Despite an indefinite hiatus from feature film production for the studio, work is still active at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. The short animated film “Boro The Caterpillar” was released in March earlier this year, and now the museum is back with a new exhibition titled “Coloring Films”.

Exploring the brilliant work behind the color designs used in Ghibli’s animated films, the exhibition will spotlight the nuances on the subject matter employed by the founders of the studio, Isao Takahata and Miyazaki Hayao, at the same time honouring the work of the late color designer Michiyo Yasuda.

I love that the exhibitions at Ghibli Museum go on for a full year ( most anime exhibitions in Japan run for just a few months or even weeks ), which gives a much bigger opportunity for fans from overseas to plan a visit, and also allows for the painstaking and beautiful work by the museum staff to be fully appreciated over a longer period.

I’m making plans to visit the Gustav Klimt exhibition in Tokyo next Spring, and will likely visit this exhibition as well.

The exhibition will start on the 17th November and end on November 1st 2019. Tickets to the museum are strictly by reservation only ( no walk-ins ), and get snapped up very early, so definitely make your plans in advance if you wish to visit.

More information on the tickets here.