, 2021|1 Comment
Netflix expands its roster of films by critically acclaimed Studio Ghibli with its latest animated film Earwig And The Witch that will be coming to Netflix on 18 November 2021. Since 2020, 21 films from Studio Ghibli have been available to viewers across the world, delighting both existing and new fans with their renowned and timeless storytelling....
By Jonathan Toyad|July 1, 2021|0 Comment
The power of the Kuniverse is strong with this one. Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds from Netmarble seems to be a big hit 11 days after its online debut in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Chinese iOS and Android platforms on June 10th. Player spending and microtransactions on the game has gone past the US$100 million mark based on Sensor Tower's stats for ...
By Jonathan Toyad|May 18, 2021|0 Comment
Get your favourite mobile game-playing app ready, JRPG fans. The Ni no Kuni action RPG mobile game, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, will be out on 10th June. The catch? It'll be out for Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan markets, meaning that there's no English version in sight for now. The game will be available for the Apple App Store and Android Google...
By Alleef Ashaari|February 11, 2021|0 Comment
The Studio Ghibli films are animated masterpieces. Not all of them, but surely many of them, including the likes of 1988's Grave Of The Fireflies, 1997's Princess Mononoke, and of course, 2001's Spirited Away. This is mostly thanks to the legendary founder of the company, Hayao Miyazaki, but in recent years, he has slowed down due to old age. Yo...
By Alleef Ashaari|January 8, 2021|0 Comment
Directed by Goro Miyazaki (the son of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki himself), Earwig And The Witch is based on a novel by Diana Wynne Jones and was first announced last year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Earwig And The Witch will open in select theatres in the United States on 3 February 2021 in both subtitled and English-dub...
By Alleef Ashaari|December 3, 2020|0 Comment
The first trailer for Studio Ghibli’s new CGI animated movie has arrived, and it looks different, to say the least. Directed by Goro Miyazaki (the son of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki himself), Earwig And The Witch is based on a novel by Diana Wynne Jones and was first announced earlier this year. It will be Studio Ghibli's first-e...
By Jonathan Toyad|June 20, 2020|0 Comment
Studio Ghibli will be adapting Diana Wynne Jones' novel Earwig and the Witch in CGI form, calling it Aya and the Witch. Here's your first look at it (via Comic Natalie). Keep in mind that the show won't be playing in Japanese theatres, but will air on NHK in Japan this Winter. [gallery ids="68921,68922,68924,68920,68923,68919" type="rectangular"]...
By Alleef Ashaari|May 28, 2020|0 Comment
Nintendo Switch players have been recreating all kinds of stuff in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but a fan from Japan has recreated the entirety of Studio Ghibli's award-winning animated masterpiece Spirited Away. Japanese gamer Tsukimaro (@HUb0E61kOpP3F0a on Twitter) has been reenacting scenes from Spirited Away, including the scene where ...
By Kakuchopurei|January 22, 2020|0 Comment
For weebs living in the licensing and region-locked void that is Southeast Asia, Netflix has been one of our greatest allies in legitimate access to anime content. While US audiences are being spoiled for choice with streaming titans creating platform-exclusive content, Netflix stuck to its guns to license older shows that have been difficult to ...
By Burhan Zamri|January 20, 2020|0 Comment
Update: All the features won't be released simultaneously on 1 February 2020. There will be three separate batches: 1 February 2020: Castle in the Sky (1986) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) Only Yesterday (1991) Porco Rosso (1992) Ocean Waves (1993) Tales from Earthsea (2006) 1 March 2020: Nausicaä of the Val...
By Kakuchopurei|September 7, 2019|0 Comment
If you love the music to classic anime films like Spirited Away and Castle In The Sky, you'll get the chance to hear it live next year in Singapore. Joe Hisaishi, the man behind all of Studio Ghibli's music and the Ni No Kuni games, will be having his own concert on 21st and 22nd of February 2020 down south at the Esplanade Concert Hall for two ni...
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