Studio Ghibli Makes ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Stills Available For Free Use

Image via Studio Ghibli

Studio Ghibli, the legendary Japanese animation house behind classics like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro, is bringing more enchantment to the lives of fans and creatives with a rare offering: free-to-use images from its latest, Oscar-winning, film, The Boy and the Heron (or How Do You Live? in Japan).

Hayao Miyazaki’s studio first released downloadable stills from its film library—spanning the archives of Spirited Away, Ponyo, Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and beyond—back in 2020, in a gesture of goodwill during the pandemic. It’s been keeping up with the ritual since. 

While the company began giving away Boy and the Heron images last year, it’s now introduced seven fresh additions, including scenes depicting the boy, Mahito, with the heron’s feather, and of bird poop raining down on him.

Screenshot via Studio Ghibli

As with the other uploads, these downloads can be printed and remixed at no cost, but fans are advised to “use them freely within the bounds of common sense.”

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— osgeo (@osgeo79) February 29, 2024

1日遅れですが…君たちはどう生きるか
アカデミー賞長編アニメ映画賞受賞おめでとうございます！
…ところで世間ではアカデミー賞のことで盛り上がってますが、ちゃっかり公式画像が7枚追加配布されているのご存知ですか？笑https://t.co/GJuzwV2a7F pic.twitter.com/EvzVL3dlYJ

— ススワタリ@ジブリo(≧▽≦)o ✨ (@2247Chihi_Life) March 12, 2024

《君たちはどう生きるか》
常識の範囲でご自由にお使いください画像7枚追加https://t.co/Wq6tVn3D1G pic.twitter.com/buZLOoXR02

— ジブリまみれ (@ghiblimamire) February 28, 2024

[via SoraNews24, GAME Watch, Fashion Press, images via Studio Ghibli]