Now in its 25th season — with a 26th on the way — The Simpsons has taken to producing elaborate homages to other works of entertainment. In October, the shows creators recruited Guillermo del Toro to put together a lengthy Halloween-themed intro sequence that toasted classic horror films and referenced the directors own work. Now The Simpsons has created a similar tribute to the films of Studio Ghiblis Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki bid farewell to film-making last September after the Japanese release of Studio Ghiblis The Wind Rises.