What I can gather from Miyazaki is this: He _doesn't do_ anime. Anime just happens to be his storytelling medium of choice. In fact, at times he comes off pretty harsh towards the 'otaku' culture in general.

@jmiquelmb

7 жыл бұрын

An then he's also been best friends for years with a huge otaku, anime director Hideaki Anno.

@punkseth1

7 жыл бұрын

it's so nice that he has been harsh to the nasty otaku culture :)

@jmiquelmb

7 жыл бұрын

I highly doubt it. Miyazaki is not a fan of gore and over the top action.

@soupnotfound

7 жыл бұрын

I believe most Japanese are against "otaku" culture because it can seem over top and is usually a negative concept in Japanese culture.

@SoAS26

7 жыл бұрын

maybe he didnt like anime, but there is a good reason to choose it...anime opens a world where anything is possible and the art portrays all emotions very deeply. For films regarding art, anime is one of the best choices

When my daughter was ten, the film "Ponyo" was going to play at a small theatre out in the country -- right next door to a comprehensive art supply shop that I knew of. She loved to draw, though she was at the very beginning of finding form and feeling, so I hatched a plan. She was bound for a school where Japanese was to be taught as a second language and I had been preparing her for that anyway, so this presented a real opportunity. We had such a lovely day out. The movie made us both laugh and cry, so moving was the subject and so incredibly beautifully told in the inimitable artistic and emotive style of Myazaki. Afterward, I took her to the art store and bought everything needful for her to advance her learning and create characters, scenery, etc. She blossomed before my eyes into an accomplished and emotive anime artist, and went to yet another level using the 24" Wacom Cintiq I bought for her birthday a few years later. We sat together and watched every Miyazaki film made. He was her number one hero and influence and I am indebted to him forever both for bringing us so much joy and for giving her the first spark and then an aspirational target for her creativity.

@carlamolina695

4 жыл бұрын

This made me cry, it's so cute these film united you and your daughter, no doubt she is going to be a great artist and remember you as huge part of her journey

@smoothrich1780

4 жыл бұрын

ummm.. cultural appropriation isn't okay..

@rogers505

4 жыл бұрын

Smoothrich wtf does that has to do with this

@refatahmed4246

4 жыл бұрын

You're an amazing father. I want to be like you when I grow up.

@narimaneme2144

4 жыл бұрын

INSPIRING! THANK YOU! BLESS YOU, BOTH YOU AND YOUR LOVELY DAUGHTER!

I seriously don't want him to ever die...it would break my heart into million pieces

@meghanavinukonda2476

4 жыл бұрын

I can't even imagine that...

@anoopgupta2502

4 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭

@kalemercer7053

4 жыл бұрын

Hayao Miyazaki is the Stan Lee of anime, He may leave but will never be forgotten. R.I.P Stan, Im not sure if they ever met, but they will be the best of friends.

@LyTran-oq2of

4 жыл бұрын

Break OUR hearts

@tyrstone3539

4 жыл бұрын

I have to meet him before he dies

The ending where you have Miyazaki talking with scenes from his movies overlay-ed and syncing up with what he says: amazing.

@sammich3000

7 жыл бұрын

Mikey H its from the movie about Ghibli. check it out it's on Netflix and its great

@jesterssketchbook

6 жыл бұрын

i never cry......and i cried (hearing the longing and creativity in his voice even when he's retiring, overlaid with his most beautiful moments he's brought us over the years)

@shadokat6858

4 жыл бұрын

Idk if you did too but that part made me teared up. Lol

@lizardman6515

4 жыл бұрын

Made me tear up. All those movies make up precious parts of my heart

@NeonAtary777

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely! it's really beautiful I have tears in my eyes 🥹💖

“Isn’t it fun to see things that way. Feels like you could go somewhere far beyond, maybe you can.” (New fav quote)

God, I came back to this again after a few months. I needed that time to process this sucker emotionally. You nailed it with the "...he was drawing the realities he wanted to experience", and it's that one line/that one idea that really gets me in the feels as an aspiring artist (read: virtually nobody). Thank you for this.

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

That one line was probably the biggest reason why I wrote the essay in the first place. I noticed it right away when I first saw one of his films.

