Studio Ghibli Fest 2023 Line-Up Announced

By Evan Valentine

Studio Ghibli has become legendary thanks to its beloved anime classics. With the production house working on new movies to this day, Studio Ghibli Fest 2023 promises to show many of the studio's legendary films in theaters once again. Now, the event has given anime fans a breakdown of the movies that are set to return to the silver screen including Spirited Away: Live on Stage, the live-action stage play for the one and only Studio Ghibli film to win "Best Animated Picture" at the Academy Awards. 

The line-up for this year's Ghibli Fest includes:

  • My Neighbor Totoro – March 25th through March 29th
  • Spirited Away: Live on Stage – April 23rd through April 27th
  • Ponyo 15th Anniversary Special – May 7th, 8th, and 10th
  • Kiki's Delivery Service – June 11th, 12th, and 14th
  • Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind – July 9th through July 11th
  • Castle in the Sky – July 10th and July 12th
  • Princess Mononoke – August 5th through August 9th
  • Porco Rosso – August 20th and 22nd
  • The Wind Rises 10th Anniversary Special – August 21st and 23rd
  • Howl's Moving Castle – September 23rd through September 27th
  • Spirited Away – October 28th through November 1st

Return to Studio Ghibli

GKIDS shared the information on the upcoming Studio Ghibli Fest 2023 via its official Twitter account, so fans learned which of Ghibli's top films will be making a comeback to the silver screen this year and how they can buy tickets: 

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Luckily for anime fans, Studio Ghibli Fest will run in theaters all over North America, with the festival being described as such on the official website: "Studio Ghibli Fest is back and bigger than ever! From March to November, experience all ten of Hayao Miyazaki's iconic animated films made at Studio Ghibli in this first-ever nationwide retrospective.

Each film will have an exclusive selection from the documentary series 10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki so you can step behind the scenes with the animation master. New to this year is the first-ever North American screenings of SPIRITED AWAY: Live On Stage, featuring two separate full performances filmed during the production's acclaimed run in Tokyo last year."

What's your favorite Studio Ghibli movie to date? Which anime movie would you love to see return to theaters? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of Studio Ghibli. 

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