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 …
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 …
Well, never say never … but at present it seems unlikely, for three reasons. Firstly, Hayao Miyazaki has spent more than a decade working on two films. The Wind Rises and The Boy and the Heron, that are deeply …
Frederik L. Schodt is someone whose own scholarship is impeccable. So when he recommends a piece of work on manga history, it’s work checking out.
Mattt’s video is an hour and a half of loving, dedicated and accurate research, conveyed …
Although asked in the context of Miyazaki’s and Ghibli’s views on the primacy of the feature film, this question covers an issue that’s been debated in the anime business and anime scholarship for decades. It’s a really interesting question, because …
That’s an excellent question, not just because it impacts a key relationship in the film of Howl’s Moving Castle but because it also gives us an example of the contrast between relationships with an equal power balance and relationships where …
Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation was published by Stone Bridge Press in 1999. It was the first book on Miyazaki in English and I had so much fun writing it. In 2026, over a quarter of a century later, …