Into The Forest Darkさんのイラストまとめ

Spirited Away was released 20 years ago today. Miyazaki said of the film: I do think we need fantasy. For those who are in their powerless childhood, when they feel helpless, fantasy has something to give them relief. Fantasy can confront the complicated reality.

Peter Pan illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman

Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse was published by Warne & Co in July 1910. It was the last of her 2 books a year, as she tended to her aging parents.

Soo Hyun

Oseam (2003) directed by Sung Baek-yeop is based on a novel by Korean author Jeong Chae-bong, who has described it as being a fairy tale for adults. It follows two orphans, Gami and Gilson, as they find a new home at a Mahayana Buddhist temple.

Diana Mayo

As a child, I would have absolutely loved to have had a friend like Hilda.

The true magic of Ghibli films is found in the ordinary things: a cup of tea, freshly baked bread, a meal, a garden, the natural world.

Every time I am in my garden, I secretly hope to catch a glimpse of the fairies like in the illustrations of Cicely Mary Barker. There is something enchanted about gardens so I do not doubt that, one day, I may spot one.

In this age of GPS, I still love maps. There is something magical about unfolding them and tracing one's finger along paths of the world and dreaming of destinations in far off lands.
(illustration by Heikala)