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Glossary Entry : Ghibli

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Perhaps not the largest production studio, but with a master like Hayao Miyazaki at the helm (and selecting the people and projects they do) they have produced a body of work of such quality and distinctiveness that it can be considered as unique. This is enhanced by the fact that they focus on high quality, feature length animation using a permanent staff of ridiculously talented people. From writing to animation to production to music their love of animation is evident. This material is (I believe) very well known and respected in Japan and the world distribution rights to much of the material has just been purchased by Disney. While the critical might argue that they cannot compete with Disney on pure technical merit I feel no difficulty in asserting that these stories have a depth, charm and sense of immersion that Disney wishes it could acheive (perhaps the animators more than the marketeer's).
      Before I start repeating myself I will simply say that you will not regret seeing these films, will find the effort in locating them worthwhile, and may well carry memories of this material for many years.

Check out the Ghibli homepage at Nausicaa.net for a lot more information, both historical and current, in a well designed and actively maintained web page.

Words by Andrew Shelton, Web by Ticti, Last Compile: Wed Aug 5 12:39:49 WST 2009