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With its detailed animations of nature and everyday life, The Wind Rises is a Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki, one of the supreme masters of animation, and is a beautiful, passionate tribute to the director’s lifelong love of aviation.
With its detailed animations of nature and everyday life, The Wind Rises is a Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki, one of the supreme masters of animation, and is a beautiful, passionate tribute to the director’s lifelong love of aviation.
With its detailed animations of nature and everyday life, The Wind Rises is a Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki, one of the supreme masters of animation, and is a beautiful, passionate tribute to the director’s lifelong love of aviation.

Nature in Anime

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A phone wallpaper with a still from the film Paprika, an anime that explores what’s in between dreams and reality, and is filled with deep messages and quotes.
A phone wallpaper with a still from the film Paprika, an anime that explores what’s in between dreams and reality, and is filled with deep messages and quotes.
A phone wallpaper with a still from Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises. A Studio Ghibli classic filled with beautiful shots of nature and the sky, this film is a love letter the art of flying.

Wallpapers

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Fresh greens getting chopped in Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro. The Studio Ghibli film is a warm and gentle film filled with wonder and the thoughtful details of anime seen even in the scenes with food.
Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro is warm, gentle, and filled with Hayao Miyazaki’s wide-eyed wonder. From the details of delicious food to the intricacies of flowers in the grass, Totoro gave Japanese animation global recognition.
With its detailed animations of nature and everyday life, The Wind Rises is a Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki, one of the supreme masters of animation, and is a beautiful, passionate tribute to the director’s lifelong love of aviation.

Food in Anime

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Academy Award–winning Spirited Away is full of meaningful quotes and messages. The critically acclaimed coming-of-age story with enchanting creatures and scenes comes from Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki.
A thought-provoking quotes about dreams in Satoshi Kon’s Paprika, a thriller anime about the place between dreams and reality. With its mind-bending and haunting aesthetics, it inspired movies like Inception, and directors like Darren Aronofsky and Guillermo.
A philosophical and existential quote from Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell. The 1995 film explores a post-apocalyptic world that blends technology with humanity, and inspired the Matrix films.

Anime Quotes

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Hues of red, orange, yellow and purple are in the bright city scenes of Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s Akira. The vibrant film is set in the post-apocalyptic world of Neo Tokyo and is an action-packed anime following rebellious teenagers.
Blues, purples, greys — beautiful scenes of city nightlife are showcased in Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell, an action story that intertwines humanity with technology. The 1995 Japanese anime inspired the Matrix films.

Cities in Anime

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An old film poster for the anime movie Paprika with red, orange, and yellow hues. Satoshi Kon’s film is filled with hought-provoking and deep ideas about dreams and reality.
A film poster for the anime movie Perfect Blue with a blue tint atop a woman laying in foliage. The psychological thriller blurs the line between real-life and fantasy; a suspenseful and intense anime.
A film poster for the anime movie Metropolis. Set in a futuristic city where humans and robots coexist, a conspiracy is revealed in this anime rendition of an earlier Osamu Tezuka manga.

Movie Posters

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Popping with vivid colours and an avant-garde visual design, Seijun Suzuki’s Tokyo Drifter follows a reformed yakuza on the run from his former comrades. Mainly an excuse to stage goofy musical numbers and over-the-top fight scenes, Suzuki captures a late-1960s zeitgeist, joyfully mixing odd ideas with art.
Closet Monster and Locke & Key star Connor Jessup reflects on Seijun Suzuki’s Tokyo Drifter, popping with garish colours, self-parodic style, and avant-garde visual design. The Japanese film embodies a late-1960s zeitgeist, where camp and high art come together.
Shades of yellow can be found in Seijun Suzuki’s film, Tokyo Drifter, filled with musical numbers, fight scenes, popping colours, and avant-garde visual design — a late-1960s aesthetic where camp and high art mix.

