Studio Ghibli and the Ghibli Museum have continued their tradition of sharing their New Year's greeting art, this year celebrating The Year of the Monkey. Along with the former was a message saying that 2016 will see the release of the foreign animated film that Studio Ghibli contributed to, The Red Turtle. The message continues, saying fans should look forward to a variety of productions, events and products that will carry on the charm of Studio Ghibli.

Studio Ghibli illustration by art director Noboru Yoshida

Ghibli Museum

The Red Turtle is directed by Dutch-British animator Michaël Dudok de Wit (Oscar winning short "Father and Daughter") with Ghibli co-found Isao Takahata working as Artistic Producer. Hayao Miyazaki recruited Wit, who wrote and storyboarded the film at Ghibli before taking the project to France for production. The Japanese release is scheduled for September 2016.



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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.