Studio Ghibli - Blog Posts
yeah. he is the love of my life. what about it?
i don’t consider myself as a valuable and active member of society. send me in an anime and i swear id do something then
The Baron from the The Cats Returned had me feeling some kind of way 
Studio Ghibli be like: You have a crush on a cat.
Binging Studio Ghibli and slightly older cartoon Disney movies because I missed out on them as a kid and it’s making me sad that I keep missing references made to these movies because of it 😎
UPDATE: IT IS FOR KIDS AND THEY CAN DO THAT
It’s for kids, they can’t do that…
Wait...it’s for kids, they can’t do that...
sometimes you just gotta sit in your room and watch ghibli movies as you feel your heart overflowing with love for the little but overwhelmingly beautiful things this life can give us
the wind rises, we must try to live!
an attempt at analysis.
1. The Poem
The Graveyard by the Sea by Paul Valéry is where this line originates from, specifically "Le vent se lève... il faut tenter de vivre!" It is, to put it simply, a poem talking about life, death, and the changes brought by time.
Here is a translation of the poem. At the start, we face an almost hypnotizing view of the unchanging sea, mentions of "perfect peace" and dissolving into this scenery i.e. life after death. However, as we proceed, looking at the graveyard as well as the people buried there, we're faced with the realisation that there is no true life after death. Dissolving into something else, by default, strips us of our individuality. As such, we snap back to reality, and the still sea breaks apart with waves. There is a plea to try and live in the amount of time we have left.
Here are two other interpretations. The one dealing with the poem is fascinating to me, specifically this part :
"It feels like he is saying look, I wrote you this poem about dying, and now you will do with it as you wish and I just have to go figure out a way to live my life."
There's a lack (?) of connection here — we are deliberately left alone to figure out what we'll do with the poem and how we'll progress afterwards as the poet leaves. The exit itself is bizarre, because it feels like less of a desperate "plea" to live, and more of a shot in the dark attempt to survive.
2. The Movie
As I see it, there are two major ways of looking at this line in context of the movie.
The first is fairly straightforward (at first glance, that is). Despite whatever challenges you face, you must continue to hold onto things you deem important. However, the way you look at this interpretation changes depending on the way you look at Jiro.
What are the challenges? Is an entire World War simply an obstacle in front of Jiro's dream? Is his wife an obstacle as well, considering he chooses his career over her at the end? How pure is Jiro's dream anyway? Is he not being overly selfish? Is he not being childish and cruel, remaining in a world of fantasy and refusing to acknowledge the deep wounds his creation will cause? What, then, is the point of the message of this film? Is it not inherently negative and self-absorbed? But then again, does it matter who makes the planes? If not Jiro, surely it would have been someone else? So, do you hold onto things dear to you despite being perceived as morally wrong or do you lead boring lives devoid of passion?
This opens up a never ending debate, one that I feel is based heavily on how willing you are to humanize different sides of the same war.
The second way of looking at this line is taking into account what Caproni says.
"Artists are only creative for ten years."
Throughout the movie, Jiro has tall dreams, something specific that he wants to achieve, to create. Caproni's words come as a warning. Ten years have started ticking along even as they speak. Jiro, you must try to make the most out of the prime of your life, you must try to amount to something, you must try to fulfill your dreams and leave your mark on this world!
3. The Personal
As an "outsider", or as someone who isn't faced by the moral dilemmas of the film, I'm not obliged to interpret this phrase strictly within it's context.
To me, "the wind rises, we must try to live!" is an expression of pure freedom. It is the one quote that has stuck with me the most. I do not know what I want out of life, nor do I have the same passion as Jiro. And yet, as it happens, I take flight all the same.
The wind that rises is too strong, steering me along to someplace I'm unaware of, and perhaps I'm only riding the current temporarily before I plummet down, but it's okay. It's okay because I am trying to live, I am trying to learn how to flap my wings, and whether it ends in failure or success, it'll be my life all the same.
This is only the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure people have their own interpretations as well, and I'd love to read them :)
Saw this and had to share!! The 4th one got me staring at it for idk how long cause it gives me all the feels lol
Studio Ghibli Appreciation Post
My first digital art piece
💜 Howl's moving castle 💜
This took a long time to do (I hate backgrounds) but I think is my best drawing yet. I really like it, hope you do too
WIP: Howl's moving castle
See? I can draw stuff other than British Angels and Demons! Some Howl's moving castle this time (my favourite by Studio Ghibli). Probably will upload the end result tomorrow. Also I was thinking about making a speed paint of this and upload it on YouTube. Should I?
