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Ghibli Blog is a website dedicated to Studio Ghibli, animation and the movies. It extensively covers the careers of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, as well as their peers and contemporaries throughout the world. This site was founded in 2006 and continues to be active to this day.

My name is Daniel Thomas MacInnes. I am the site's founder and sole employee. That means researching, writing and editing all the posts, articles and reviews, creating the art assets, snapping screenshots, handling the social media promotion and constantly begging for spare change.


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STUDIO GHIBLI FEATURES AND SHORT FILMS

Short Films


1992 The Sky-Colored Seed
2000 Ghiblies


Trailers


2012 Arrietty the Borrower (US)

2009 Ponyo (US) 
2008 Ponyo (Japan)

TAKAHATA, MIYAZAKI, FILM AND TV

Film and Television

1958 Hakujaden
1961 Anju to Zushiomaru
1962 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad (dub)
1963 Wan Wan Chuushingura
1963 Gulliver's Space Travels
1965 Hustle Punch
1967 Jack and the Witch (Part 1)(Part 2)
1968 Anderson Monogatari
1969 Puss in Boots
1969 Flying Ghost Ship
1969 Moretsu Ataru (Takahata episodes)
1971 Animal Treasure Island
1971 Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
1971 Apache Yakyuugun (Baseball Academy), Ep. 2
1972 Yuki's Sun (Pilot Film)
1974 Heidi, Girl of the Alps (52 Episodes, English subs)
1976 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (52 episodes, English subs)
1977 Tenguri, Boy of the Plains
1979 Anne of Green Gables (50 episodes, English subs)
1982 Gauche the Cellist (English subtitles)
1984 Nemo (Pilot Film)


Trailers

1958 Hakujaden (Japan)
1959 Shonen Sarutobe Sasuke (Japan)
1960 Saiyuki (Japan)
1961 Anju to Zushiomaru
1962 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad (Japan) 
1963 Wan Wan Chuushingura (Japan)
1967 Jack and the Witch
1968 The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (Japan) 
1969 The Flying Ghost Ship
1969 Puss in Boots (Japan)
1971 Animal Treasure Island (Japan)
1971 Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
1972 Puss in Boots 2: Nagagutsu Sanjushi
1977 Tenguri, Boy of the Plains

ANIME AND WESTERN ANIMATION

Films

1935 The Band Concert (Disney)
1985 Angel's Egg
1985 Night on the Galactic Railroad
1990 Like the Clouds, Like the Wind



Trailers


1985 Night on the Galactic Railroad (Japan)

LIVE-ACTION MOVIES! ACTING! GENIUS!

Interviews and Videos

Hayao Miyazaki Meets Moebius
Hayao Miyazaki's Thoughts on Pixar's Up
Heidi Exhibit at the Ghibli Museum
John Lasseter and Hayao Miyazaki Press Conference
Kazuo Oga Paints a Landscape
Roger Ebert Pays Tribute to Grave of the Fireflies
The Ponyo Boat in Action

Ghibli Blog Reviews

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STUDIO GHIBLI FEATURES, SHORTS, DVD/BD REVIEWS

Feature Films

2014 The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2014 Ronia the Robber's Daughter
2014 When Marnie Was There
2013 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
2013 The Wind Rises
2011 From Up On Poppy Hill
2010 The Secret World of Arrietty
2008 Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea
2006 Gedo Senki (Tales From Earthsea)
2004 Howl's Moving Castle
2002 The Cat Returns the Favor
2001 Spirited Away
1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas
1997 Princess Mononoke
1995 Mimi wo Sumaseba (Whisper of the Heart)
1994 Heisei Tanuki Gassan Pom Poko
1993 Umi Ga Kikoeru (Ocean Waves)
1992 Porco Rosso
1991 Omohide Poro Poro (Only Yesterday)
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service
1988 My Neighbor Totoro
1988 Grave of the Fireflies
1987 The Story of the Yanagawa Canals
1986 Laputa: Castle in the Sky
1984 Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind

Short Films

2010 Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
2010 Nisshan Seifun
2009 Piece
2005 A Flying City Plan
2005 Dore Dore no Uta
2004 Space Station No. 9
2004 Portable Airport 
2003 Mei and the Kitten Bus
2003 Koro's Big Day Out
2002 Imaginary Flying Machines
2002 Ghiblies Episode 2
2000 Ghiblies Episode 1
1995 On Your Mark


Direct-to-Video (DVD/BD)

2011 Ghibli's Bookshelf
2007 Iblard Jikan
2006 The Night of Taneyamagahara
2005 Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005 Ghibli ga Ippai Special: Short Short
2004 Yasuo Otsuka's Joy in Motion

TAKAHATA & MIYAZAKI FILM & TV REVIEWS

Feature and Short Films

1982 Gauche the Cellist
1981 Jarinko Chie
1979 Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
1977 Tenguri, Boy of the Plains
1973 Panda Kopanda and the Rainy Day Circus
1972 Panda Kopanda
1972 Yuki's Sun (Pilot Film)

Television Series

1981 Sherlock Hound
1980 Lupin III: Albatross: Wings of Death
1980 Lupin III: Farewell, Beloved Lupin
1979 Anne of Green Gables
1978 Future Boy Conan
1976 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
1974 Heidi, Girl of the Alps
1971 Lupin III: Series One

