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gravediggernalk
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I think that this is a new opportunity. Ghibli isn't "stopping production on new films", though they might later, but restructuring and considering new possibilities. If Ghibli "downsizes" and works on fewer projects, maybe even one at a time, I could see good things happening. Trying their first TV anime, training young animators; participating in the Anime Mirai project, performing more contracted work (like with Evangelion, Trigun, Black Lagoon, and Unicorn Gundam), another venture into animation for video games, and many other things can possibly happen.
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unitmikey
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I hope they at least give some more stuff to Yonebayashi before they decide to completely close.
And what happened to Anno maybe doing the Nausicaa sequel? Please don't dismantle before we can see that (maybe)!!! |
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Shadowrun20XX
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Definition of insanity, they should close the old and renew themselves. Might be a good idea. Or hold on to it forever and fade into obscurity. Ghibli movies will still be classics
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mangamuscle
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The easy way is getting rid of the production unit to sweeten a deal with Di$n€y. Maybe this isn't as evil as it sounds, Disney can outsource production to korea or china and john lassiter could output thru the ghilbi label the kind of animated films he could never do at disney
The hard way would be going 100% digital (if they haven't already) and taking risks with new stories they would never have done when Miyazaki was there (pun intended). |
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nargun
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The way anime production works, most of the production teams are on contract either directly or [often] through multiple layers of contracting firms. The value that resides solely within the corporate shells is not huge. You don't even get the back-catalogues: those are shared with the rest of the production committee. This is pretty typical in japan, btw: clouds and layers of small arms-length contractors providing specific things to large core firms, which are themselves structured as networks [keiretsu, see.]. And the larger contractors have their own networks of contractors surrounding them; this is where ghibli and the other big studios fit in. [at the core is typically the big publishing companies...] Disney aren't buying the hitotsubashi group, and anything less would be like buying fog. |
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Felicity dash
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So I guess nows is a good time to start a studio ghibli movie collection for yourself/kids because it might not be around......
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enurtsol
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They have to restructure - Studio Ghibli won't be earning as much as they used to. They used to take a couple years to make a movie that earns a buttload of money especially from Hayao Miyazaki; they can't afford that now. Now they release a movie a year that earn decent money.
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walw6pK4Alo
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Even if Ghibli shut down fully tomorrow, all of those assets will still exist and be made available, happens literally all the time. Them shutting down has nothing to do with all of their past works disappearing, that only happens during wars or storage room fires, and only to films that didn't have duplicates and other copies in existence, like a lot of 10s and 20s stuff. What your posing is a completely irrational fear. |
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grooven
Posts: 1424 Location: Canada |
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They need to go back to making movies everyone enjoys the few movies have been very samey. You don't get that magical Ghibli feel from what they are making now.
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Gasero
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While it's true that a temporary shutdown may help, the problem with announcing a temporary shutdown and restructure is that it means the company wasn't preparing for their future so that they didn't NEED to shut down. This seems like a badly planned transition and it could stem from a lack of quality leadership.
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taster of pork
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Studio Ghibli has sort of become a Japanese Icon. I wonder if the government would buy them out to prevent them from closing?
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jmaeshawn
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Have any of you actually seen "When Marnie was There"? It's so good, I went to see it three times already, and already have tickets for a fourth time.
Ghibli made Marnie without one bit of help from Miyazaki. So if they can keep making deep, heart-touching, emotional movies like it without his help, they'll be fine. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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They'll be fine insofar as talent and the ability entertain and touch people, but even Ghibli needs to make money. |
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TurnerJ
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I too fell for the stupid rumor that it meant Ghibli WAS stopping production. But it turns out that they aren't yet at all, but trying to figure out WHAT to do next. Still, it would be sad to see Ghibli go. They have been responsible for some of my favorite movies of all time. Even so, that day has yet to come so hopefully they'll be around for some time. |
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koinosuke
 Posts: 271 Location: Fukushima, Japan |
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Exactly. I just saw the movie myself and it was very, very good. Certainly worthy of the Ghibli name, despite having nothing to do with either Miyazaki or Takahata. People don't seem to realise that one third of the Ghibli catalogue are from other directors, and with the exception of Earthsea they've all been major critical successes and made a huge amount of money as well. |
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