Drawing Ghibli Magical Girls

Table of contents:
0:00 - Intro (What does a Magical Girl Look Like)
02:25 - Sketching
06:12 - Sophie ( Howl’s Moving Castle )
08:40 - Ponyo
11:23 - Kiki’s Delivery Service )
13:42 - Chihiro ( Spirited Away )
16:53 - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
20:01 - Closing thoughts
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BGM:

Brahms - Hungarian Dances, No. 7

[catdacat]

At the end, Sophie kinda looks like she has the "never talk to me or my daughter or my daughter or my daughter or my daughter ever again" face and I love it

[zenebean]

I love the idea of Chihiro summoning terrifying spirits and demons, and they do things for her in exchange for domestic help like picking up groceries or house cleaning

[Lyoko]

I’m surprised you didn’t have Sheeta from Laputa Castle in the Sky. I mean she’s a princess, she has magical jewelry, she has pigtails (not a full prerequisite but I have noticed that a least some magical girl protagonists have pigtails/side buns).

[Molly-mlwn]

Noralities has a stranglehold of the "I had no idea how badly I wanted to watch this" niche

[PeachPepsi]

Ik you had the most trouble with Nausicaa but she is my favorite of the bunch <3 You did a fantastic job with this concept. Also Link as a magical girl would be so amazing. Waluigi too!!

[sageinkdrop]

Kiki as Sophie's apprentice is such a cute idea 😭 and all these designs are so pretty and creative!

[headinthe._.clouds]

I really want a magical girl Ghibli show with this lineup now. Imagining Kiki working with Sophie to learn magic is just the cutest thing. 😭

[sketchyghost_yt]

Looking at Ponyos design I can really image her pulling down her hood with so much energy, with these big ghibli motions. And just, like she’s doing a flip, transforming into her fish self. It’s an adorable thing to imagine, and these designs are just so pretty^^

[tim-myton]

All of those drawings are great. Sophie looks like a total badass, and I’m here for it.
Also, I prefer yellow Ponyo. And I think Chirio looks greatest in the pink outfit, similarities to her movie uniform be damned.
Yes please, draw both the magic Baron and some Nintendo characters as magical girls/boys/enbies, that I think that would rock.

[Pakun]

While I mourned the loss of Nausicaa's mask/goggles I do think her final outfit really suit the overall look of the group more.
Also, maybe Chihiro's outfit is pink or green by default but she uses the soot sprites to turn it black when she needs to go stealth?

[TheFuriousScribbles]

Having a selkie-inspired Ponyo is an interesting choice. On that note, have you seen Song of the Sea? I think you might like it.

[FelisSilvestrisBE]

Thank you for your periodic quality escapism ^^.
This content really feeds the child in me, wishing for a simpler, kinder world.

Noralities, coffee on a lazy Sunday. The good life right there!

[sofiaferrari]

They're so cute!! I love Ponyo the most, but I'm so sad you didn't do Mononoke! She's my childhood, but the five teammates rule of magical girls is sacred, I get it, I love all of them so much!

[ZellyTheFangirl]

I'd love to see a lineup of Nintendo ladies as magical girls! Zelda, Peach, Daisy, Samus, maybe? The Ponyo of the group, as it were. That or maybe Sheik or Impa.

[elusivo]

I personally loved the option of keeping Ponyo’s socks mismatched with that light blue and green cause it bounces off the reds and yellows of her outfit really well. It even pushes that water motif even more as well as highlight that childlike innocence and joy

[call-me-pigeon]

I like the Idea that Chihiro's outfit changes from the bright pink when she is in the human world to the black/dark purple design when she pops into the spirit world. Like, when she is here it is ok for her to stand out, but when she slips over to summon a spirit or sneak around, she has to be careful to not be noticed. It keeps both of your designs and adds a fun transformation for her!

[abee]

The way all the details from each girl’s stories are combined is so impressive! I feel like I could pick out their whole movie from them! I want to watch a show about them so bad now, and please make more of these they’re awesome!!

[joshuagreenwood]

Absolutely loved this, your interpretations of each character really brought out their individual personalities. Kiki and Sophie really stole the show for me. Howl's Moving Castle has always held a special place in my heart and my wife and I actually played "Merry Go Round of life" at our wedding. I love your art style, please make more of these if you enjoy them :)

[thewannabegamer]

Yeeessss!! Make the male protagonists in Studio Ghibli as magical girls! Or Nintendo characters would be fantastic. You could do link and base it off of his gerudo disguise or something lol 😂

[Lafrono]

I love these designs and they look great together!
Its hard to decide between the two Ponyo versions, but I would go with the yellow one if I had to vote..
Personally I would love to see a magical girl like design of Porco Rosso and Fio in your style.