Honoree Hayao Miyazaki attends the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' 2014 Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 8, 2014 in Hollywood, California, the US. Photo: VCG

An art show that explores the special connection between world-renowned Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki and his co-founded Studio Ghibli is heading to Beijing on June 12. The news of the exhibition's arrival ignited netizens interest even though it is still a month off. 

The exhibition will feature a diverse lineup of items about Miyazaki's most famous productions such as Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984), My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and Spirited Away (2001). In addition to the 300 animated frames and design sketches paper on display for visitors to enjoy, a display of the iconic and much loved Totoro character will be there to make people's visit to the Today Art Museum more vivid. 

Some of the exciting items on display include rare original celluloid frames, the trailers for 21 of Studio Ghibli's films and interactive exhibits such as a doodling wall and mailbox. Visitors can write letters and drop them in the mailbox and one lucky visitor's letter will be sent to the studio in Japan. 

"I've have been one of Hayao Miyazaki's crazy fans for a very long time. I really want to see this exhibition because before this we could only follow the animator through his works online or in pictures," Kiki, a fan of Miyazaki, told the Global Times on Wednesday. 

"There are fans of Studio Ghibli's work in China not only because of the studio's top-notch animation talents - like Hayao Miyazaki, who is so skillful that he can handle the layout of a work that is normally done by a group all by himself - but also because his works connect with the audience's emotions. The dreamy colors of Studio Ghibli's style comforts audiences, while its films deliver positive values on social issues such as "brave girls" and "friendship between people and animals" and are suitable for both adults and children," Ping, a creative industries researcher specializing in Asian animation, told the Global Times on Wednesday. 

The Beijing exhibition, officially licensed by Studio Ghibli in Japan, is scheduled to end on October 10.