A few more presentations and appearances before the end of the year: Monday 5 October in Leicester presenting The Art History of Studio Ghibli for Seed Talks Saturday 10 October at BFI Southbank, talking to Michael Leader about my career as part of the London International Film Festival 2026 Sunday 18 October online, a webinar […]
I’ve been debunking the Totoro-as-shinigami theory for years, most recently in my #SeedTalks all over the UK. It’s nice to have official Studio Ghibli confirmation, and see them emphasise the importance of the end credits to the continuing story (long before MCU did tagscenes.) Also, it’s good to have this cleared up officially before the […]
When OH and I travel for Seed Talks, we love to look for comic shops and other places that sell Japanese items. There are loads of places that sell the latest gacha toys and other current stuff, and that buy secondhand comics and toys for resale. There are not so many that buy tempting older […]