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Whisper of the Heart UK and Ireland Cinema Release Details #Ghibli @gkids.com
Whisper of the Heart UK and Ireland Cinema Release Details
The good folks from GKIDS have sent us details of their up coming Studio Ghibli Release Whisper of the Heart. It's a sweet coming of age tale where girl Shizuku meets Seiji and they explore a ques...
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity creator, Saka Mikami, is headed to Kodansha House in New York - and you can score yourself a chance to meet her at either a Q&A and signing on 10/10 or an additional signing on 10/11! More details below 👇
📚 We have (another) book out! The Little Guide to Ghibli is our pocket-sized primer on the legendary animation studio. It's packed full of quotes, facts, trivia and behind-the-scenes stories and a little bit of myth-busting, too. Find it in a good bookshop near you now! 📚
The Apothecary Diaries will get a Live-Action Adaptation, which will stream on Prime Video in 2028. The joint production by Toho and Amazon MGM Studios. Will star Mana Ashida in the lead role as MaoMao. Filming has already concluded.
Japanese Films at the London Film Festival 2026 This includes the live action version of Look Back.
Japanese Films at the London Film Festival 2026
The good folks from the BFI have sent us detail of the up coming London Film Festival 2026. It's set to run from Wednesday 7th to Friday 18th October 2026 at various venues across London. The 70t...
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This week’s reading includes Kiki and the New Magic. This is the UK edition. Translation by @tristiger.bsky.social
Read an exclusive preview chapter of “Wandering Cat’s Cage” by Akane Torikai, translated by @brainvsbook.bsky.social - our upcoming @fantagraphics.bsky.social / @mangasplaining.bsky.social print release on @animenewsnetwork.com www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09...
Exclusive: Fantagraphics Previews Akane Torikai's Wandering Cat's Cage Manga
English version of manga is slated for fall 2026 release
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Japanese Films at the London Film Festival 2026 This includes the live action version of Look Back.
Japanese Films at the London Film Festival 2026
The good folks from the BFI have sent us detail of the up coming London Film Festival 2026. It's set to run from Wednesday 7th to Friday 18th October 2026 at various venues across London. The 70t...
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If you haven't seen Satoshi Kon's brilliant series in a while, or at all, this is a good time to catch up with one if the finest #anime series ever made.
The Fandom Post@fandompost.com · 4d agoTwenty Years Later: Paranoia Agent Anime Series
Update time! We have new columns, features, and more coming to the MediaOCD store from Coop Bicknell, Jonathan Clements, Mike Toole, & the MediaOCD staff! mediaocd.com/new-columns-...
Do you need a new manga? Tell us your favorite genre in the comments below, and our community will recommend your next read! If you want, you can also check out Manga Mavericks Books for your next obsession: buff.ly/oxxgBTl
I knew I was right all along, but it's nice to have the creators confirm that - especially with the 40th anniversary of the film coming up in 2028!
Helen McCarthy@helenmccarthy51.bsky.social · 7d agoI've been debunking the Totoro-as-shingami theory for years, most recently in my #SeedTalks all over the UK. It's nice to have official #StudioGhibli confirmation, and see them emphasise the importance of the end credits to the story (long before #MCU did #tagscenes) www.cbr.com/studio-ghibl...
BBC News have an interesting article about younger Brits visiting Japan.
Why young Brits are going to Japan
Photos of Mount Fuji, bowls of ramen and the bustle of Shibuya Crossing are filling up social media feeds.
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Whisper of the Heart UK and Ireland Cinema Release Details #Ghibli @gkids.com
Whisper of the Heart UK and Ireland Cinema Release Details
The good folks from GKIDS have sent us details of their up coming Studio Ghibli Release Whisper of the Heart. It's a sweet coming of age tale where girl Shizuku meets Seiji and they explore a ques...
otakunews.com
I’m seriously thinking of trying again with written French lessons again. I went to two shops: a tiny shop and a FNAC. We’re truly don’t know what we’re don’t know in English. This was Hayakushop in Paris.
School is back in sesson and we have some homework for you! Rate the last manga you finished from 1 to 10. Would you recommend it to a friend? If you want, you can also suggest it to us by using the link below: buff.ly/xNh140a
Look what just landed on my desk from production! 👀💚 October can't come fast enough! 🔗https://buff.ly/0URND83
This week’s manga reading includes Chiisakobee by Minetaro Mochizuki and Shugoro Yamamoto. We’re looking forward to reading this. @abramskana.bsky.social
The Guardian has a great photo gallery from an anime convention in Nairobi.
Clowns, archangels and fake heads: Nairobi’s anime convention – in pictures
Organised by Movie Jabber, the annual Otamatsuri is Africa’s only comic-con festival. Over the two-day event, people dressed in costumes and accessories gather at Carnivore Grounds in Kenya’s capital ...
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Reviewers: if you're interested in nonfiction about a living myth, my revised and updated classic book on #HayaoMiyazaki is due from #McFarland later this year. I'm sure their in-house team would be glad to hear from you! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/haya...
Hayao Miyazaki - McFarland
Hayao Miyazaki Master of Japanese Animation, 2d ed. Helen McCarthy 978-1-4766-9573-0 979-8-3686-0080-2
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NEW UPLOAD: Manga Max Number 1 (December 1998) Manga Mania (relaunched in 1998 as Manga Max after it was sold by Manga Entertainment to Titan Publishing) was a British anime and manga magazine published from 1993-2000.
Here’s some pix from Akiko Higashimura’s panel at Anime NYC on Friday + the sketches she drew on stage
Missed “Princess Jellyfish” manga creator Akiko Higashimura’s @kodansha.us autograph sessions at Anime NYC? You can still meet sensei AND get something signed at Saturday’s “Blank Canvas” movie screening at @japansociety.org ! Few tix left! boxoffice.japansociety.org/events/019fa...
We love Record Journey, it’s a fun nostalgia trip through vinyl. If you haven’t read it yet you should. 🎶
Omoi: Manga App & Publisher@omoi.com · 2w ago💥 TITAN MANGA HAS ARRIVED Premium members, listen up! 40+ new series from Titan Manga are coming to Omoi Premium, starting today with early chapters from Sanda, Record Journey, and The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch. Check out the full list here: www.omoi.com/publishers/t...
💥 TITAN MANGA HAS ARRIVED Premium members, listen up! 40+ new series from Titan Manga are coming to Omoi Premium, starting today with early chapters from Sanda, Record Journey, and The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch. Check out the full list here: www.omoi.com/publishers/t...
So, How Does The Green Work, Anyway??? Working on the lettering (English text) for The Guy She Was Interested Wasn’t A Guy At All has been an interesting experience. I primarily work in black and white manga, or on rare occasions, full color.
Delighted to finally announce that I worked on Soon the Fog Clears! Thank you @abramskana.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to work on it.
Anime News Network@animenewsnetwork.com · 2w agoChildren of the Afterlife, Happy at Home, Good Morning Leon, Why we fall in love, Pumpkin Night, and Soon the Fog Clears!
