May 25-30 is Studio Ghibli Week at Polygon. To celebrate the arrival of the Japanese animation house’s library on digital and streaming services, we’re surveying the studio’s history, impact, and ...

Fans of Japanese animation classics like Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away shouldn’t miss the Enzian Theater‘s screening of another film from director Hayao Miyazaki. The venue will show Porco ...

“A pig that doesn’t fly is just a pig.” That’s Marco — the main character of Hayao Miyazaki’s 1992 film “Porco Rosso” — a fighter ace and former World War I pilot trapped in a porcine body after a ...

I imagine this is how the Prodigal Son felt—penniless, alone and far from home—staring into the pig trough and considering digging in. Or St. Peter who, when he first met Christ, declared: “Depart ...

Master animator Hayao Miyazaki gave an interview to the Japanese magazine Cut recently in which he discussed Studio Ghibli's possible future. He talked about his own involvement in Ghibli's upcoming ...