@debutant1277

6 жыл бұрын

Tree Dragon beautiful

It's so funny- I was never really drawn towards anime as a whole during my upbringing, but I had always remembered bits and pieces of the movie Spirited Away, as if it were a weird dream I had as a young child. I did in fact see it when I was very young, and just so happened to stumble across it again here in the past year. I've watched it almost 10 times since, honestly being able to call it one of my all-time favorite movies now, because I understand and can so deeply relate to the core message. Rediscovering this movie led me to binge watching almost all of Miyazaki's films, and I'm so glad I have.. His works have reignited a spark inside me that I thought was lost years ago, and it just goes as a testament that you don't have to be raised on a particular genre or subculture to discover and appreciate it later in life. I honestly feel far more impacted by his films than I ever would have as a child watching them.

@maxtrautwein4485

4 жыл бұрын

Hooo I feel exactly the same!! I also have some weird dream like flashbacks of the movie. I think I watched it when I was very young and now I can remember the emotion I had when I first saw it. I can’t even describe the emotion

Wow. This essay is amazing. When I heard Hayao Miyazaki was going to retire, I cried. His films have been with me for many years, and I simply don't want him to stop. His films share his beauty, his expression, his imagination, and that's why I don't want him to go away. But, I support his choice, even though it may be sad, his films will forever be with me until I die. But, before my final days, I want to make animations as beautiful as Hayao Miyazaki. Although it may be a long time, before I animate, I want to share what inspiration he has shared with me. Wow, um, that turned emotional, sorry! 😟

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Go and learn the craft. We'll be waiting for what you make

@electronistwolf9744

7 жыл бұрын

JD Thompson I'll try my best!

This was awesome. Miyazaki's movies have a special place in my heart and this was a great example as to why. To me Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda and Makoto Shinkai are some of the greatest filmmakers in the world, even though they make animated movies only.

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Animated films are some of the best films

@jmiquelmb

7 жыл бұрын

I remember watching 2001 several years later than End of Evangelion, and realising he's a huge an of the movie.

@jasewrangler1980

7 жыл бұрын

Shinkai and Kon, not so much, but the others for sure. I will say, however, that if those are your top filmmakers, you should broaden your horizons outside of Japan. There are waaay more filmmakers than that.

@metatoto

7 жыл бұрын

Well, you're assuming that I don't know filmmakers outside of Japan or animation, which I'm not sure why. Do people have to be restricted to only a handful of people they consider great? I have at least 30-50 filmmakers that I consider great, and these are only 5 of them. And why not Kon and Shinkai? Kon managed to produce some beautifully edited and structured movies in his lifetime, including scenes that you see references in Aronofsky's works, who is another great filmmaker. Shinkai, on the other hand, stands out of all the five I mentioned. His works, excluding Kimi no Na Wa which I haven't seen yet, are all essays on a standard human life itself. 5 Centimeters per Second resonates so well with the idea of how two people, lovers or not, grow apart over time. Not to mention, each of his works are visual masterpieces and pretty much on top of the animation game.

@jasewrangler1980

7 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I think Shinkai is the worst of the bunch. His films boil down to formulaic and cliched teen dramas with shallow characters and stories. Many of his movies ride on sentimental nostalgia and striking visuals (which isn't necessarily bad, but not my cup of tea). Granted, Your Name was his best, but in the end was a rehash of what I described earlier. Kon is overrated imo. His movies are psychological messes. Perfect Blue, often touted as a psych thriller masterpiece, often came off as mostly stylistic flair while lacking in any sense of cohesion. His best work is honestly a TV show; Paranoia Agent.

Very impressive, great video essay.

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

The part with the rooftop is great.

"Films are far more compelling when they show you how to feel instead of telling you how to feel." Samurai Jack isn't a movie by any means, but I love how this cartoon relies mostly on visuals rather than words.

@IT-vy7kx

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for pointing that out!

That storyboards advice is spot on. Changed my game.

I've seen a lot of video essays on the works of Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki, and i think this definitely one of the better ones. it isn't just mindless gushing over the mastery he pertains, and it doesn't have a hidden agenda of showing of how good your film tastes are; i thought it was a real insight into Miyazaki's creative process and it helped me think about my creative process. - great video.

