ジブリ

じぶり
noun (proper)
Studio Ghibli (animation studio)
proper-nounorganization-nameentertainment
1. Studio Ghibli; its films
Studio Ghibli (スタジオジブリ), the Tokyo animation studio founded in 1985 whose films, many directed by 宮崎駿(みやざきはやお), include My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away. ジブリ also stands for its films as a group.
I love Ghibli films.
子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)、ジブリを何度(なんど)も見(み)た。
As a child, I watched Ghibli films over and over.
Spirited Away is a Ghibli film, and it won an Academy Award.

The name is an Italian word for a hot Sahara wind, chosen to blow a new wind through Japanese animation.

Common expressions

  • スタジオジブリ: the full name
  • ジブリ映画(えいが) / ジブリ作品(さくひん): Ghibli films
  • ジブリっぽい: Ghibli-like (of a nostalgic countryside scene or a gentle fantasy look)
  • となりのトトロ: My Neighbor Totoro (1988), whose character トトロ is the studio's logo