40 Of The Most Satisfying Gifs From Studio Ghibli

Studio Ghibli is in the business of creating magic and their magic translates through gifs too

Kylin

• Published in Cartoons / Anime
• October 14, 2022

Since 1986, with the release of Castle In The Sky, Studio Ghibli has captivated the minds and hearts of us all. Their animators and storytellers have worked together for over three decades to create timeless films and shorts with an unexplainable sense of magic.

Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghilbi and main writer and director was truly a master of storytelling. Despite being solely animated features, the care, and detail given to each aspect of a Studio Ghibli creation somehow manage to fully engross viewers into their world.

The striking and mesmerizing backgrounds and the unmistakable anime-style characters may be what initially draws audiences in, but the stories that bring those characters to life are what make life-long fans. There’s something so satisfying and comforting with the animation of even the simplest scenes.

Like the perfect bowl of homemade ramen with a fried egg on top, the mundane act of cutting vegetables. Simpler, still, a nap in the forest while butterflies flutter about, how the water ripples when stepping into, or the wind blowing through tall grass.

It’s one thing to explain, but there’s no way to fully share the magic and joy of a Studio Ghibli animation with just words. That’s why we collected 40 of the most satisfying and mesmerizing gifs from all of Studio Ghibli’s creations.

Keep scrolling to enjoy!

Studio Ghibli's logo with the famously beloved Totoro

1. Sophie Hatter giving a little 'Thank-You' smooch to Calcifer

2. A mouthwatering bowl of ramen

3. Breathing exercises with Totoro

4. *blub*

5. I could watch them stir that for an embarassingly long time

6. I'd love to have those knife skills

7. A satisfying cut

8. Capturing the pure joy of fireflies

9. That pretty dress feel

10. I want to eat 10 of those

11. A quiet train-ride

12. TFW your crush makes eye contact

13. Sprite runs

14. Perfect tomato wedges

15. One of those gifs you can just *hear*

16. And one of those gifs you can just *feel*

17. Nom nom nom

18. Fireflies

19. The movement of the water

20. Just...this.

21. Peekin'

22. Naps with Totoro

23. Sassy cat

24. An expert baker

25. God-tier cheese pull

26. Those ripples as they step into the puddle

27. The ease of this cut

28. That ebi looks delicious

29. ✨ Magic ✨

30. Splish splash

31. Akin to a birds-eye view

32. Hair check

33. Happy flips

34. How the lighting was created

35. Ponytails

36. The cutest free-fall

37. Soot sprites!

38. Way to burst the bubble

39. A gooey flip

40. Raising life

Studio Ghibli has released over twenty films over the last 30+ years. And back in 2016, Hayao Miyazaki returned from retirement to work on Studio Ghibli’s next release How Do You Live?

Unfortunately, between Miyazaki’s age and the global shutdown in 2020 due to the pandemic, this film has no officially planned release date. But there are hopes that it’ll come by 2023 or 2024.

How many Studio Ghibli films have you seen and which one is your favorite so far? Let us know in the comments section below, and be sure to share this with your fellow Ghibli fans!

Kylin