# spirited away (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover spirited away. Page: Feed: --- ## [Bringing Studio Ghibli Magic to Your Pocket: The Makkuro Kurosuke Dot Clasp Pouch](https://www.japantrends.com/bringing-studio-ghibli-magic-to-your-pocket-the-makkuro-kurosuke-dot-clasp-pouch/) _2026-08-13 · Japan Trends · Japan Trends_ In the world of Hayao Miyazaki, sometimes the smallest characters leave the biggest impression. The Susuwatari, or Makkuro Kurosuke soot sprites, are the perfect example. First seen scurrying through the closets of the Kusakabe family house in My Neighbor Totoro and later in the bathhouse of Spirited Away, these oddly cute characters have a way \[…\] ## [Carry a Touch of Ghibli Magic: The Kiki’s Delivery Service Jiji and Broom Mini Bag](https://www.japantrends.com/carry-a-touch-of-ghibli-magic-the-kikis-delivery-service-jiji-and-broom-mini-bag/) _2026-08-13 · Japan Trends · Japan Trends_ One of the things that make Hayao Miyazaki’s work so exceptional is how it manages to blend the ordinary with the extraordinary, the magical with the realistic. In Kiki’s Delivery Service, the protagonist is a young witch with a flying broomstick and a talking black cat, yet she faces the very human challenges of independence, \[…\] ## [Bringing the Magic of Ghibli to Your Daily Walk: The My Neighbor Totoro Clover Season Mini Bag](https://www.japantrends.com/bringing-the-magic-of-ghibli-to-your-daily-walk-the-my-neighbor-totoro-clover-season-mini-bag/) _2026-08-13 · Japan Trends · Japan Trends_ The Japanese art of ‘kawaii’ is more than just a trend; it is a philosophy that finds beauty and charm in the most unexpected places. Whether it is a simple office supply or a massive forest spirit, there is an inherent joy in well-crafted design. Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro has captured hearts for nearly \[…\] ## [Sip Into the Magic: The Spirited Away No-Face and Susuwatari Mysterious Mug Cup](https://www.japantrends.com/sip-into-the-magic-the-spirited-away-no-face-and-susuwatari-mysterious-mug-cup/) _2026-08-13 · Japan Trends · Japan Trends_ Even before you watch the anime, the title alone tells you there is something mysterious about Spirited Away. The 124 minutes of the anime are full of wonders and mystery, and its merchandise certainly reflects that too. Hence the Spirited Away No-Face and Susuwatari Mysterious Mug Cup, a coffee or tea mug that, like the \[…\] ## [Discover the Quirky Charm of the Otamatone Q Sound Toy: Japan’s Cutest Musical Innovation](https://www.japantrends.com/discover-the-quirky-charm-of-the-otamatone-q-sound-toy-japans-cutest-musical-innovation/) _2026-08-13 · Japan Trends · Japan Trends_ In Japan, music is more than just a hobby; it is a cultural cornerstone that spans generations, from the precision of elementary school bands to the nostalgic melodies played by groups of seniors. This deep-seated passion for sound has birthed some of the world’s most unique instruments, but none are quite as iconic or charming \[…\] ## [#28 - Le Petit Omar](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/28-le-petit-omar.html) _2026-02-28 · russell j turner · 28 Sonnets Later_ (Russell J Turner) This year we are using films from the Sight and Sound 2022 list as prompts Seventh up from me is Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers (1966 - #46), concentrating on the women and children involved in the conflict, particularly Little Omar and Hassiba Ben Bouali You slip into a status and a smile You map the maze that men may slowly learn You host the home, the monument and… ## [#27 - Strange Beasts Arrested](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/27-strange-beasts-arrested.html) _2026-02-27 · Fay Roberts · 28 Sonnets Later_ Fay Roberts’s final sonnet this year is inspired by Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s romantic, mythic, surreal creation, the Thai movie Sud Pralad (2004) , written by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and starring Banlop Lomnoi, Sakda Kaewbuadee, and Huai Dessom I do not want to watch this film tonight. Don’t get me wrong: I want to see the thing, to get engaged with strangers’ layered plights, suspend… ## [#26 - Sancho the Bailiff (1954)](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/26-sancho-bailiff-1954.html) _2026-02-26 · Crimson Ebolg · 28 Sonnets Later_ This poem was inspired by Sansho the Bailiff, a 1954 Japanese period film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. This film is about two aristocratic children who are sold into slavery in seventeenth century Japan. That felt like too big a topic for me to tackle in 14 lines, so I got distracted by the style of the film instead… #26 – Stories told in monochrome A story told in black and white may seem… ## [#25 - Our Motto:](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/25-our-motto.html) _2026-02-25 · AndyBennettPoet · 28 Sonnets Later_ #19 - Apocalypse Now (1979) I love the smell of napalm in the morning! If someone tells me that’s their favourite line, I’ll likely take that as a useful warning, and think: This dufus ain’t no friend of mine! cuz if you think that Kilgore is your idol, it’s fair to say you’ve missed the movie’s theme. which makes me think All Yanks are homicidal! with Wagner-flavoured national fever dre a ms .