Princess Mononoke fan art

Jason Bennett redesigned the opening fight of Princess Mononoke "with a Plains Indian theme" for a Miyazaki thread at CG Hub.

*Buy The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki at Amazon.

Ashitaka, Kaneda, and Kusanagi

Ashitaka, Kaneda, and Kusanagi by Justin Van Genderen, available as prints here.

*Buy Akira toys by McFarlane at eBay.

Lego Castle in the Sky

Laputa - Castle in the Sky by Iain Heath.

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No Face

No Face from Spirited Away by Drew Falchetta for an upcoming Japan-themed Autumn Society show.

*Previously: Spirited Away in Lego.

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Lego Ponyo

Lego chase scene from Ponyo by Ian Heath.

*Previously: Ponyo cake.

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Lego Laputa robot

Lego Laputa Robot from Studio Ghibli's Castle in the Sky made by Iain Heath.

*Previously: Giant Laputa robot.

*Buy Laputa robots at eBay.

Illustrated guide to LARPing (link roundup)

Beautifully illustrated, and very funny guide to LARPing (I didn't know what it was before I read this) by Nick Edwards. Via.

And a few more links:

1 Hayao Miyazaki cosplay.

2. This month's 16 Best Android Apps according to Gizmodo.

3. Here's what the care packages we dropped on people in Berlin during the Blockade in 1948 and 1949 looked like.

*Previously: Spirited Away in Lego.

*Buy survival tins at Amazon.

Spirited Away in Lego

Chihiro/Sen and No-Face from Miyazaki's Spirited Away - - Lego by Iain Heath.

*Previously: Handmade Spirited Away goods.

*Buy Spirited Away toys at eBay.

Ponyo Cake (and more)

Ponyo and Face cakes by Melissa Torres. See also: Lego Indiana Jones cupcakes and Twilight cakes.

*Previously: Ponyo sculpture.

*Buy Ponyo toys at eBay.

Peanuts Woolite ad (link roundup)

Charlie Brown's wardrobe stars in an ad by Euro RSCG for Woolite. Other cartoon characters are featured in the series of ads.

And a few more links:

1. Circuit City’s database of 30 million customer contacts is going to be auctioned off this week.

2. Totoro-themed bride and groom cake toppers.

3. Orange County Choppers designed a cool-looking electric motorcycle for Siemens.

*Previously: Learn to dance like Peanuts characters.

*Choose from thousands of cake toppers at eBay.

Gentle Ben lunchbox (link roundup)

Gentle Ben lunchbox spotted here. There are several on sale at eBay.

And a few more links:

1. I sure hope I'm reading this wrong, but it seems that in Massachusetts, if you fight a traffic ticket and win, they still charge you a $25 fee. Via.

2. "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" sculpture. Via.

3. Building of the damned.

4. Funny very short story.

*Previously: Handmade Spirited Away goods.

*Buy vintage lunchboxes at eBay.

Castle Crashers cosplay (link roundup)

Castle Crashers cosplay. More photos here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Kodamas figurines (from Princess Mononoke) by Sebastian Bages.

2. "Flu pandemics may lurk in frozen lakes." Via.

3. "The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s student newspaper published a correction Wednesday that says 29 people quoted in the paper over the past year and a half were apparently made up." Via.

4. Furniture store used popular Iran-related hashtags to advertise on Twitter. For example: "#MOUSAVI Join the database for free to win a £1,000 gift card!" Via.

*Previously: Pyramid Head cosplay.

*Buy Castle Crashers toys at eBay.

Logo for Twitpocalypse (link roundup)

I don't know what Twitpocalypse is, but I like the phoenix-like logo. Or is it a ghost?

And a few more links:

1. This stock photo should be used way more often. Via.

2. Steampunk zeppelin desktop wallpaper.

3. Princess Mononoke.

4. Wizard of Oz characters by Adam Koford.

*Previously: Princess Mononoke papercraft.

*Buy Princess Mononoke toys at eBay.

Handmade Spirited Away goods

No Face, Sootball, and Bou Nezumi from Spirited Away are featured on various handmade items on sale in this eBay store.

*Previously: Howl's Moving Castle paper toy.

Retro Art Remixed

Retro Art Remixed at Something Awful. Part 1 and Part 2.

*Previously: Howl's Moving Castle papercraft.

*Buy Princess Mononoke toys at eBay.

Howl's Moving Castle papercraft

I usually avoid posting complicated papercraft projects, but this Howl's Moving Castle creation is incredible. More photos here. (I'm not clear, but the artist might have modified these templates.)

*Find papercraft projects that aren't ludicrously difficult here.

*Buy the "Howl's Moving Castel" dvd, novel, and art book at Amazon.

Rosemary Travale is painting villains this month

Rosemary Travale is painting villains this month, and her taste is impeccable. She's already posted her paintings of villains including Count Rugen from "The Princess Brife" and the Ice King from "Adventure Time"

Here's a video of her drawing Yubaba from "Spirited Away"



*Previously: Adventure Time fan art gallery.

*Buy Spirited Away toys at eBay.

Totoro Forest Project

Charles Vess explains:

Pixar art director, Dice Tsutsumi has asked a group of artists to “paint their own personal Totoros”. Over a hundred artists, mostly from the animation field have responded. A exhibition of some 60 of these pieces will be held at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum this fall. A handsome art book will follow.

Apparently there will be a dedicated website. Follow the links to see contributions from Charles Vess, Lorelay Bove, and Nate Wragg.

*Previously: Totoro cupcakes.

Cool robot

While trying to find the source for the Stormtrooper image, I stumbled upon this awesome robot.

*Kevin Melrose informs me that the robot isn't just some giant Stikfas, it's from Hayao Miyazaki's Laputa: Castle in the Sky. You can see him in this brief video clip.

Here's a life-size version located at the Studio Ghibli Museum in Japan. Image found at Neatorama.



(Miyazaki's Spirited Away is one of my all-time favorite movies.)