Studio Ghibli

Geek It! Anime Film Review: Starlight Promises

September 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

In an attempt to imitate Your Name and its success, STARLIGHT PROMISES is XFLAG’s latest anime movie project that promises great potential. Directed by Kazuya Murata (A.I.C.O. Incarnation, Eureka Seven, Code Geass), Starlight Promises is about an overdue encounter between two friends. With [...]

Geek It! Animation Spotlight: Mano Animation Studios’ The Glassworker

January 21, 2017 // 3 Comments

Life is beautiful but fragile, like glass. As the animation industry continues to grow in America, Australia, Japan, China and France, there is a passionate desire for the art of animation to grow in other foreign countries. In this case, we’re talking countries like Pakistan in which [...]

[DVD] Animation Film Review: A Letter to Momo

November 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

Since her father’s death, life has never been the same again for Momo Miyaura (Karen Miyama) and her mother Ikuko (Yuka). Moving back to her mother’s estate in Shio Island, all Momo could think of is her Father and the unfinished letter that was left behind in her possession. A letter [...]

Geek It! Random Geek: Studio Ghibli in Real Life, Harry Potter Gingerbread House, Gaara vs Luffy Flipbook

October 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

HERE IS CTRLGEEKGIRL’S LATEST EDITION OF RANDOM GEEK! * * * * * * VIDEO EDITING MAGIC: WHEN STUDIO GHIBLI MEETS REAL-LIFE LOCATIONS Created by filmmaker Kojer, Studio Ghibli in Real Life is exactly what the title suggests. Taking Studio Ghibli characters from their fictional worlds and [...]

Anime Film Newsbyte: ONLY YESTERDAY returns to Australia and NZ for limited screening in May

April 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

From Academy Award-nominated director Isao Takahata (GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA) and general producer Hayao Miyazaki (SPIRITED AWAY, THE WIND RISES), Studio Ghibli’s ONLY YESTERDAY is returning to Australia and New Zealand for a limited time from May 5th. Only [...]

Anime Film Review: When Marnie Was There

November 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

Possibly the last feature from the internationally-renowned Studio Ghibli, Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Arrietty) returns with his second feature, WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE. When twelve-year-old Anna Sasaki collapses from an asthma attack, her foster parents decide to send her away to the rural town of [...]

Geek It! Random Geek: If real life was an anime & Anime’s Got Talent

August 21, 2015 // 2 Comments

HERE IS CTRLGEEKPOD’S LATEST EDITION OF RANDOM GEEK! * * * * * * * * * OTAKU MADNESS: If real life was like anime Being an otaku is a way of life, so when our lives are fuelled by anime, it is no surprise that we take on board anime-like traits and behaviours. Don’t get what we mean? [...]

Geek It! Spotlight: SMASH! 2015 Cosplay + Event Highlights

August 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show is Australia’s #1 Japanese pop-culture convention — the ultimate place for fans of comics, anime, manga and geek. As expected, thousands of cosplayers streamed through Rosehill Gardens in spectacular fashion on August 8th and 9th. From lolita dolls [...]

[DVD] Review: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014)

August 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

With its timeless appeal and emotionally-moving themes, it is no wonder that The Tale of the Princess Kaguya was nominated for Best Animated Film at the 87th Academy Awards. Directed and co-written by Studio Ghibli’s co-founder Isao Takahata, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is [...]

Geek It! Anime Newsbyte: Evangelion Director on the future of Japans’ anime industry

June 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

In a recent Russian interview, Neon Genesis Evangelion’s director Hideaki Anno states that animation in Japan is “moving by inertia” and believes anime in Japan is already on the “decline”. With a system that demands for high anime production and animators barely [...]