Over on BlueSky I’m posting about #Japanuary throughout the month. There’s a daily post under that hashtag highlighting resources and sites in English. They’ll appear on this site on the BlueSky feed at the bottom of the page, but that …
I hope everyone’s having a really good start to 2026 in spite of the political horrors around us. Even in an unstable world we can keep our creative energy going and get stuck into a project, old or new, while …
My third Studio Ghibli Seed Talk in February 2026 is in Northampton, in the Rodber Suite. You can get tickets here. It’s a 14+ event, so no younger children will be allowed in to the venue.
This is a …
On 10 February I’m in Taunton, talking about the art history of Studio Ghibli at Somerset County Cricket Club. This will be the first time I’ve ever spoken in a sports club, but Ghibli fan audiences are always great, so …
The New Year’s approaching fast and my calendar is already picking up the pace. In February I’m in the West Country giving my first ever Studio Ghibli talks in Plymouth and Taunton. The Quad Theatre is the Plymouth venue, the …
Look what came in the post from Paris – the perfect Christmas gift to myself. Now I can relive the Isao Takahata exhibition through Ilan Nguyen’s elegant translation of the original Japanese catalogue for Musée Européen du Manga et de …
Before I sign off for the holidays, here’s an interview I really enjoyed doing, from the excellent Stone Bridge Podcast.
Stone Bridge Press publish The Anime Encyclopedia, and published the first book in English about Hayao Miyazaki in 1999. The …
On 26 January I’m doing my first Seed Talk of 2026, taking my successful and widely praised Art History of Studio Ghibli to the White Rock Theatre in Hastings.
Oldschool Ghibli fans have told me they learned something new from …
The latest episode of The Anime Business is an interview Justin Sevakis filmed with me about a year ago: “The Anime Business – Helen McCarthy on Discovering Anime, UK Fandom and the Joy of It All.” It’s online here.
It …