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📌 Send a pin.
🎼 Spin a record.
🌟 Celebrate “The Imaginary” — today and always.
(And we’d love it if you’d share the news! 💕)

The Studio Ponoc pins with stunning designs by Tom Whalen produced by Mo Shafeek are now digital!
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♬ Our friends at Mutant just dropped a beautiful 7” 45 rpm vinyl single of the theme song “Nothing’s Impossible” — composed by A Great Big World — with a bonus version on the B-side.
Spins like a dream. 🎶
bit.ly/NI-45

Watch The Imaginary | Netflix Official Site Amanda and her imaginary friend Rudger go on thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger finds himself alone, he faces a mysterious threat.

🎉 Happy Anniversary to “The Imaginary”!
We’re marking the day with fresh releases:
🕺 A new vinyl single (no school like the old school!)
📱 Digital pins (too cool for school!)
Watch it (again!) and celebrate with us!
www.netflix.com/title/81565710
More below...⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

The Imaginary, Theme Song, Nothing’s Impossible, A Great Big World, 45 rpm, 7”, transparent vinyl with “Imaginary Disappearing” yellow dots and streaks, purple jacket and label, Rudger looking at the sunrise

♬ Our friends at Mutant just dropped a beautiful 7” 45 rpm vinyl single of the theme song “Nothing’s Impossible” — composed by A Great Big World — with a bonus version on the B-side.
Spins like a dream. 🎶
bit.ly/NI-45

We are thrilled that director Yoshiyuki Momose (The Imaginary, Life Ain’t Gonna Lose) will be part of the upcoming Masterclasses presented by the Asian Academy of Creative Arts. Students can attend for free. More info in this flyer. Thanks for having a look!

“Anime: Mary and The Witch’s Flower E-SAKUGA” Released | E-SAKUGA

Here’s the announcement on E-SAKUGA’s website, too:

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‎Anime: Mary and The Witch’s Flower E-SAKUGA ‎Arts & Entertainment · 2025

Hello friends of Studio Ponoc! Interested in a fundamental part of hand-drawn animation? Please check out this cool new interactive e-book from E-SAKUGA presenting marvelous keyframes from our film “Mary and The Witch’s Flower”, available soon.

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You can also find this “Ten Years of Studio Ponoc” collection video here:

youtu.be/inlM1nrfUkw

Today Studio Ponoc proudly celebrates ten years of filmmaking! 🎉 Check out this video to experience some of the excitement of a decade of hand-drawn, hand-painted animation brought together in a dynamic look at Studio Ponoc’s films.

page 1 of 2: Notes on the creation of the music for the Studio Ponoc animated feature film “The Imaginary”.

page 2 of 2: Notes on the creation of the music for the Studio Ponoc animated feature film “The Imaginary”.

Music fans! We think that the music in “The Imaginary” is quite remarkable. The film presented our composers and musicians with challenges and opportunities. Here are some notes that we think you will find interesting. We’d love to hear what you think of the music and songs of the film!

Studio Ponoc’s “The Imaginary” is a nominee for a Golden Tomato. Sounds good to us!

We are thrilled that our newest animated feature film, “The Imaginary”, was nominated for a “Golden Tomato”. Check it out on Netflix!
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Watch The Imaginary | Netflix Official Site Amanda and her imaginary friend Rudger go on thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger finds himself alone, he faces a mysterious threat.

Find “The Imaginary” in your favorite language here:
www.netflix.com/title/81565710

(Thanks to Dice Ishidate and Mao Iwai for their great leadership in localizing!)

One of the thrills of working with Netflix to bring “The Imaginary” to the world is seeing how deftly the Netflix team localizes, so audiences everywhere can really watch the film and see its beauty. With our English and Japanese originals, there are 18 audio versions and 33 subtitles versions!

(And stay tuned through the end for a charming goodbye.)

More information here, too:

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There are plenty of surprises awaiting! Please check it out, and share it with those close to you thinking about the future of our planet. Director Yoshiyuki Momose (who directed our new film, “The Imaginary”) created a visual masterpiece written by our producer Yoshiaki Nishimura.

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Have you seen “Tomorrow’s Leaves”, the beautiful and powerful short film Studio Ponoc made in collaboration with the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage? A celebration of the Olympic Values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect in a not-so-subtle story about our earth. youtu.be/sooT56IKJoA

Paris Theater - Masters of Memory: The Films of Takahata and Momose A journey through some of the most enduring films brought to us by the work of these two masters, including THE IMAGINARY

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(with hearty thanks to our friends @gkids.com and @netflix.com for their initiative and support! – Thank you!)

We’re thrilled about the upcoming Takahata/Momose film series at The Paris Theater in New York and The Bay Theater in Los Angeles... a chance to see some extremely rarely screened films, and “The Imaginary”, on the big screen. Check ’em out! (Links in the posts below so you can see and share!)

Joshua Messick’s new album of hammered dulcimer compositions and music is here -- Wonderscape.

Congratulations to the marvelous musician Joshua Messick on the release of Wonderscape, his latest album! We are honored to have his hammered dulcimer music in our debut film “Mary and The Witch’s Flower”. Thank you, Joshua! JoshuaMessick.com

Studio Ponoc’s “The Imaginary” won the Best Animation award at the Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore on 3 December 2024. Here’s the presenter’s envelope and winner’s card!

Studio Ponoc’s “The Imaginary” won the Best Animation award at the Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore on 3 December 2024. Here’s the Golden Goddess award!

Hello everyone! This is our debut on Bluesky and we are truly delighted to be here with you.

May we begin with some nice news? Our new animated feature film “The Imaginary” won for Best Animation at the Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore last week! Please enjoy the film on Netflix.