[it's called love.]

i want to live in a moving castle and fly on a river spirit dragon surrounded by kodama while eating cake with no-face.

[the-art-of-dieselpunk-war]

[dotwav]

[fishhtank-blog]

Would you be kind enough to grant us passage through your forest, little one?

[fishhtank-blog]

Another Kodama, but a bit more shy~

[pasdecoeur]

the only good self-care advice i’ve ever received is: treat your life like a miyazaki movie. treat every moment like something soft and special and good. inhabit every second. you wouldn’t fast-forward through a movie by hayao miyazaki. stop trying to hit fast-forward on your own life.

[oh-totoro]

I see this photo all over the internet these days, posted on social media, blogs and websites. My friend just linked me to a news article that was using this image. It’s funny to me, because I created this image myself in Photoshop right back when I first started this blog. I never thought that it would spread so far. In fact, you rarely see the original image used. I laugh because I did such a horrible job of it. I couldn’t find a picture of a Totoro plush where the lighting was the same as on Miyazaki (shadow and highlights are on opposite sides).

When I saw the image of his hands open like that, as if we was holding something invisible, but also staring into the open space between his hands,  I just felt compelled to add a Totoro plushie.

Anyway, just wanted to say… ooops!

[obstsaft]

                 When you’re going to kill a god, let someone else do your dirty work.

[storytellerprince-blog]

Howl’s Moving Castle

[ghiblis-moving-castle]

the signs as my favourite studio ghibli quotes

pisces: "stop trying. take long walks. look at scenery. doze off at noon. don’t even think about flying. and then, pretty soon, you’ll be flying again." - kiki's delivery service

aquarius: "no matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love!” - castle in the sky

capricorn: "they say that the best blaze burns brightest when circumstances are at their worst.” - howl's moving castle

sagittarius: "you’re wonderful. there’s no need to rush. please take your time to polish your talent." - whisper of the heart

scorpio: “deny death, and you deny life.” - tales from earthsea

libra: “life, as they say, has its ups and downs. at times, the waves may taunt you, tossing you in their swells. but take heart. it’s hard to stick with it and make it on your own. but even a couple of losers can survive most things if they’re together.” - my neighbors the yamadas

virgo: "you’ll do the right thing. i know it. you’re very smart. sometimes we need to take a leap. be brave. you can do it." - ponyo

leo: "always believe in yourself. do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.” - the cat returns

cancer: “life is suffering. it is hard. the world is cursed. but still you find reasons to keep on living.” - princess mononoke

gemini: "everybody, try laughing. then whatever scares you will go away!” - my neighbor totoro

taurus: "the earth speaks to all of us, and if we listen, we can understand.” - castle in the sky

aries: "you cannot alter your fate. however, you can rise to meet it." - princess mononoke

[goku-z]

[ichigoskurosaki]

Endless Ghibli 11/?

[char-aznable]

[lauruus]

[dyx-deactivated20211116]

“We can fly with our spirit.” - Kiki

[dotwav]

[horsesaround]

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

[ghibli-collector]

Studio Ghibli - The Day I Bought a Star - Dir. Hayao MIyazaki (2006)

“Nana, a young boy tired of the city, escapes into the country. When trying to bring vegetables to the market to sell, his cart breaks down and he exchanges the vegetables for a mystical seed…”

Released in 2006 this 16 minute film is based on a story by Naohisa Inoue and set in the mysterious world of “Iblard” which inspired the art for the fantasy scenes in Whisper of the Heart (1995).

When i booked my trip to Japan earlier in the year i was praying to the gods that this would be one of the films being shown when i visited the Ghibli Museum and thankfully it was :D

The film is incredibly beautiful with an utterly enchanting and mysterious story and characters, so it feels like a little bit of a shame that not many people will get to see it…  Then on the other it makes the Ghibli museum experience even more magical to visit leaving you with an incredible memory to take away with you which i think is what the museum is all about.