Studio Ghibli

Studio Ghibli is a japanese anime company behind the likes of Princess Mononoke, Laputa; Castle in the Sky, My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away and many other classics. One of its most famous and recognised talents is Hayao Miyazaki who was responsible for a lot of the international successes from Studio Ghibli. The name Ghibli means "hot wind blowing through the Sahara Desert" and was used in the context that this studio would blow the japanese animation industry in a new direction. I must say, I think it does! As a fan of the Japanese animation industry, I have watched a fair amount of anime and I find Ghibli films to be very heart ...  Read the complete review

Thought I needed to write a review on the company before actually writing about the products, also, I think that most of you have heard of Studio Ghibli's work - Grave of the Fireflies? Spirited Away? Yes? Then you need to read this review, if you haven't heard of them, then you need to read this review! So let's get started! ~How do I say it?~ Ok, this might sound dumb, but as it is a jolly foreign word, so the phonetics might not translate that clearly, and I must admit that if I need to ask a sales clerk for something and don't know how to say it, I either spend hours looking around the shop aimlessly, give up and then curse myself for not asking ...  Read the complete review