Right at your door Simply

Right at your door

Simply must-have items for any of those who appreciates the works of Studio Ghibli. The Ponyo Exhibition runs till May 2010 at Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan. 24th of July, WEBSITE FOR GHIBLIS NI NO KUNI LAUNCHED: The website for Studio Ghibli and Level5 collaboration Ni no Kuni: The Another World has been given a more serious launch. After having had only one single screen in the past, it has now been replaced with more details, containing basic character info and imagery the same as published by Famitsu two months ago. Ni no Kuni: The Another World is up for release somewhere this year. A specific release date still has to be announced. 23th of July, KANADA YOSHINORI PASSES AWAY: Sad news reached from Japan yesterday which due to a overloaded schedule we ashamedly werent able to report about earlier. At the age of 57 former Studio Ghibli animator Kanada Yoshinori has died because of a heart attack, as also reported at ANIDO. In the past Kanada worked as key-animator on Ghiblis Tonari no Totoro, Majo no Takkyuubin, Kurenai no Buta and Mononoke Hime and as key animation supervisor on Tenku no Shiro Laputa. 18th of July, MIYAZAKIS STARTING POINT SOON UP FOR RELEASE: Remember last Marchs exclusive interview about the upcoming English release of Miyazaki Hayaos self written 500-page book Starting Point: 1979-1996? Its publisher VIZ just informed with the books estimated street date: August 4th. As the title hints, Starting Point covers the first-half of Miyazakis legendary career, during which he rose from right at your door beginnings to create some of the most seminal animated features ever made, including Nausica Of The Valley Of The Wind, Laputa: Castle In The Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kikis Delivery Service and Porco Rosso, as well as his launch of Studio Ghibli. Consisting out of numerous essays, interviews, and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miya-sans childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli, the book is as a certain must-buy for anyone seriously interested in the works of Miyazaki, animation or film in general. Furthermore, it is added with a fitting introduction by John Lasseter, director and Chief Creative Officer at Pixar and Walt Disney. In addition, VIZ Media will also be releasing the Ponyo Picture Book and The Art of Ponyo, both due to release on August 4, 200 Volumes 1 and 2 of Ponyo s film comic will be released on August 11th, with other volumes to follow. 14th of July, MIYAZAKI TALKS PONYOS END CREDITS: This week Ghibli Asemamire, Suzuki Toshios very own radio show at Tokyo FM, brought an inside look at Ponyo s end credits with none other than master animation director Miyazaki Hayao telling all about it. On May 5th Childrens day in Japan there was a film screening of Ponyo held in Shimanto, a small rural town in Kochi prefecture with a river that is famous because of its clear water. Like every Japanese, the children there very much wanted to watch Ponyo, but they couldnt as there is no theater and the nearest one is very far away. To try and solve that problem the people of Shimanto collected 5000 signatures and asked Studio Ghibli to screen it. Miyazaki accepted their wish and even decided to visit it as well. Just the day before, Miyazaki asked Suzuki to join him and the two both attended the city hall and had a small talk show after the screening. Suzuki told, To tell the truth, the home town of Fujimakis wifes is here. Fujimaki often told Miyazaki and me how nice Shimanto River is and recommended us to right at your door it. In fact, Fujimakis wife is somewhere in this hall now and listening to me as well. Furthermore, Miyazaki talked about Ponyo s end credits. Usually, the end credits rolls of recent movies are very long. Sometimes a lot of names are endlessly scrolled on just a black background.