Ghibliesque

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adjective

Resembling the style of Studio Ghibli's anime.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

adjectiveGhibliesque (comparative more Ghibliesque, superlative most Ghibliesque)

comparative more Ghibliesque · superlative most Ghibliesque · alternative Ghibli-esque

  1. Resembling the style of Studio Ghibli's anime.

    Haruhi is beautifully done but I wouldn't say it was 'Ghibliesque'.

    2006 June 30, Hiroyuki, “Haruhi UK?”, in uk.media.animation.anime (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    - The Emotion logo. Yeah, it's very pretty, very Ghibliesque... *but*... it's not the good old Neon Easter Island Heads any anime fan worth his salt knows and loves... I guess everything changes, eventually.

    1998 September 26, Enrique Conty, “Anime Village: Gundam Report”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)

    The first episode was very nice to look at, with Production I.G. throwing tons of animation effort on the character designs, backgrounds, and general animation. The overall look tries very hard to be as Ghibliesque as possible.

    2015 January 9, Dave Baranyi, “Junketsu no Maria - Cute Witchcraft”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)

Origin

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APA

Ghibliesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghibliesque

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“Ghibliesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghibliesque. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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