@tomokokuroki3085

4 жыл бұрын

Nya, right? and contrasts a lot with some of the comments on the video. Im surprised at the amount of pretentious people who rush to comment on things like this "Yes, yes, I think EXACTLY the same as Miyazaki, that is, we are smart and the other idiots. Everyone else does shit. Right? That is what Miyazaki says. I'm smart and cool, right? Tell me I'm smart and cool!" That and those who are not able to hide their cultural racism "Miyazaki is right. Japanese art is crap. Yes, I know that Miyazaki is Japanese and I like his art, buuuuut is almost as if he were not Japanese, come on, if we closeour eyes we can imagine that he is American and make an exception with him"

This video was amazing, great job

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ImaginArt24

7 жыл бұрын

Can this work for comics as well?

This video essay made me tear up a little bit, it's wonderful isn't it? I watched Chihiro for the first time in theathers when it premiered...I was 10 years old, and I was with my dad...you could imagine what I felt as kid watching Spirited Away...it always gets to me, every single time, I get caught up by this wonderful world of color, and music, to realize at the end of the movie, that I'm crying. It was a beautiful essay, thank you.

@alexandraprytkova387

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I totally teared up too... I'm 27, and my first Miyazaki was Princess Mononoke, when I was 8 or 9. I remember watching it, rewinding the tape, watching it again, and so on for days... I can't watch a Miyazaki movie without crying, truth be told. Not only is he my childhood, but he taught me to keep that piece of inquisitive, sincere and open childhood, deep into my adult life. And every time I feel like I'm becoming too "old", I turn on one of his movies, and my inner-child rejoices.

@jesterssketchbook

6 жыл бұрын

im an aussie GUY and i cried a the end of this video lol

When the boy and the heron came out, I knew I needed to see it as it would be a once in a lifetime experience, and I couldn’t have been more right.

His self-awareness conveyed through artistic storytelling is simply beautiful and breathtaking. I will never tire of his movies

For anyone wondering the BeautifulPiano piece at the very beginning is called "6th Station" and it's one of my fav. Pieces

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Yes it's very nice. Every note in this video was played by me to avoid copyright issues but they are all taken from scores of studio ghibli films and a little improvisation

@AutumnGracy

7 жыл бұрын

The Sixth Station is my favorite piece as well. I like to listen to it late at night. It evokes an otherwordly, pensive feeling. Spirited Away is my favorite Ghibli movie, and the train scene is my favorite part, so that song feels like the quintessence of the movie for me. There always seemed to me to be a very, almost uncomfortably deep meaning behind the imagery of that scene. Like it reveals some hidden truth about the human condition. The tracks through an endless ocean met only with sky, the faceless shades of the passengers (all melancholic and weary), the station in the middle of nowhere, with the tunnel that leads underground to some unknown place ... Especially, that little girl on the platform, waiting for someone who has not yet arrived, and may never--it was all very unsettling to me, every time I watched. It's rather haunted me. I think it feels this way because it's a sort of visual depiction of purgatory--not in a religious sense, but in the sense that it embodies an eternity of waiting, an eternal uncertainty, an eternal journey forward. Maybe it's just me, but in the quiet moments, that feels very much like the underlying current of modern life. Weird, liminal spaces of time, where you reflect on where you've been and where you're going, and it feels like you're traveling forever. It's probably why we all start feeling thoughtful when we gaze out a window on a long ride.

@inabyss

7 жыл бұрын

You said it beautifully. Can't say it better. It truly invokes a profound, nostalgic and yet an otherworldly feeling. Ghibli movies are so intimately connected to our lives despite being in the world of fantasy. Wish somehow we could be a part of this as well. Have a good day

@dawn1503

7 жыл бұрын

SpaceBound thank you so much, I was going to ask about it

I could not be more agree with the things that you said on this video. Hayao Miyasaki marked a before and after in the way we see dreams, he is simply a genius and it will stay as a legend forever

In some ways, Miyazaki creative genius reminds me of Stephen King’s style: he writes real characters in a unreal scenario.

@jaymerete5346

2 жыл бұрын

tim burton

Also why the hell does this have so little views?? I thought this was a sublime video essay. Subscribed & liked.