Colours of Tokyo Drifter

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A video clip from Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro. A large bear-like creature helps two young girls by summoning another cat-like creature that transforms into a bus that transfers them to a destination they need to be. My Neighbor Totoro, Pink Houses, Hayao Miyazaki, International Film Festival, Studio Ghibli, Chibi, Animation, Japanese, Delicious Food
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Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro
Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro is warm, gentle, and filled with Hayao Miyazaki’s wide-eyed wonder. From the details of delicious food to the intricacies of flowers in the grass, Totoro gave Japanese animation global recognition.
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A video clip that shows the colourful, animated film, Tekkonkinkreet, next to what the story looked like in black and white in the original manga it was based on. Matsumoto, Small Towns, Manga Art, Mission, Challenges, Culture, Japan, World
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Based on the captivating manga by Taiyō Matsumoto, Michael Arias’ Tekkonkinkreet is a visually intricate anime that follows two orphaned brothers who fight to save their gritty and small town from destruction — only to be met with the challenges of their own internal worlds.
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A video of actor Isaiah Lehtinen sitting in front of a white backdrop, wearing dark clothes. He points to his fingers and looks excited as he lists out films. Kiki’s Delivery Service, Nichijou, Evangelion, Anime Films, Isaiah, Toronto
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Isaiah Lehtinen on Anime
To celebrate our POP Japan series, Isaiah Lehtinen, star of Chandler Levack’s I Like Movies and a TIFF ‘22 Rising Star, gushes over his favourite anime films from Kiki’s Delivery Service to Rebuild of Evangelion. Have you seen any of the anime films he’s listed?
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A video that goes back and forth between an animated film about a pop star, and another film that follows a ballerina. Satoshi Kon, Darren Aronofsky, Pop Idol, Black Swan, The Victim, Stalking, Psychological Thriller
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If You Like Black Swan, You Might Like Perfect Blue
Satoshi Kon’s psychological thriller Perfect Blue follows a former pop idol turned actor who becomes the victim of stalking. Similar to Nina Sayers in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, the star undergoes a psychological breakdown, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.
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A video that goes back and forth between a colourful animated film with people going through dreams and another film that has weird illusions of buildings falling. Sci-fi Movies, Mysterious Places, Christopher Nolan, Thought Provoking, Thriller, Mystery
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If You Like Inception, You Might Like Paprika
Paprika, Satoshi Kon’s twistingly vibrant, thought-provoking thriller, explores the mysterious place between dreams and reality. Much like Christopher Nolan’s Inception, the anime dives right into the characters’ confusing, cryptic dreams with real world consequences.
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A video that goes back and forth between an animated film with a person running around buildings and another film with people wearing dark clothes, fighting others. Mamoru Oshii, Ghost In The Shell, 21st Century, Consciousness, Matrix
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If You Like The Matrix, You Might Like Ghost in the Shell
Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell takes place in the 21st century, when humanity has become intertwined with technology and people can transfer their consciousness into cybernetic bodies. Akin to Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s The Matrix, the philosophical anime questions what it means to be human.
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A video showing different clips from director Seijun Suzuki’s films, popping with bold and vivid colours. Drifter, Vivid Colors, Colours, Musicals, Tokyo, Pop
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The Colours of Seijun Suzuki
Popping with vivid colours and an avant-garde visual design, Seijun Suzuki’s Tokyo Drifter follows a reformed yakuza on the run from his former comrades. Mainly an excuse to stage goofy musical numbers and over-the-top fight scenes, Suzuki captures a late-1960s zeitgeist, joyfully mixing odd ideas with art.
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The title card for the film Paprika. On an orange-brown background sits stylized letters that read “Paprika.” Phone Wallpaper, Reality, Dreams, Deep, Messages, Quotes
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Anime Wallpaper: Paprika
A phone wallpaper with a still from the film Paprika, an anime that explores what’s in between dreams and reality, and is filled with deep messages and quotes.
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A still from the film Paprika. A woman with short hair wears a red shirt, slightly smiling as she leans her chin on her arm. Behind her are wood panels. Desktop Wallpaper, Wallpapers
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Anime Wallpaper: Paprika
A phone wallpaper with a still from the film Paprika, an anime that explores what’s in between dreams and reality, and is filled with deep messages and quotes.
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A video of actor Connor Jessup discussing Seijun Suzuki’s film, Tokyo Drifter. He sits in front of a grey backdrop, wearing a brown and black striped shirt with large white collars and black pants. Locke Key, Jessup, Japanese Film, Film Production, I Saw, Suzuki, Filmmaking
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Connor Jessup on Seijun Suzuki’s Tokyo Drifter
Closet Monster and Locke & Key star Connor Jessup reflects on Seijun Suzuki’s Tokyo Drifter, popping with garish colours, self-parodic style, and avant-garde visual design. The Japanese film embodies a late-1960s zeitgeist, where camp and high art come together.
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A scenic still filled with nature from the film The Wind Rises. A small waterfall forms between two logs, leaves peek through the corners of the frame. Wind Rises, Retro, Animes Wallpapers, Tribute, 1
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Nature in Anime: The Wind Rises
With its detailed animations of nature and everyday life, The Wind Rises is a Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki, one of the supreme masters of animation, and is a beautiful, passionate tribute to the director’s lifelong love of aviation.
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Nature in Anime: The Wind Rises
With its detailed animations of nature and everyday life, The Wind Rises is a Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki, one of the supreme masters of animation, and is a beautiful, passionate tribute to the director’s lifelong love of aviation.
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A scenic still filled with nature from the film The Wind Rises. A child wears a pink robe, standing on a brown mat that sits on top of a rock.
Nature in Anime: The Wind Rises
With its detailed animations of nature and everyday life, The Wind Rises is a Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki, one of the supreme masters of animation, and is a beautiful, passionate tribute to the director’s lifelong love of aviation.
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A scenic still filled with nature from the film Spirited Away. A light dirt path in a field of grass leads up to a blue-grey house at the top of a hill. Spirited Away Wallpaper, Studio Ghibli Background, Colorful Clouds, Ghibli Artwork, Studio Ghibli Art, Ghibli Movies, Anime Scenery Wallpaper, Ipad Wallpaper
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Nature in Anime: Spirited Away
Academy Award–winning Spirited Away is a critically acclaimed coming-of-age story from Hayao Miyazaki filled with Studio Ghibli’s classic enchanting creatures and meaningful messages.
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A scenic still filled with nature from the film Spirited Away. A little girl stands at the top of a hill wearing a green striped shirt and pink shorts. Phone Lockscreen, Spirited Away, Coming Of Age, Creatures, Fandom, Cheese
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Nature in Anime: Spirited Away
Academy Award–winning Spirited Away is a critically acclaimed coming-of-age story from Hayao Miyazaki filled with Studio Ghibli’s classic enchanting creatures and meaningful messages.
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