Studio Ghibli has created some of the most beloved animated films of all time, from classics like My Neighbor Totoro and the Academy Award-winning Spirited Away to more recent favorites like Howl’s Moving Castle and The Secret World of Arriety. Unfortunately, with the retirement of studio founder Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli went dormant a few years […]
From the manga of Shigeru Mizuki to the anime-manga-game franchise Yo-Kai Watch, yokai have become increasingly familiar to English-speaking audiences. But what exactly are they, and where do they come from? We talked to yokai expert Zack Davisson, translator of Mizuki’s The Birth of Kitaro, author of Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, and an expert on yokai […]