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Sublime, what an adjective. Thank you very much.

This man's dedication literally makes me teary eyed just thinking about it. Beautiful work.

thank you for this

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

I loved your point about how Miyazaki tells his stories with visuals first.

Childhood should be having fun and enjoying things, so that as a teenager you try and figure it all out, and as an adult you can view and enjoy everything from many different views as well as help change things, letting you appreciate the world and accept it all as you grow older. But what do I know, im only so far along on my own path to adulthood

Thank you. Keep doing it!

beautifully made!you captured the feel of wonder and inspiration incredibly.it literally gave me goose bumps towards the end.

Really loved this man, great care put into it! Thank you for making this and sharing it with us all!

This was awesome, I saw it in my recommended videos and I'm glad I clicked! I think I subconsciously noticed that the details of his characters and his animations are what make his films so vibrant and realistic, but you've explained it in plainly in your video so now I can actually notice and appreciate his films in full rather than just saying "this is a beautiful movie." Thank you :)

Thoroughly enjoyed this! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the brief look, especially at how he did storyboards.

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Of course!

Definitely make more of these, this is a great analysis!

Really great ! You must not stop doing this. I like your reference points a lot too.

Thank you for making this short film. I'm a big fan of Miyazaki and I have all his films, but I wasn't aware that he starts with an idea and not a script. Your mention of how he works had a profound effect on my thinking about storytelling. Thank you!

I think this video is the best video essay I’ve listened to on Studio Ghibli. Less praise, more sharp observation and analysis. Great Job! I really enjoyed it!!

You have no idea how happy this video essay made me. Thank you so much for this!

Amazing video, also the narration is great, deep and calm and draws you to the subject, you gained a new follower.

This was a really great video, thank you!

I absolutely loved this video, you earned that instant sub mate. Thanks for making this !

Incredible, love the video mate ! Great job.

Thank you for sharing JD. I love to watch your video.

This video is a gift. Please... continue making more.

Excellent work, please keep doing more.

I needed this, thank you.

This is amazing and inspirational for artist. I'll admit, I began to tear up.

great video, nice commentary. keep up the good work :) loved it

i am so honored to share the same birthday as him and i love his movies.

So beautiful; incredibly articulate and sincere. Thank you.

Thank for making this video, it's amazing!

Awesome. These are lessons we need to hear.

That's why Miyazaki says that Anime was a mistake. That Anime is trash. The world is one that he wishes and imagines it would be. The people on the other hand, are depicted as is. 90% of Japanese animators keep using characters that have come before as inspiration and create this weird sort of inspirational inbreeding, less real people and more cardboard cutouts of tropes. Those animators need to get out of their offices and simply observe people like Hayao Miyazaki does.

@MohinderPictures409

5 жыл бұрын

I agree 100% with that. Thank god I'm a European because here we see animation as art that tells us a story. And I also think that a big problem with generic animes is that they are made by otakus for other otakus. Otakus are very autistic, and autistic people usually don't have any kind of social lives, so they don't know how real people act.

@tomokokuroki3085

4 жыл бұрын

@@MohinderPictures409 You clearly don't know what an autistic is, otherwise you wouldn't use the term as a generic insult. Do you also use "mute", "blind" or "crippled" as a synonym for moron? It seems to me that the one who has a serious socialization problem here is you and not so much that strange mental idea that you have about lovers of Japanese culture.

@lederp8096

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomokokuroki3085 You are right. Being autistic is a medical condition. I think the proper term would be anti-social. Even so, I believe there are otakus who are kind and can be just as successful as many other people but watch things like anime because they can't socialize with others easily.

@kalaicellona4106

4 жыл бұрын

@@fitzgerald1104 uu

@zoinksscoob6523

4 жыл бұрын

@aj oliva ok dude u do you

Excellent overview of the films. Thank you! I will use this video in my art classes to teach about him and the studio.

5:27 to 6:15 = Most awesome/creative/ingenious way of telling something through editing. Thank you so much!

I just love him so much and it's moments like these when mortality hits me the hardest. One could turn to bitterness, but instead it just makes me a bit wistful. We're truly lucky to live in a time in which we get to experience his work.

