Animage Magazine and Ghibli Exhibition

Event Information

• Exhibition date: 2025.1.8~4.6 • Exhibition hours: 10:00-18:00 daily (ticket sales stop at 17:30) • Exhibition location: Huashan 1914 Creative Park East 2C, Building D (No. 1, Section 1, Bade Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City) • Organizer｜United Digital Creative • Planning cooperation｜Studio Ghibli, Ghibli Museum in Mitaka • Planning and production｜Neutral Corporation • Cooperating organizations｜Tokuma Shoten, Maxell, Ltd., ATAC

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Activity content

☆ The secret of the birth of Studio Ghibli is revealed for the first time ☆

Worldwide first exhibition! Classic photo-taking scenes from "My Neighbor Totoro", "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind", "Castle in the Sky", and "Kiki's Delivery Service" are reproduced!

"Nausicaa" Corrupted Sea Costume and Lifelike Giant God Soldier are reproduced in full scale!

Founded in 1978, Animage is Japan’s first commercial anime magazine and has become an important platform connecting creators and readers. This exhibition will give you an in-depth understanding of its profound influence on the development of Japanese animation from the 1980s to the present. “Animage” not only facilitated the meeting of two animation masters, Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, but was also the key to the birth of classic works such as “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” and “Castle in the Sky”! The exhibition will take you back to the creation process of these classic animations and reveal the secrets of the founding of Studio Ghibli for the first time! Through precious magazine content and creative materials, the audience will travel through time, return to the golden age when animation and magazines shone together, and explore the birth process of classic Japanese animation works. Whether you are a fan of Ghibli or just love Japanese animation, this exhibition is not to be missed!

Introduction to key exhibition areas

About Animage

"Animage" is Japan's first officially released commercial anime magazine, launched by Tokuma Shoten on May 26, 1978. As a pioneer in the anime magazine industry, it not only provides in-depth coverage of the stories behind the scenes of the works and industry trends, but also shares interviews with creators and production teams, coupled with a sneak peek of selected pictures, making fans scream with excitement. What’s special is that after “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” was adapted into an animated film, it became the opportunity for the birth of Studio Ghibli. Today, Animage magazine has been around for 45 years and is still an important bridge connecting animation works and fans.

◎The secret of the founding of Studio Ghibli is revealed!

Animage magazine has a deep connection with the founding of Studio Ghibli. In this exhibition, visitors will be able to get a glimpse of how "Animage" brought about the meeting of two animation masters, Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, and how Toshio Suzuki played a key role behind the scenes, making the "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" animation a great success and a long-lasting box office hit.

◎The Birth of "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind"

In this exhibition area, visitors will be able to discover the birth story of "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" and learn about how "Animage" magazine gradually brought this work to the big screen from the serialization of the comics. From creative manuscripts to film production, we take you into the behind-the-scenes world of the birth of this legend.

◎Popular Nausicaa

This exhibition area will also allow you to take a close look at Nausicaa, the still popular protagonist of "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind". We specially exhibit her classic costumes in the Sea of Corruption, as well as the Giant God Soldier restored in proportion to the story, making you feel as if you are in this world full of fantasy and adventure.

◎The birth of "Castle in the Sky"

This exhibition area will take you back to 1985, the birth moment of Studio Ghibli. After the release of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, the studio released its first film, Castle in the Sky. At the time, Suzuki was both the magazine’s editor-in-chief and a member of Studio Ghibli, a dual role that made him a key figure in the animation industry.

In addition to special feature reports, the three-dimensional model of the flying ship designed by Hayao Miyazaki before the release of "Castle in the Sky" will also be exhibited for the first time. This 2-meter-long flying boat was once featured in Maxell's advertisements and is still intact 34 years later.

◎Worldwide first exhibition! Large-scale three-dimensional landscape, as if you are in the world of animation

The starting point of this area is the Totoro bus passing through the cover of "Animage" magazine, symbolizing that fans can personally walk into the animation scene to take photos, as if they are in the world of Ghibli's animation and leave precious memories. In order to perfectly present the unique atmosphere of Ghibli's popular animations, Studio Ghibli has specially sent a team of professional craftsmen to Taiwan to create an exclusive photo-taking scene that will be exhibited for the first time in the world! Including classic scenes from "My Neighbor Totoro", "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind", "Castle in the Sky" and "Kiki's Delivery Service", you can also become the cover character of the magazine, which is definitely not to be missed!

◎Not just Ghibli, but also driving the Japanese animation boom

In the second half of the 1970s, when the animation craze was at its peak, Animage fully supported popular TV animations such as Mobile Suit Gundam and Magic Angel, and launched many special features. A large number of manuscripts, precious original illustrations and posters from that year were also on display in this exhibition. You can also see miniature simulation scenes of Gundam models, allowing everyone to review the history of these works and feel the animation craze that still affects us today!

◎Exquisite special exhibition limited products, don't miss it

Limited edition peripheral products from the exhibition are only available at the souvenir shop at the exhibition site in Taiwan! Includes products based on chapters such as "My Neighbor Totoro", "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind", "Castle in the Sky", "Kiki's Delivery Service", etc., as well as exclusive new products and a limited edition Ogi plush doll. Fans definitely can't miss it!

**※The above are photos of the exhibition in Japan. The actual exhibition scene is subject to the on-site site. **