In this #GhibliSpotlight thread, we're moving onto a pair of short films. Ghiblies (ギブリーズ), directed by Momose Yoshiyuki, consists of two episodes: the first aired on TV on 8 April 2000, and the second came out in cinemas with The Cat Returns (猫の恩返し) on 20 July 2002. 🧵 [1/9]

April 06, 2026 - 16:19 UTC

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The two shorts detail the everyday work lives and memories of Nonaka-kun and his colleagues at the fictional Studio Ghibli. This studio's name is spelt ギブリ, with a hard "G" sound - drawing attention to how the real studio's name differs from the pronunciation of the Italian word it came from. [2/9]
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Nonaka-kun was originally a manga character created by the late Kondo Yoshifumi, director of Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば). The character was based on a real Ghibli employee, and other characters are also inspired by real individuals. [3/9]
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