Arrietty
Sorry Grandma. I’m not inheriting your fine china when I have these beautiful Studio Ghibli plates.
Japanese company tests the bounds of “common sense” by using Ghibli art to advertise their wares.
Hilarious captions with viral hashtag help everyone “Learn about housewife work through Ghibli”.
We never stop talking about the different ways that people pay tribute to Studio Ghibli. Artists and designers create some amazing work that stems from the themes and ideas that the famous Japanese animation studio put on the silver screen.
One photographer from Thailand was struck with Ghibli-fluence after watching The Secret World of Arrietty and wondered, “What would life be like from the perspective of miniature people?” Take a look after the jump to see the secret world of tiny people not named Arrietty.
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