This is my contest entry for 's Hayao Miyazaki Bento Contest! My bento contains scenes from: Ponyo On A Cliff By The Sea, Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Howl's Moving Castle. The contents of my bento are:
Ponyo: Face - Potato Body - Crab Hair - Crab Eyes - Crab Pupils/Nose - Sesame Sea - Blue Jello Seaweed- Seaweed
Kiki: Jiji & Son - Seaweed Eyes - Crab Pupils - Sesame Bush - Broccoli Building - Korokke Wall - Rice with Ebi Furikake and Shiitake Mortar
Totoro: Chibi - Crab Eye- Crab Pupil - Sesame Seeds - Garlic Sesame Background - Blue Jello Feet - Pickled Ginger Package - Wonton with Nutella, Banana, and Walnut Filling
Spirited: No Face: Body - Seaweed Face - Egg Eyes/Mouth - Sesame Facial Marks - Seaweed Chihiro: Skin - Potato Shirt - Crab, Pear Skin Shorts - Apple Skin Socks - Crab Shoes - Apple Skin Hair - Chocolate Train Background: Floor - Chocolate Seats - Apple Skin Handles - Pear Window Dividers - Shiitake Mouse - Pickled Ginger, Apple Skin Bird - Sesame Clouds - Whipped Cream
I included a photo of Calcifer straight on so you could see what he really looks like. This is the reference sheet that I used to make this bento:[link] Ponyo's scene was inspired by a mix of a deviation I drew and this scene:[link] Kiki's scene was inspired by this bento box:[link] Spirited's scene was inspired by this scene: [link] Totoro's scene was inspirited by the beginning sequence when Chibi Totoro is spreading the seeds that grow into the title. Howl's scene was just a photo I found of Calcifer that I really liked. Time put into bento: 6 months of planning (+/-) 3 1/2 hours prepping, 2 hours assembling, 20 minutes to eat!
I am going to thank you all for the favs here because I won't be able to thank everyone individually, everyone also gets a llama! (Unless I've already given you one). Thank you all for watching me, I really appreciate it and wouldn't be able to do all of my work without you! I love you all.
Bento is a japanese form of lunch making. If you would like to read more about bento here is wiki's page: [link] Bento is very popular in Japan and is spreading quickly to other parts because of it's health benefits, money saving tips, and cuteness.
I guess you ate it afterwards.. But it looks way too good to eat XDDD
this is GREAT