Just brought this home from ceramics class. When I showed this Totoro cookie jar to Mom, she was ECSTATIC!
Saw this trend in other fandoms not long ago and i thought it was cute! so i decided to do Howl's moving castle. (2004)
i don't usually post about my Animal Crossing island but i was so proud of my Howl inspired room that i wanted to show tumblr about it (ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ.ﾟ
used this video as inspiration/recreation, took me about 3 hours to complete cause i had to use bot orders heh
AGH! That's so cute
The leaves are changing and the days are getting chillier. The autumn vibes make me want to cuddle up with my huskies, so I drew San and her wolf siblings based on some photos of my babies❤️
HD images and full art videos will be DMed on my Patreon.com/Yuumei on Oct 5th
Hayao Miyazaki is my idol <33
Semi-motivational quotes from Hayao Miyazaki
This is the news I wanna hear! ❤️
so there's a new fish (Branchiostegus sanae). it's named after San from Princess Mononoke because of its cheek stripes and I'm in love with the picture they used to illustrate this:
San looking lovingly at this fish while it is giving me the worst side eye imaginable.
also:
perhaps?
toji x mamaguro/reader ໒꒰ྀིっ⸝⸝⸝ ꒱ྀི১
warm hands, warmer hearts ☕🎀
"you're gonna spill," you warned, glancing at toji as he carried two steaming mugs of hot chocolate to the couch.
"relax, sweetheart. i've got this," he said, though his big hands looked hilariously out of place holding your favorite pastel mugs.
he handed you yours—a mug with tiny clouds on it, topped with whipped cream and marshmallows. toji’s own had far fewer toppings; he always said the extras were "too much," but you knew he secretly liked stealing bites of yours.
settling beside you, he stretched out, draping his arm along the back of the couch. "so, what are we watching?"
“kiki’s delivery service,” you said, pressing play before he could object.
“ugh, that kid movie again?” he grumbled, but you caught the tiny smile tugging at his lips.
“you liked it last time,” you teased, taking a sip of your hot chocolate. “you even said jiji reminded you of megumi when he was a baby.”
toji rolled his eyes but didn’t deny it. instead, he gently nudged your knee with his. “just don’t start crying during the flying scenes like last time, crybaby.”
“i didn’t cry,” you shot back, but your voice wavered slightly.
“sure you didn’t,” he teased, smirking as he leaned over to steal a marshmallow from your mug.
“hey!”
he chuckled, looking annoyingly pleased with himself. “calm down. you can have one of mine.”
“yours doesn’t have marshmallows,” you pouted, narrowing your eyes.
“exactly.”
despite the banter, he grabbed a blanket from the armrest and draped it over both of you, his hand finding yours beneath the fabric. his palm was warm, his thumb tracing lazy circles on the back of your hand.
“there,” he said softly. “now stop whining and watch your movie.”
you leaned into his side, the sound of the movie blending with the steady rhythm of his breathing.
“you’re such a softie,” you whispered.
“yeah, yeah,” he muttered, but the way his fingers tightened around yours told you everything you needed to know.
Wizard Victor looking for his "Sophie"✨.
𝓜𝔂 𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓴𝓮𝓽 𝓫𝓸𝔁𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓭𝓲𝔂 𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓶
My precious new trinket box (+how I looked making it, honestly (◕ᴗ◕✿))
Posting this to show off these absolutely lovely dividers dear @litttlesoupbowl made for me. FOR ME. LOOK AT THEM!!! (Also my video, if you haven't. 🔗 Link under the cut🎂🎀🐇🍓
Struggled a whole lot with timing but I managed to post a video this week too! 💜🔮🪄🧙🏻♀️ I'm pretty happy with how it turned out in the end as well. Check it out if you want to (◕ᴗ◕✿)
⚜️💛✨ Stuff I've made the past few years. ✨💛⚜️
Because I'll hopefully make something better for a YT video tomorrow, I just wanted to share these today. (◕ᴗ◕✿)
