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3vilbard · 10 months
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i will commit murder to have ghibli studio make a totk movie
but in the meantime have this art i guess :(
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tea-and-antlers · 1 month
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Gods above nothing in this whole damn world makes me want an egg more than watching a ghibli movie
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Like please
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rainreads · 2 years
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ghibli men are the greenest of the green flags. they would never let me down.
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tomnelart · 1 year
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Porco Rosso is my favourite film of all time, and Fio is EXCELLENTE. It's the Studio Ghibli film that frankly doesn't get enough love
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immatrout · 1 year
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redoing my bedroom always comes down to this…
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i am sobbing
thank you.
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honeyhavenart · 1 year
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The Cat Returns
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wetbaklava · 1 year
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Him ❤
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grommtheorc · 1 year
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This won't be staying with me, as it's a gift for a coworker at our job's Secret Santa, but I definitely wanted to take photos + a video before I give it to her on the 18th.
For those who don't know her, this is San from Princess Mononoke. It's a Miyazaki-produced Studio Ghibli anime film and my favorite Miyazaki film to boot. My coworker is an anime nerd and I know she likes Miyazaki films from decals on her car, so I thought I'd use my (now currently broken) 3D printer and recent painting hobby to make something for her.
The spear is hella thin and fragile. The spearhead has fallen off and been reglued multiple times. Also I hand sculpted the mask and the little forest spirit; my printer broke before I could print the mask I was supposed to print.
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Love stories in anime always seem so much deeper to me than regular movies and I think it's because of what Hayao Miyazaki said about wanting to portray a more accurate definition to love. Instead of making it a cheap, cliché romance, it is a story about two people who inspire eachother to live their fullest and that's what gives it deeper meaning.
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themarchingbeetle · 2 years
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battybriefs · 1 year
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I made a giant Totoro Squishmallow for my Step-Niece's first birthday.
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tea-and-antlers · 1 year
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Saw someone recently whose notes made a perfect cat, so I checked mine and they made a perfect lil guy from My Neighbor Totoro
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lilyoflaguna · 1 year
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I’ve become sceptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and a girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mentally inspire each other to live- if I am able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of love.
Hayao Miyazaki
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sneezemonster15 · 2 years
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Okay so let's talk about some esoteric shit, the God Tree, the Infinite Tsukuyomi tree.
Some context. One can see the influence of Japanese folklores and mythology and various other belief systems/philosophies in Kishimoto's work, the way he draws inspiration from them and adorns his own story with these symbolic and narrative elements, whether it be South or East Asian philosophy (Buddhist Hinayana philosophy, Confucian philosophy, Shinto, ancient Chinese philosophy, Bushido etc). There are inspirations from Japanese mythology (Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Totsuka blade, Kusanagi sword) and literature, such as Chikamatsu, but also one can see the influence of modern phenomena. Art forms such as superflat art, pioneered by Takashi Murakami.
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This is Murakami's art.
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Or Kishi's funny little tribute to the greatest rock artist the world ever saw, Freddie Mercury. And he IS, I won't brook any arguments there.
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Or his tribute to the most iconic pugilist Mohammed Ali aka Cassius Clay, in the character of Killer Bee. He didn't even miss the famous line said by the man, who "Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee."
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So when I saw the God tree, I wondered if there was some context behind it that I didn't know about. I mean there's a hell lot of literature about trees and their significance in various cultures across the world. Whether it be Judeo- Christian mythology, South East Asian mythology, Germanic mythology or Celtic polytheism, Greek and Egyptian mythologies.
Japanese culture is no different, in fact they have a whole host of myths regarding trees, they have deep roots found in the concepts of both spirituality and doom, being considered indicators or harbingers of good or bad luck, fortune, having healing properties, and even for entertainment.
'Yokai' is a Japanese term that roughly translates into supernatural beings.
