All weekend at Star wars Celebration Japan, The Connection Between the Galaxy Far, Far Away and Its inspirational roots In Japanese Media has been alwayswhere. But Perhaps one of the most joyful celebrations of that connection was tucked away amon the hustle and bustle of the show floor.
At the back side of a special anime and manga pavilion on the celebration show Floor, primarily dedicated to displays of concept art and props from the first two values of Star wars visionsA Whole Wall of Art Invited Congers to see a special mashup gallery merging the worlds of studio ghibli and Star wars,
Featuring Art from a bevy of talent from across lucasfilm divisions – SPEARHEAD by, of Course, None Other Than noted ghibli fan dave filoni Himself -the Gallery Saw Characters and Ideas from Across Star wars Merge with Iconic Ghibli Films and Imagery, From Porco rosso to Princess mononokeAnd even touching on lucasfilm’s actual official collaboration with the Studio, Zen: Grogu and dust bunnies,
Japan has always influenced my creativity. Macross.
“After I Saw Miyazaki’s film Princess mononokeIt changed the way I thought about animation. I loved everything about that film and it made a lasting impression on me. When I went to create ahasoka tano, I knew I wanted to imbue her with a bit of san. So this is ahsoka has two ‘wolf fangs’ on her cheeks, in homage to miyazaki’s film.’
Check out a raundown of the lucasfilm x ghibli gallery below.
Star wars Celebration Japan Lucasfilm Ghibli Mashup Art Gallery
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