Words of Wisdom From The Dalai Lama

I don’t like formality. There’s no formality when we’re born and none when we die. In between we should treat each other as brothers and sisters because we all want to live a happy life. This is our common purpose and our right.

Netflix to Stream 21 Studio Ghibli Films

Netflix announced today that beginning on February 1, 21 films from Studio Ghibli, the Academy Award®-winning Japanese art house, will be made available on the service globally through distribution partner Wild Bunch International, as part of the company’s continued efforts to grow its best-in-class library of animated films. 

For the first time ever, this expansive catalogue of Studio Ghibli films will be subtitled in 28 languages, and dubbed in up to 20 languages. This partnership will enable fans in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America to enjoy beloved classics, such as Academy Award®-winner Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Arrietty, Kiki’s Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, among others, in their native languages.

  • February 1, 2020:
    • Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), Only Yesterday (1991), Porco Rosso (1992), Ocean Waves (1993), Tales from Earthsea (2006)
  • March 1, 2020:
    • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Princess Mononoke (1997), My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), Spirited Away (2001), The Cat Returns (2002), Arrietty (2010), The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
  • April 1, 2020:
    • Pom Poko (1994), Whisper of the Heart (1995), Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), The Wind Rises (2013), When Marnie Was There (2014)

“BNA” (Brand New Animal)

According to Wikipedia

BNA: Brand New Animal (BNA ビー・エヌ・エー, Bī enu ē) is an upcoming original Japanese anime television series produced by Trigger, directed by Yoh Yoshinari and written by Kazuki Nakashima. The show is scheduled to premiere in April 2020 on Fuji TV‘s +Ultra anime programming block.

The Plot

The series is set in the 21st century, where the existence of humanoid animals that have been living in the darkness for centuries have been revealed to the world. One day, Michiru, who was a normal highschool student suddenly turns into a tanuki person. She runs away and takes refuge in Anima City, that was set up for humanoid animals to be able to live as themselves. Where Michiru encounters a wolf person, Ogami Shiro and goes on to investigate why she became a humanoid animal and in the process gets mixed up in even stranger events.