Nakajima Seisakusho’s Gatchaman toys, 1972
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Roger Ebert reviews Grave of the Fireflies
via Ghibli Blog
Background painting and concept art taken from Kokuriko-zaka kara | From Up on Poppy Hill, 2011, which yesterday saw it’s US-dubbed premiere in New York
What Hayao Miyazaki often taught me is to not draw from photographs… Because all I would produce is mimicry. You have to draw from your mind - Goro Miyazaki
Pyun Pyun Maru | ピュンピュン丸 (1967 / 1969-70)
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Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s Combustible looks beautiful
Hayao Miyazaki’s Kaze tachinu | The Wind Rises
Alongside Isao Takahata’s Kaguya Hime no Monogatari, both Studio Ghibli films are set for release in 2013
via Ghibli Blog
Night on the Galactic Railroad, 1985
A child takes a ride to the stars — or the afterlife — on a spectral steam train in this eerie Japanimation - MUBI
I’ve just finished watching this. It’s hypnotic, dreamlike and comes highly recommended, especially if you enjoy anime that’s a bit weird
Macross: Do You Remember Love?, 1984
I love the style of anime from the 70s and 80s, though I forgot the incidental gory details in this film
Hotaru no haka | Grave of the Fireflies, 1988
Isao Takahata’s masterpiece is one of my favourite anime films, now available on Japanese Blu-Ray
via Ghibli Blog
GeGeGe no Kitarō shop display
Gattai Kyokan Yamato model kits, 1977
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