ICYMI: We take Yamaha’s new digital saxophone for a spin

This week our reviews were largely focused on unique audio devices, including a "magic radio" and a digital saxophone. James Trew tried out the Vlogger Kit from Rode and quickly became a fan of the microphone, the light cube and the windscr...

Studio Ghibli’s first CG movie, ‘Earwig and the Witch,’ is an insult

Studio Ghibli, helmed by the legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, has practically perfected the art of 2D animation. So, I'll admit, I've spent the past few years dreading the company's first 3D CG animated film, Earwig and the Witch....

Watch the trailer for Studio Ghibli’s first fully CG movie

You no longer have to wonder how Studio Ghibli will enter the world of fully computer-generated animation. Ghibliotheque reports the company has released the first trailer for Earwig and the Witch, which makes its premiere on Japanese broadcaster NHK...

Studio Ghibli’s first fully CGI movie will be ‘Aya and the Witch’

The next movie from the world renowned Studio Ghibli will be a departure from its previous efforts. The studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki is well-known for its expertise in traditional, hand-drawn animation, and only occasionally uses CGI in its fi...

HBO Max will stream ‘Spirited Away’ and other Studio Ghibli movies

HBO Max will be the streaming home for movies from the legendary Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli. Classics including Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle will be available to stream for the first time...

Kiki’s Delivery Service Jigsaw Puzzle Forms a Bowl

I never saw Kiki’s Delivery Service, but fans of the Studio Ghibli animated film absolutely loved it. But even if you aren’t familiar with the movie, you will want this if you’re into jigsaw puzzles. This isn’t some flat puzzle you are used to seeing or a puzzle made out of foam that assembles into a building. This puzzle comes together to form a bowl.

Ensky’s plastic jigsaw puzzle has 80-pieces, and when it’s completed, you get a bowl that is 3″ tall x 3″ wide, x 3″ long. It’s not gigantic, but it might be great for holding candy or some flowers on your desk. You might even be able to use it to hold paperclips.

The bowl puzzle is available now over on Amazon for about $26. Be sure to check out all of their different bowl-shaped puzzles here. There are designs for Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro as well, but they seem to be rare and much more expensive.

Hop Aboard the Real Catbus!

There are a lot of things about Japan that I don’t understand. Like, why do you need to see inside your ears with a video camera. I also don’t understand Catbus. This strange creature comes to us courtesy of the world of Totoro. Now, there’s a real world version of this creepy thing that people can climb inside. It reminds me of that one scene in The Revenant where DiCaprio climbs inside the dead horse whilst naked. Whoops, spoiler alert.

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This Catbus is on display at a Studio Ghibli exhibit at Tokyo City View, and it’s the first large enough for adults to get inside of. I really hate how the eyes glow and stare deep into your soul. I’m pretty sure the whole bus thing is only a ploy for this cat demon to get people to climb inside where they will be trapped forever.

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Catbus is on display at Tokyo City View in Roppongi. Another, equally disturbing, Catbus will be on display at the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka starting July 16.

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[via Kotaku]

Is Studio Ghibli’s Closing Lost In Translation?


Is Studio Ghibli closing? That's the question facing the internet right now. Earlier today, news broke the studio would be closing its animation department and maintaining just the copyright...