Toei Animation

1976 Puss in Boots 3: Around the World in 80 Days
1972 Puss in Boots 2: Nagagutsu Sanjuushi
1972 Animal Treasure Island
1971 Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
1969 The Flying Ghost Ship
1969 Puss in Boots
1968 The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun
1968 The World of Hans Christian Andersen
1965 Gulliver's Space Travels
1963 Little Prince & the Eight Headed Dragon
1962 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad
1961 Anju to Zushiomaru
1958 Hakujaden

ANIME AND WESTERN ANIMATION REVIEWS

Japanese Anime

2007 Paprika
2004 Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2
2003 Winter Days
2001Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis
1990 Like the Clouds, Like the Wind 
1985 Night on the Galactic Railroad
1984 Nemo (Pilot Film)


Western Animation


2007 The Simpson's Movie
2005 Dream On, Silly Dreamer
2004 Ryan
1982 The Last Unicorn
1966 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown


Pixar/Disney

2008 Wall-E
2007 Ratatouille
2006 Cars

Ghibli Blog Library

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ESSAYS ON STUDIO GHIBLI, ANIMATION AND THE MOVIES

Here are a selection of "greatest hits" from the archives of Ghibli Blog. These essays discuss the works of Studio Ghibli, animation and the movies.


2006 A Primer on the Disney Deal, or Fat Chance 
2006 Castle in the Sky: A Tale of Two DVD Covers
2006 Lupin, La Dolce Vita and the Title Sequence
2006 Opening Shots: Horus, Prince of the Sun 
2006 Reconsidering The Cat Returns
2006 Thoughts on Hayao Miyazaki's Narrative Style
2006 Why Horus Matters

2007 Reiko Okuyama Has Passed Away
2007 Takahata Isao's Objective Style (Pt.I - VIII)
2007 The Heroine Image in Anime (by Minako Saitou)
2007 Totoro is Not the God of Death

2008 It's Not Prince Valiant, Ya Jerks
2008 Pixar, Wall-E and Rubber Soul
2008 Requiem and Gravitas in Castle in the Sky 
2008 Seinfeld With Guns

2009 15 More Observations About Ponyo
2009 Everyone Has Their Reasons: Nausicaa's Title Sequence
2009 Gauche and the Galactic Railroad
2009 Got to Get Ourselves Back to the Garden
2009 Hot Chocolate With Honey
2009 Love and Theft and Goro-San
2009 Miyazaki and America: Separated by a Common Language
2009 Ponyo Floods the Pangea Room 
2009 Ponyo "Tweaked" - Didn't That Movie Use to Have a War in It?

2010 A Look at Miyazaki's "Pig House" - The Nibariki Office
2010 Satoshi Kon Dead After Battle With Cancer

2011 Earthsea, Horus and Ghibli at the Crossroads 
2011 Future Boy Conan - Blogathon 
2011 "It Didn't Have Enough Toys"
2011 The History on Miyazaki's Mononoke Book
2011 What's the Deal With the Disney Princesses?

2012 Ghibli Blog Rankings - The 50 Greatest Movies
2012 Lupin III Series One - DVD Cover and Features

2013 Feeling Conflicted Over Poppy Hill

2014 Dead on Arrival - The End of Miyazaki in America?
2014 Disney's Frozen is a Lock for the Animated Feature Oscar

2015 Ghibli Blog Animation Poll: Master List
2015 Miyazaki Meets Kurosawa: The 1993 Broadcast (w/Transcripts)
2015 My Oscar Night Impressions
2015 What is Going to Happen to Pixar?

2016 50 Great Movies, 2016 Edition

2017 Totoro is Still Not the God of Death
2017 Warriors of the Wind: Tales From the Overlook Hotel
2017 Horus, Prince of the Sun Blu-Ray (Press Release)

2018 The Duality of Marco and Porco Rosso
2018 The Films of Isao Takahata, Part I
2018 The Continuing Adventures of Bungalow Bill

2019 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Complete Playlist

2020 Hayao Miyazaki: From Horus to Ghibli

BOOKS, COMICS AND MANGA

Miyazaki Manga

1969 People of the Desert (Sabaku no Tami)
1969 Puss in Boots
1971 Animal Treasure Island
1980 Mononoke Hime
1983 Imouto He (For My Sister)
1983 The Journey of Shuna (Shuna no Tabi)
1989 L'Ère des hydravions (Porco Rosso, French)
1989 The Age of the Flying Boat (Porco Rosso)
1989 Tree
1993 A Middle Aged Man Runs Towards the Wasteland
1994 Air Meal
1994 The Return of Hans
2006 A Trip to Tynemouth


Books

1983 Hayao Miyazaki Image Boards
1993 Animerica, Miyazaki and Crimson Pig (magazine)
2006 The Night of Tamayamagahara (art book)
2007 Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind: Watercolor Impressions
2008 Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea (japan press book)
2009 My Neighbors the Yamadas (comic, french)
2009 Hayao Miyazaki Starting Point 1979-1996
2009 The Art of Ponyo
2010 Studio Ghibli Book List 2010
2012 The Art of The Secret World of Arrietty
2014 Princess Mononoke: The First Story
2015 My Vecino Miyazaki
2015 Pippi Longstockings (That Never Saw the Light of Day)
2015 Ghibli Museum Sketching Set: Miyazaki Teaches You How To Paint
2016 Antes De Mi Vecino Miyazaki (Sample Photos)
2017 The Art of Castle in the Sky

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