Ghibli studio

Talking about Japanese animation/comic, Ghibli studio must be the most popular studio in this industry in Asia. 
Studio Ghibli Inc. (株式会社スタジオジブリ, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Jiburi) is a Japanese animation film studio, and previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten. Its provocative and emotional anime films are widely praised all over the world.

The studio was founded in 1985, it is headed by the acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki along with his colleague and mentor Isao Takahata, as well as the studio's executive managing director and long-time producer Toshio Suzuki.

Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's greatest animation directors. The entertaining plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking animation in his films made him become more popular over the world. Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. He started his career in 1963 as an animator at the studio Toei Douga studio and was subsequently involved in many early classics of Japanese animation. From the beginning, he commanded attention with his incredible drawing ability and the seemingly endless stream of movie ideas he proposed.

Hayao Miyazaki’s art style is unique, distinct and combines both Japanese and American animation together. He uses a mix of innovative animation techniques to produce amazing landscapes, scenery, and environmentalism.

Spirited Away(千と千尋の神隠し) is the most successful film of Hayao Miyazaki and Ghibli Studio, the film released in 2001. The film is about a girl called Chihiro and she becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits when her parents undergo a mysterious transformation (transform to a pig), she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world. The film won a lot of international awards over the years such as Academy Awards, USA 2003, BAFTA Awards 2004, AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2003, etc. Spirited away is also one of my favorite animation produced by Hayao Miyazaki and Ghibli Studio.

Hayao Miyazaki

Studio Ghibli logo

Hayao Miyazaki anime style

Spirited away film poster

Due to the success of Ghibli Studio, they built a Ghibli studio museum in Tokyo as a tourism place for visitors. The name of the museum is 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館(The Ghibli Museum). It Located in Mitaka, just outside of central Tokyo, the museum is a must-see for fans of the films. The museum itself is whimsically designed in the distinct style of the studio's films, and many of their famous characters are there, including a life-sized robot from "Castle in the Sky" in the rooftop garden. The first floor of the museum exhibits the history and techniques of animation and has as a small theater which shows short movies by Studio Ghibli that are exclusive to the museum. While the second floor houses special temporary exhibitions. And the museum also has a cafe, children's play area, a rooftop garden, and a gift shop.