Miyazaki’s Quiet Protest of the Iraq War

Hayao Miyazaki didn’t come to the United States in 2003 to accept his Oscar for Spirited Away because of his opposition to the Iraq War, …

REVIEW: Miyazaki’s Ponyo

I just saw the most surreal film released under the Walt Disney banner since… I dunno, The Three Caballeros? Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo …

NY Times on Miyazaki’s US tour

The New York Times is reporting that Hayao Miyazaki will indeed appear (with John Lasseter) on July 24th at the San Diego Comic Con. At …

Miyazaki in San Francisco July 25th

Hayao Miyazaki will appear in person, accept a prize and participate in a Q & A on July 25th in Berkeley California. Miyazaki so rarely …

Dubbed Ponyo closes LAFF

The star-studded English dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo will close this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival on Sunday, June 28 at 6:30 …

Miyazaki’s Ponyo

There are two exciting hand drawn films coming up later this year – both being released by Disney. The first one is Hayao Miyazaki’s …

ANIME! High Art – Pop Culture

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in association with Deutsches Filmmuseum in Franfurt Germany, will be presenting an …

Cat Shit One

This trailer, created by Studio Anima, is for a proposed anime series called Cat Shit One. It’s based on a manga by Motofumi Kobayashi, …

Anime is Dying

The Japan Times has a long, and at times sensationalistic, article describing how the Japanese animation industry is struggling to …

“I Can’t Stand Modern Animation”

That’s the headline in the Singapore based The Straits Times this morning. The outspoken Hayao Miyazaki was quoted by Hong Kong’s Sunday …

Hayao Grumpy-zaki

The Japan Times has details about a press conference that Hayao Miyazaki held in Tokyo a few weeks ago. The article describes him as a …

The American Akira

Can’t wait for the live-action version Akira that Leonardo DiCaprio is currently producing? Here’s a satirical version showing what would …

Robert Burden’s Voltron

Artist Robert Burden set a time lapse camera on his canvas as he painted his tribute to Voltron:

Speed Racer Gas and Go-Go-Go!

We may have a Felix Chevrolet dealer in Southern California, but Ben at the Japanese Nostalgic Car blog reports on a new chain of Speed …

New Miyazaki film

Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature, Ponyo On The Cliff, opened yesterday in Japan. It’s one of his gentler films, more along the lines of My …

Tezuka Shorts on iTunes

While browsing iTunes yesterday, I noticed that they’ve licensed many of the independent shorts produced by Japanese cartooning legend …

Mind Over Manga

Anime website Digital Manga once again sponsors Pop Japan Travel’s Mind Over Manga Tour from Aug. 21st through August 27th. This year the …

Satoshi Kon: Beyond Imagination

Big news for New York anime fans: acclaimed Japanese animation director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue, etc.) is coming to New York …

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