This is so beautiful! I can see Miyasaki and the Movies even brighter! Thank you for sharing🌤

Excellent! Well done and great message!

Thanks you very much for this beautiful work! I really enjoyed this! ^^

Now, THIS is a video essay. Clear, concise, doesn't waste time trying to impress people with big concepts and jargon, edited very well with a great message that is communicated very clearly. Nice job, a lot of youtubers could learn from this video

@JD.Editor

5 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. Thanks for watching

awesome video essay, it really shows your passion and respect for miyasakis work

What a lovely montage during Miyazaki's monologue. Well done.

Really inspiring watch! Thanks for making this, really helped me reflect not only on his work, but my own reasons of creating

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thank you for your kind words

A wonderful video and yes I'm one of his fans. This is the second video of yours that I have watched. You really put out a professional video.

I wish I saw this video when you first released it! This has GREATLY helped me just now with my creativity and where I want to take it; I've struggled with what I should do with my creative abilities, and this has clarified my view! Thank you JD Thompson! (and, of course, Mr. Miyasaki!)

@JD.Editor

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. Thank you for watching!

Thank you for making this informative and inspiring video. Well done.

great video and elaboration. Thanks for putting this together.

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Masterpiece of art, those animes and this video as well

That part where he was describing what he saw out the window really got to me.. He's a true artist indeed. Thank you for the video, you really described Miyazaki Sama's work really well 👍

Thank you so much for making this video

This was incredible, and I think you cut right down to the heart of Miyazaki's film making: the heart of humanity. Miyazaki captures our resilience, and the capacity to imagine and enact a better future for not only ourselves, but also for the generations to come after we have passed on. We are going to need creative solutions based on empathy and our own understanding of our shared humanity. Miyazaki is one of the few storytellers that gives me hope for our future here on earth in this regard.

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Creativity is a way of revealing humanity. Perhaps the art is the answer.

Wonderful video my man! A very terrific tribute to my all time favourite director. Keep up the great work, looking forward to what other videos you will be making :)

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

i loved this video. great work!

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

please keep doing these they're great

@JD.Editor

5 жыл бұрын

Working on more ideas. Trying to get a more frequent upload schedule. Thank you for watching!

I watch your video every month, I love it thank you

@JD.Editor

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming back again and again!

Thank you, as a writer and philosopher this greatly inspires me to do my work differently! Storyboarding indeed is handy, as it visualizes the story you feel. That it is easier to put in words!

Seriously great work.

loved your essay!

Very insightful. Thank you!

Well Done! Keep going Jd

I really, really liked this video. I've been deep in Ghibli films lately and this video really drew a nice underline beneath them. Great work!

this video is just as beautiful as Miyazaki's films. Thank-you so much for making this.

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Thank you so much for making this brilliant video

Great work friend. Miyazaki is awesone and Ghibli is just amazing; every movie's argument is so deep, every visual is so well built, every sound we listen is just perfectly placed! I loved your video, and that last part of Miyazaki looking to the rooftops...wow! Thanks for doing this video! Sorry about my english if there are any mistakes!

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Your english is very good. Thanks for watching.

such a beautiful video. Please keep it up!!

loved this from beginning to end!

Loved this look at Miyazaki I would show it to anyone. This is a great overview of why I love his films so much, well done! Spirited Away is my favorite but I haven't seen them all yet :)

this video is epic, great job sir.

Love this video ! Great Essay!

beautifully told story 🧡

Beautiful video. You've captured the soul of murazaki movies

Excellent essay. Thanks for putting this up

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support

I really appreciate your opinion and insight. Please continue this kind of observation.

JD, this video was wonderful. Thanks so much. I loved The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness as well.

man i watch this video countless times

@JD.Editor

5 жыл бұрын

Glad this helps! Thank you so much for watching

Fantastic video, truly enjoyable quality. Thank you so much

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Its really great analysis! thank you for sharing this, pleas keep doing more!!!

@JD.Editor

7 жыл бұрын

Will do

how do you not have more subs!!! this channel is awesome!

Nice work! I especially liked when you talked about his inspiration.

Amazing video and work

He's a genius, I'm so happy to see you dedicate a video to this.