Miyazaki's monsters (feature)

YES, I know I neglected my poor blog yesterday, I shall compensate for that neglect TODAY. With Diablo 3 STILL trending on twitter, I shall blog about Hayao Miyazaki's, Spirited Away (2001), creations.

First up is Haku in his dragon form, if you've yet to see Spirited Away... it's only one of the BEST animated films ever released!

http://popcultureplaypen.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/haku.jpg

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And where would this list be without the big headed, old witch Yubaba.

 Talk about having a BIG voice!

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Ooh, I should include No-Face, the creepy, but hospitable ghost, before I forget.

http://www.absoluteanime.com/spirited_away/no-face.jpg

*I'm you're biggest fan, I'll follow you till you love me*

http://watikalemon.com/watikalemon/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/spirited-away.jpg

So... you have a boyfriend?

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Next up is the iconic Forest Spirit from Princess Mononoke, which might actually be my favourite Miyazaki animated feature.

http://download.minitokyo.net/Princess.Mononoke.Wallpaper.289774.jpg

Yet another flawless shot.

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No, I don't have a SUPER strange foot fetish! I simply wish to capture the many facets of this silent and enigmatic creature.

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This film is bursting at the seams with creativity. Check out these adorable wood spirits.

How can such noseless creatures be so darn cute!?

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Here comes the WOLVES.

Our little princess may hang with the wolves, but she sure is catty!

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http://www.animecellar.com/mononoke/big/pm_San_1.jpg



Ashitaka, our melancholy hero, would be very restricted without his deer Yakul. See what I did there?

That's my deer, hehe.

http://www.dvd.net.au/movies/p/11259-3.jpg



My inner love for creepy things would never forgive me if I don't include this CURSED boar-god.

Sometimes, I do wonder how I can live with myself...

http://www.crankycritic.com/archive99/mononoke/cursegod.gif





Okay, that's a wrap for Princess Mononoke; time to explore Howl's Moving Castle.

This is, of course, Howl.

http://www.opendemocracy.net/content/articles/2864/images/Bird-Howl-and-Sophie.jpg

Lucky girl, ain't she?

http://images.wikia.com/howlscastle/images/c/ca/Sophiehowl.jpg



Here is the hilarious Calcifer.

*Where's my wood!!!*

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*Ooh, that will do...*

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Enjoy Turnip-head and the rug-like canine!

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At last, Howl's Moving Castle.

P.S. This list may be long, but it barely captures a tiny fraction of Miyazaki's genius. Love y'all.