We are able to’t deal with the cuteness. The official Studio Ghibli Twitter account not too long ago shared a picture of Ahsoka and Grogu hanging out with the creepy/cute Kodama spirits from 1977’s Princess Mononoke, with the caption “This Is A New Day, A New Starting.” Whereas the publish might merely be in help of the Ahsoka bulletins from the Star Wars Celebration occasion final week, it might be a teaser of a brand new collaboration between the beloved animation studio and Lucasfilm.
The enduring studios beforehand got here collectively to create Zen: Grogu and the Mud Bunnies, a hand-drawn animated quick that focuses on Child Yoda and a few pleasant soot sprites, the beloved Ghibli characters from My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away. Zen dropped November of final 12 months and might be streamed now on Disney+ within the Star Wars part. The three-minute movie includes a purple-eared Grogu as he meets and performs with the mischievous “mud bunnies,” aka the Susuwatari, or soot sprites, for the primary time. The quick was directed by Katsuya Kondo, and naturally animated by Studio Ghibli.
Take a look at the image of the cute crew under:
This Is A New Day, A New Starting. pic.twitter.com/3fq2VvW4FQ
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This thrilling potential challenge arrives on the heels of an enormous controversy surrounding the not too long ago appointed Studio Ghibli president Suzuki Toshio. If allegations are to be believed, the studio co-founder has misappropriated firm funds and assets for his girlfriend Kanyada since 2014. Studio Ghibli has not commented on the rumor.