… ## [#24 - Sikiliza Kwa Wahenga](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/24-sikiliza-kwa-wahenga.html) _2026-02-24 · russell j turner · 28 Sonnets Later_ (Russell J Turner) This year we are using films from the Sight and Sound 2022 list as prompts Sixth up from me is Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017 - #100), a curtal sonnet taking inspiration and its title from a Swahili refrain used in the soundtrack Listen to the elders as the stories begin, drinking brews of mesmerism ‒ a sunken place manifests affected care and narcissism. Monuments to second… ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FSXMm1ey3nmU) _2026-02-24 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [#23 - Disconnected Intermissions, or: if Kubrick wrote a sonnet, it would be a Chant Royale set to Strauss](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/23-disconnected-intermissions-or-if.html) _2026-02-23 · Fay Roberts · 28 Sonnets Later_ Fay Roberts’s penultimate sonnet this year is inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s epic, surreal sci-fi classic, the USAmerican movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) , written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, and starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, and Douglas Rain. In pain, this late, I don’t know if I’ll last; I tried to read the book when I was wee. (my television’s not… ## [#22 - Spirited Away (2001)](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/22-spirited-away-2001.html) _2026-02-22 · Crimson Ebolg · 28 Sonnets Later_ This poem was inspired by Spirited Away (2001) which was one of my favourite films when I was in school. It’s a Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki. A big part of the story revolves around the main character losing her name. Names and naming are a really common theme in stories and folklore, so that was what I focused on for my sonnet. #22 – Nameless… ## [#21 - Shepherd's Pie For Ewe](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/21-shepherds-pie-for-ewe.html) _2026-02-21 · AndyBennettPoet · 28 Sonnets Later_ #44 Killer of Sheep (1978) I am the shepherd – probably the best you’ve ever seen. Popular with sheep – the sheep, they love me. Last guy, he just messed up everything. I fixed it: one clean sweep. You seen the markets? Wool is up a bunch – we’re looking at a boom that never ends! Triumphal mutton will be served at lunch and also lamb (for just my closest friends). Another savvy deal: dinners,… ## [#20 - Long Division](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/20-long-division.html) _2026-02-20 · russell j turner · 28 Sonnets Later_ (Russell J Turner) This year we are using films from the Sight and Sound 2022 list as prompts Fifth up from me is Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Fear Eats the Soul (1974 - #52), heavily informed by my own experience of love across an age divide For you are so much younger yet possessed with wisdom way beyond my scatterbrain ‒ we meet in bars, we shelter from the rain, cocooned from animosity and jest.… ## [#19 - 22⅘% of 8½](https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2026/02/19-22-of-8.html) _2026-02-19 · Fay Roberts · 28 Sonnets Later_ Fay Roberts’s fifth sonnet this year is inspired by Federico Fellini’s metatextual bit of sophistry, the Italian movie, 8½ (1963) , written by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, and Claudia Cardinale. The first 31:30 made a strong impression… Of all the tropes that I despise in art it’s this one that can bore me in a… ## [The Wonderful World of Physics Simulators and How to Choose One](https://trinityjchung.com/the-wonderful-world-of-physics-simulators-and-how-to-choose-one) _2025-09-17 · hi@trinityjchung.com · trinityjchung_ There's a lot of simulators out there, and with each simulator trying to sell itself for being the best of its kind, deciding which… ## [Graduate Fellowship Guide: Research-based Master's](https://trinityjchung.com/graduate-fellowship-guide-research-based-masters) _2025-06-13 · hi@trinityjchung.com · trinityjchung_ A master's at a private school is really expensive. I was going to be extremely broke but now I'm only going to be kind of broke when I… ## [New American](https://trinityjchung.com/new-american) _2024-11-20 · hi@trinityjchung.com · trinityjchung_ I originally wrote this for my Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship application. I didn't get it, but I still like what I wrote. My early memories… ## [Equity Practices](https://trinityjchung.com/equity-practices) _2024-10-20 · hi@trinityjchung.com · trinityjchung_ In the early 1900s, if you were a woman who wanted to work, people would laugh and tell you to stay at home. In the 2000s, working is a… ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yZo6C4c98dfc) _2024-10-19 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Our Place in Time](https://trinityjchung.com/our-place-in-time) _2024-09-16 · hi@trinityjchung.com · trinityjchung_ It feels like we're at that point in the human history curve where things are starting to get crazy really quickly. The rate at which…