A Japanese television ( NTV or NHK, is not sure) showed footage of some images from the next Studio Ghibli film, Karigurashi no Arrietty (The Borrowers). The video clip shows the images I’ve posted bellow, but you can also see Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki, if only for brief moments. I find the artwork charming. It has a strong classic feeling to it, like the old anime series that Hayao worked on, Future Boy Conan or Heidi, but also has traits from Nausicaa and Laputa. It seems that some of …

In an interview on the radio show Ghibli Asemamire, Studio Ghibli producer Suzuki Toshio told the audience that Hayao Miyazaki is working on a 10 minutes short film, although he was very cheap on details. But it appears that the movie will be used in close relation with the internet and maybe a release on Youtube. It is a new move from Studio Ghibli to find other ways of distributing their films in the future. Nothing was mentioned about the date of the release…

█ An official trailer has been released by Disney for the english (dubbed) version of  Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Released in Japan on 19 July 2008, Ponyo is the story of a goldfish  called Ponyo and his quest to become a human being. Ponyo is the work of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, responsible with many unforgettable anime films such as Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Whisper of the Heart. The english cast includes the voices of Liam Neeson, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Lily Tomlin …