Studio Ghibli’s Star Wars Brief ‘Zen – Grogu and Mud Bunnies’ is Out
by Alex Billington
November 12, 2022
Shock!! It is time to watch this. Disney has debuted a model new, hand-drawn animated brief movie made by Studio Ghibli referred to as Zen – Grogu and Mud Bunnies. The very first, official Studio Ghibli + Star Wars crossover. Hooray!! The three-minute brief movie is out there to look at on Disney+ proper now, streaming inside the Star Wars part. The movie options the beloved, iconic “Child Yoda” – whose actual identify is Grogu, that includes lengthy, flowing pink ears on this one – encountering and interacting with the soot sprites from the Ghibli movies (aka “mud bunnies” or Susuwatari in Japanese). They first appeared in My Neighbor Totoro and likewise confirmed up in Spirited Away. This was initially teased a couple of days in the past with cryptic tweets, then The Wrap picked up on a tease from the Italian Disney+ Twitter mentioning the movie. However no particulars had been recognized about it and nothing was revealed in any respect earlier than as we speak. There’s not a lot to this, however it’s so so so fantastic to see Lucasfilm collaborating with Studio Ghibli. Now make a complete characteristic movie subsequent! Please and thanks.
Zen – Grogu and Mud Bunnies is a hand drawn animated brief by Studio Ghibli. The brief movie is written and directed by and animated by filmmaker Katsuya Kondo, who was labored as a key animator for Studio Ghibli on each single movie ever since Fortress within the Sky (in 1986) via The Wind Rises (2013) and When Marnie Was There (2014). That includes digital ink & paint & digital camera & composite by Yoichi Senzui. Produced by Tomohiko Ishii. Together with a zen circle by iconic Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki. With music by Ludwig Göransson. The brief movie is a Lucasfilm manufacturing in affiliation with Japan’s Studio Ghibli. The credit additionally characteristic Particular Because of Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and some others from the Star Wars aspect of issues. Aside from that, we don’t know how this acquired made or who pitched it first or something. The hope is that Ghibli may also do a brand new brief for the Star Wars Visions collection, which featured anime studios making distinctive SW movies. You by no means know what different surprises they’ve in retailer for us!! Ideas?
