Wow, I can't even remember the last thread I started in this forum. Anyways, that's unimportant.
For all you Ghibli addicts (such as myself ^_______^; ) who might not have heard, the second and more complete trailer for Ghibli's newest film, directed by Hayao Miyizaki's son, Goro, Gedo Senki aired in Japan on April the 28th. I've taken the liberty of hosting it on Yousendit for the next three days (Or some number of downloads. Whichever comes first.
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Download it
here!
Personally, I'm pretty excited. It looks epic. For the most part, it has the same vibe imminating from it that made me love Hayao's movies in the first place. The only difference that I might notice between this movie and other recent Ghibli films is that, from the trailer, it appears that the characters are a little less detailed than those characters created by Hayao. Still, that could just be some unbased impression on my part caused my the extrememly high expectations for all Ghibli movies.
Apparently, the movie is scheduled to air on July the 17th in Japan. I hope we get a theatrical release some time shortly after that.
Images from a Japanese collector Stamp set:
*click for larger view*
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