The Simpsons’ Tribute To Hayao Miyazaki Just Landed Online, Is Wonderful
The 90-second drunken sequence comes from Sunday's forthcoming episode, and features nods to Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and more.
In the forthcoming episode of The Simpsons, airing in America over the weekend, you’ll find a sweet and wistful tribute to Hayao Miyazaki — the famed animator, film-maker and head of Studio Ghibli, who announced his retirement in September last year.
The 90-second drunken sequence has just been uploaded, and features surreal nods to a bunch of Miyazaki classics: leaning heavily on Spirited Away (frog workers, Haku, No-Face etc), there are also allusions to My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and Kiki’s Delivery Service.
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Slate helpfully put together an annotated guide:
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… So did the YouTube comments section:
