Following the Japanese theatrical launch of Hayao Miyazaki‘s remaining movie, The Boy and the Heron, stills from Studio Ghibli’s newest have surfaced on-line. The photographs — sourced from a pamphlet given to moviegoers — present followers with their very first look of the fantastical movie.

Regardless of being Studio Ghibli’s first film launch with none advertising, The Boy and the Heron was capable of garner Japanese audiences’ curiosity. It presently holds a complete home gross of over $30 million. On the time of writing, GKIDS hasn’t introduced the North American launch date for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated film; nevertheless, it’s anticipated to reach in U.S. theaters later this 12 months.

What’s The Boy and the Heron about?

“By encounters together with his pals and uncle, follows a teenage boy’s psychological improvement,” reads the synopsis. “He enters a magical world with a speaking gray heron after discovering an deserted tower in his new city.”

The Boy and the Heron (or How Do You Reside) is written and directed by Miyazaki. It options the voices of Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda (The Backwater), singer Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura (Confessions), Shōhei Hino (As Lengthy as We Each Shall Reside), Ko Shibasaki (47 Ronin), Takuya Kimura (Howl’s Shifting Fort), and extra.

Miyazaki is greatest recognized for guiding classics like My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Supply Service, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Shifting Fort, and Ponyo. Followers are actually capable of rejoice his movies via Studio Ghibli’s not too long ago opened theme park, which options sights and rides impressed by Miyazaki’s work.