Why It's Impossible For Studio Ghibli To Continue

Studio Ghibli is by far one of the most successful animation studios outside the US. With stories that transcend time, language barriers, countries, and cultures, Studio Ghibli at one time made nothing but timeless classics. Though when Hayao Miyazaki first stepped away, Studio Ghibli started to see it's first downturn in it's history. It wasn't until Hayao Miyazaki came back to get the studio back on track and direct The Boy and the Heron that things started running like the old days. But when Miyazaki finally steps away for good, will that be the end of Studio Ghibli as we know it? Is The Boy and the Heron the last timeless classic we'll see from the famed studio?

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[bobafettjr]

Van Gogh died in 1890. There has not been another Van Gogh. But there has been Picasso, Dali, O'Keefe, Khalo, and many more. New films won't be the same as Miyazaki's but they will have their own charm that makes them unique and beloved.

[tabris]

Hayao is a slave to his own success. I feel like he's been painted as a sort of tragic figure recently with his inability to find a true successor to the studio, but the fact is he did this to himself. He's notoriously difficult to work with, shoots down all ideas that aren't his, and completely incapable of fostering growth and nurturing creativity in younger artists so that they can succeed. The reason there's no successor is because he never left room for one and instead just got frustrated and said "I'll just do it myself since no one else can." It's very telling that Studio Ponoc exists because of the working environment under Miyazaki.

[SoloRogueStudios]

Correction: Once Miyazaki DIES the studio is in trouble; that man has made it abundantly clear that he is never going to retire.

[linusandersson]

Any director good enough to be Miyazaki’s successor is too good to be Miyazaki’s successor.

[LorentzInvariance]

All good things must come to an end. It’s not sad, it’s not bitter sweet, it’s simply a reason to dwell upon the memories you enjoy, and move on with time.

[Shantosh]

Let's be honest here, who else is still at Ghibli besides Miyazaki and his son? Miyazki and Takahata basically scared away any potential successors they could have had, some forming their own studios or joining others, and there's barely anyone who can carry on the studio's prestige

[persephoneblack]

I feel bad for Goro, and I think he should stay on his own path . Let his father figure out what happens to the studio.

[therainenetwork]

Goro will never make animation like his father and that's okay. If he keeps trying to make stuff like Hayao's work then it will not only never achieve that same quality but it won't be Goro's vision. People need to live the lives they want to live and the not the one that someone else has drawn out for them. Both parties will just end up being disappointed.

[abelmulato]

It really feels like the environment Miyazaki created in his studio made it so stressful and awful that nobody who COULD carry on the legacy would wanna work there.

[madmanonyt]

Hayao did this to himself. He can’t find someone to succeed him because he won’t let anyone do so, and insists that he’s the only one that can, opposed to shaping the next generation that’ll create masterclasses in their own unique way. There is one Hayao Miyazaki, and there will only be one Hayao Miyazaki. It’s his fault for expecting others to simply become a second version of himself.

[matthewsermons]

"The Boy and the Heron" (dubbed) was the 1st and only, apparently, Miyazaki movie I've seen in theaters. Free of the distractions inherent to watching at home, I saw just how crazy-powerful his world-building truly was. The sense of confusion mixed with wonder was inescapable (sensory isolation of the theater). In hindsight, I realized how much I underappreciated his other works and what made his fans so vehemently loyal. Virtuoso would be an excellent way to describe him.

[tzrvines]

Goro and Hayao Miyazaki follow the toxic father son relationship trope we see in great movies and shows.

[ottohumpmachine]

He infamously walked out during a screening of his son's film to smoke a cigarette.

[INRamos]

I cried like a little baby at the end of The Boy and the Heron, because it felt like Miyazaki saying goodbye to his legacy. Grieving it, even. Openly weeping about it (the flood). It's tragic, but beautiful. And the music perfectly encapsulates it.

[getyourgameon]

TBF Up On Poppy Hill actually felt like Ghibi movie and honestly was fantastic and well received

[peakingmantis]

I don't know how to describe it but there is something so fucking pure and honest about Studio Ghibli movies. There is a heart and soul to these movies like no other. Maybe it's the artwork, the stories, the INCREDIBLE musical scores they use. I get emotional even thinking about how beautiful these movies are.

[SergioLeonardoCornejo]

Building an entire company around one or two persons, whose outlook in life is far from optimistic, is not precisely a sound business strategy.
People without hope or optimism are more likely to lose passion and eventually retire. Hayao Miyazaki has repeatedly tried to retire and they beg him to return because he's the company itself.

[bat_mobile]

That's the charm of being an artist, everyone can imitate their favorite artist but they will never replace them even technologies.

Miyazaki-sensei's passing is unavoidable future, but he will left behind his heart and soul of art and in hope new generations of artists will learn what makes art special like he did.

[Flasa]

6:14 I love how in the English subtitles of this video, Mahito’s name goes from Magneto to Mojito to Mosquito in a span of 20 seconds 😂😂😂

[CoupleOfNerds_YT_channel]

This really reminds me of a quote from spider man
"No one can live up to Tony Stark. Not even Tony Stark"
In this case no one can live up to Hayao Miyazaki's legacy. Not even Hayao Miyazaki.