Remembering a true legend 🕊️
One of the quiet legends behind Studio Ghibli’s magic ✨
She wasn’t a director or a celebrity voice actor, but her animation helped shape some of the most emotional and visually alive moments in anime history.
As a key animator, Futaki worked on beloved films:
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
• My Neighbor Totoro
• Kiki’s Delivery Service
• Princess Mononoke
• Spirited Away
• Howl’s Moving Castle
• Ponyo
• The Wind Rises
• When Marnie Was There
• Akira
• Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
and many more!
For decades, she was personally trusted by Hayao Miyazaki and the studio with the kind of details that made Ghibli worlds feel real: movement, nature, animals, atmosphere, and quiet emotional expressions. Those small moments are a huge reason so many scenes still stay with fans years later.
June 19 marks her birthday, and her legacy continues through the films that introduced generations of anime fans to the beauty of hand-drawn animation.
Rest in peace, Makiko Futaki 🕯️
Square Enix says they will be sharing more information on the espers in Final Fantasy Resonance soon.
In the meantime, they shared new footage of the Esper Siren.
‘Lilo & Stitch’ creators Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois have shared a piece of artwork honoring the late Daveigh Chase.
Chase voiced Lilo in the ‘Lilo & Stitch’ film.
Metroid Prime VR Mod Released!
nobbie has been hard on work on a full Metroid Prime VR mod. Includes:
🎮 Full directional movement + a modern VR control scheme
👁️ Visor head tracking with hand gesture input
🎯 Improved gun-based targeting & grapple
🔫 6DOF arm cannon tracking — aim it like it's really on your arm
📏 One-click height calibration
🔧 Cannon position & rotation calibration
🎨 Easy cannon texture-swapping tool
⚙️ Full in-headset settings menu
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