Yokai is a difficult term to translate into English and you will sometimes see it as demon, monster or goblin. However, yokai is much broader than that and encompass all manner of supernatural phenomena.
'Jubokko' is a kind of Yokai tree, its accounts have been recorded in Japanese folklores.
Sourced from Wikipedia :
According to folklore, Jubokko appears in former battlefields where many people have died, and its appearance does not differ that much from ordinary trees. Since it becomes a yōkai tree by sucking up large quantities of blood from the dead, it lives on human blood. When a human being happens to pass by, it supposedly captures the victim and, changing its branches into the shape of a tube, sucks the blood out of the victim. A Jubokko that sucks life out of human beings in such a way is said to always maintain a fresh appearance.
Sound familiar? We can see how Kishi might have drawn inspiration from this phenomenon, and who wouldn't, all of it sounds scrumptious. Creepy Japanese folklores and urban legends are just amazing and bone chilling to read about. Quite a lot of fun.
You know who famously contributed to Yokai art and made it really really popular in Japan?
Hokusai.
These are some of his Yokai woodblock prints.
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Really, how delicious is this?
Yep, this is the same dude who created the most iconic and recognisable set of woodblock prints to come out of Japan, known all over the world as:
'Thirty six views of Mount Fuji'.
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So we can certainly see the influence and the underlying concept behind Kishi's designs. And it's not just Kishimoto, other artists have also been inspired by tree folklores. Take Miyazaki in his 'My neighbour Totoro' (I can't put in words how much I love that film) wherein Totoro is depicted as a supernatural being taking the form of a camphor tree, or Princess Mononoke, the inclusion of the concept of Kodama, tree spirits that reside in special trees in ancient forests, a concept drawn from Shintoism.
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However, a few days ago, I was doing a rerun of my favourite Monty Python's movies. By the way, shout out to my fellow Monty Python fans, you guys have the best taste.
So at the time, I was watching 'Life of Brian'. And guess what I found when I was watching the credit roll.
Look familiar???
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Lol.
And I was intrigued. Really Kishi? Monty Python? Seriously? You? But well, not like you haven't taken me by surprise before. And Monty Python has been seriously popular all over the world for over fifty years. But I couldn't reconcile the thought of the Japanese appreciating the kind of humor that Monty Python pushes. If you have seen Monty Python, you know what I mean. But I was again proven wrong, and I couldn't be happier about it.
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Apparently, Monty Python has been so popular in Japan, even Eric Idle couldn't help showing up for it. Honestly, I am not really that surprised after all. Monty Python is awesome. Hell, if I were reeling from a devastating war, I would religiously watch Monty Python too.
Ah, Kishi, peeling off those layers in your manga, quite a task, but worth it, heh?
Monty Python's style of animation and art was quite revolutionary at the time it was first featured. It started as a placeholder back in the days when Monty Python Flying Circus was just taking flight on BBC, but look how far it has come. And aren't we all the better for it?
I could still be missing something, but the theory still seems quite plausible to me. And I doubt there will be many counter points to something like this. This is what I am going to believe nevertheless. I like it, I like it very much. Kishi, you got good taste. But well, we already knew that.
P.S. - This again goes to show how ridiculous the opinion is that a professional artist can write or draw something accidentally. NOTHING is accidental. It's just that YOU in all your ignorant ass glory don't know what lies underneath. Or overneath really, you guys are seriously lame. People who say shit like this have no idea, NONE, about the kind of effort and inspiration that goes into creating art. Like I don't know how long you are gonna delude yourself, but why cut off your nose to spite your face? Is it really worth it? Tch.
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vimesy-art · 1 year
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erniichan · 10 months
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I saw Hayao Miyazaki’s new film “The Boy and the Heron” on opening day at a Dolby Cinema in Tokyo!
Great animation. Studio Ghibli doesn’t miss there ✨
Some elements (like with the story) felt underwhelming 🫤
And ends too soon after it feels like it’s really going 🥺
3.5 out of 5
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