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May 2010

Ghibli feast #2: Princess Mononoke

May 13, 2010 bento
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After our “Ghibli feast #1: Porco Rosso,” we moved onto a more serious if not the most serious Ghibli film, Princess Mononoke. Day 1 of Ghibli feast (Saturday night) Ghibli feast #2: Princess Mononoke Our second Ghibli feast was Princess Mononoke. Princess Mononoke is very different from any other Miyazaki film. Some scenes are very graphic and violent.  The main characters, San and Ashitaka, aren’t [...]

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Ghibli feast #1: Porco Rosso

May 12, 2010 bento
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Let the Ghibli feast begin! Day 1 of Ghibli feast (Saturday night) Ghibli feast #1: Porco Rosso Our first Ghibli film was Porco Rosso. If I just said that the film was about a pilot who was cursed and turned into a pig in old Italy, it might sound like a comedy film or a cartoon for kids, but Porco Rosso is about a man’s [...]

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3 days of Ghibli feast

May 11, 2010 bento
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Long time no blog! I’ve been working on something other than kyaraben recently, and there have been many very late nights. I do miss making kyaraben, and I will start making them again, hopefully soon! While I was working on my other project, I started thinking about iconic food in anime and manga. I think food in anime and manga has a big influence on [...]

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