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Goodbye Ghibli? Or Is It Au Revoir?

Published Mon, 04 Aug 2014 04:00:11 -0500

Last updated Mon, 04 Aug 2014 05:31:44 -0500

I'm not telling the kids. Not yet anyway.

STUDIO GHIBLI ANNOUNCES CLOSURE

Toshio Suzuki has announced the closure of Studio Ghibli. Here's a translated version of the news article:

"Just moments ago, Toshio Suzuki, Studio Ghibli producer, announced on the TV show of the MBS Jounetsu Tairiku chain effectively as announced as sources close to the studio, Studio Ghibli will close and production studio anime, leaving himself only as a company that will manage its trademarks. As stated in the program's producer, "the production department of anime will be dismantled," which coincides with the data that we gave in our previous post on this decision had been taken from spring after the poor reception at the box office of Kaguya-hime no Monogatari.

In the interview, Suzuki has also admitted that it was a major setback for the study progress Hayao Miyazaki, one of the reasons already unveiled the portal Rakuten Woman. Once we have access to the full TV interview, adding more data. No doubt that this is a very sad news for Japanese animation, of which we are all fans, because it is undeniable everything Studio Ghibli has given the anime. Please remember that what will be his last film, Omoide no Marnie, premiered at the Japanese box office on 19 July."

Because there appears to be some serious ambiguity here with differing translations at faction. Kotaku sees this as the retirement of Miyazaki, with Studio Ghibli taking a break, a pause, rather than shutting down entirely.

Suzuki's wording makes it sound like the studio is considering reorganization and regrouping. It could mean that Studio Ghibli decides it won't make anime films anymore. Though it could mean they do keep making anime films. It could mean a lot of things!

So, yes, definitely not telling the kids yet. The Voyage Of Chihiro is one of their life's more significant events after all…