The thrill of My Neighbor Totoro begins long before the film’s iconic giant bear-owl spirit takes to the skies on a spinning top. In the film’s opening minutes, writer-director Hayao Miyazaki ...

Andrew loves to talk and write about anime, but he doesn't just write stories, he builds worlds that you can lose yourself in. Andrew writes with the kind of passion that comes from being a true fan.

Hayao Miyazaki's 'My Neighbor Totoro' ('Tonari no Totoro') will be the first Studio Ghibli film to get a theatrical release in China, on Dec. 14, the 30th anniversary of the much-loved anime's debut.

The anime classic My Neighbor Totoro will be returning to select theaters this month, as part of the Ghibli Fest of movies courtesy of GKIDS and Fathom Events. My Neighbor Totoro was released back in ...

My Neighbor Totoro is an anime movie by Hayao Miyazaki about two sisters who move to rural Japan with their father to be with and take care of their ill mother. Mei, the younger sister, finds two ...

April 16, 1988, was a banner day for animation, and film as a whole. After launching Studio Ghibli with 1986’s Castle in the Sky, co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata each began work on their ...

In a movie world in which it seems like everything we see will be in 3-D (and I'm not exaggerating one bit there), there are really very few better reminders of how beautiful old-fashioned ...

For those new to My Neighbor Totoro, this children's film has captured the hearts of fans and critics to the extent that the movie has earned a place on, among other lists, Roger Ebert's Great Movies.

Cartoon Network hosts a slew of shows rich with animation, and many of their artists were inspired to draw as kids. For some of these guys, it was the magic of Studio Ghibli that pushed them towards ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The movie was also both a critical and commercial hit and the ...

We love everything in the Studio Ghibli vibe. We would live inside each and every Hayao Miyazaki movie (yes, including the scary ones). Living in the works of Isao Takahata would be another matter ...

Ah, UNO. One of the most fun card games on the market. Also one of the most infuriating. I can’t speak for everyone, but I know UNO was a contentious subject in my own family. We loved gathering ...