As always, all outdoor characters are hand sawed and painted by me. I tried painting backdrops this year and was HUMBLED. Walgreens and photoshop saved the day. I have more to come. Happy Halloween!

Apparently, it was limited to 5000/worldwide.

Tetsuya Chiba, the manga artist known for legendary manga Ashita no Joe -- regarded as a cornerstone of postwar manga history -- and numerous other hit works, and who also served as chairman of the Japan Cartoonists Association, died on the 22nd of October. He was 87.

Ashita no Joe, a boxing manga that began serialization in 1968 with Asao Takamori as original story writer, became a huge hit, thanks in part to famous lines such as “Stand…! Stand up, Joe!” And “I’ve burned out… into pure white ash.” When Joe’s rival Toru Rikiishi died in the story, a real funeral was even held, turning it into a social phenomenon; it remains beloved today as a cornerstone of postwar manga history.

Before founding Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki directed a 1972 animated television pilot called Yuki's Sun (Yuki no Taiyō). This project was directly adapted from Chiba’s popular 1963 shōjo (girls') manga of the same name. Tokyo Movie asked a young Miyazaki to direct, storyboard, and animate a 5-minute pilot based on Chiba's manga.

The story followed Yuki, a 10-year-old orphan girl growing up in the Hokkaido countryside who gets adopted and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Although the pilot was beautifully animated, television producers ultimately shelved the project, and it never became a full series. However, the short survived and was later released publicly as part of The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Blu-ray collection.

Animation scholars frequently note that adapting Chiba's work helped shape Miyazaki's signature tropes. The themes found in Chiba's Yuki's Sun—a fierce, independent young heroine, themes of orphanhood, a strong connection to nature, and an emotional journey—became the bedrock for iconic Ghibli films like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away.

Chiba stated that Hayao Miyazaki should be celebrated fundamentally as a master animator. He argued that while Miyazaki has written manga, his true genius, historic achievements, and ultimate contribution to human culture lie in his unmatched ability to bring movement, life, and cinematic breath to the medium of traditional animation.

We saw it chime but I thought my video would be too long.

https://youtu.be/RLr0pD7JajE

inspired from the Spirted Away movie The full bathhouse Was Built with 32,786 Blocks built in (Roblox build a boat for treasure)

Created by me (Mondo_47)

Smooth wood block (19,644)
Stone block (6495)
Sand block (1,328)
Grass Block (1,077)
Bouncy Block (1,699)
Plastic block (780)
Ice Block (908)
Rusty Block (553)
Wooden Block (302)

#buildaboatfortreasure #Roblox #denisdaily #ghibli #anime

This is a scene from "Porco Rosso created using 3D printing with Bamboo Studio. I printed the Porco flying around Hotel Adriano and the other airplane at different scales to maximize the sense of space. It took a long time to make, but I’m still very satisfied with this diorama!!

Proud of these. ✨

No Face and the Soot Sprites spark joy every time I look down.

The train scene isn't as clearly legible as I'd like, but overall I'm happy with the sky. ❤️

Included the last photo to show the chaos that was my workspace by the end LOL

Hope y'all enjoy.

Edit to disclaim: this is a hobby, I'm not a professional, judge with that in mind. ✌️

The sleeve is slowly but surely coming together ✨

Tatted by : Vandammetattooing on IG 🫶🏼🖤

Went to a ceramic painting workshop this weekend and tried my hand at a Totoro bowl. Pic is in progress, I don't have one of the finished piece yet. There are some soot sprites on the bottom as well.

Just thought I'd post this here. My daughter loves Totoro so I modded out a watch for her.

I bought the Studio Ghibli Totoro cards and she picked out one and I used it for the background.

Drawn by me :)

New workmates ✨✨✨

My sister is a typical girl-girly, and so she's not really into the clothing side of it. I was going to get her a claw clip, but she told me she had enough of them. The problem is, she's pretty picky, and I have no idea what to get her. Her favorite Ghibli movie is Spirited Away. She's into video games and music, and I don't think she'd mind a hoodie, but it'd have to be pretty minimalist and not in your face or something.