Ex Studio Ghibli employees reveal new animated film

[Scarim Coral]

So this came up hours ago


http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-15/former-ghibli-staffers-studio-ponoc-unveils-mary-and-the-witch-flower-anime-film/.109925

Basically, two of the Studio Ghibli staffs left before it closure and fonded a new studio called Studio Ponoc and hired back the staffs from Ghibli and they just reveal their first animated film trailer.

While it is too soon to say but I will type/ say is that I'm glad that Studio Ghibli isn't comptely dead. Whie the trailer remind me of Howl Moving Castle and Kiki Delivery's Service but I will remain optimistic for this upcoming film.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I love the character design, hope we get an actual plot that doesn't devolve into an infantile tone or the cliche "war is bad" or "protect the environment".

From a couple of links I read, one of the Yonebayashi (one of the guys who left Ghibli) stated he wanted his next film to be the oppersit to "When Marnie was there"

Spoiler: Since I had bought that dvd

I can guess (but probably wrong) that child parent are far more loving toward her and would never abandom her.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Hiromasa Yonebayashi isn't a very good writer and director. While I enjoyed Marnie, it didn't have the same magic as Miyazaki and Takahata's movies and also wasn't as impressively animated. I remember finding Arrietty a bit better, but Miyazaki co-wrote that. I hope they can find their way without following in his shadow.

Miyazaki isn't a very good writer though, and I think Arrietty sort of showed that. His scripts really seem like they need his direction.

I like Yonebayashi well enough. Arrietty showed some flatness here and there, but was definately one of the better non-Miyazaki movies from Ghibli. And When Marnie was There (while I absolutely dispised the story) had a very solid visual style.

This looks cool. I'm simply glad there's still people in Japan making animated movies NOT based on pre-existing TV shows.

 

[Fox12]

I love the character design, hope we get an actual plot that doesn't devolve into an infantile tone or the cliche "war is bad" or "protect the environment".

Based on his former work, I would say this is unlikely. That's more of a Miyazaki thing then a ghibli thing.

Hiromasa Yonebayashi isn't a very good writer and director. Marnie didn't have the same magic as Miyazaki and Takahata's movies and also wasn't as impressively animated. I remember finding Arrietty a bit better, but Miyazaki co-wrote that. I hope they can find their way without following in his shadow.

I'd say he's decent. Some of his films are better then a few of miyazaki's early films, which could be a bit cliche.

 

[bartholen_v1legacy]

So Ponyo's grown up then? Har har har.

This is good news... for now. While I'm just as disappointed about Ghibli closing as anybody, I think this might be better for the crew that's left. After all, the Ghibli label will always be associated with Miyazaki and Takahata first and foremost, and starting over with a new name is better than trying to break out from the shadow of Miyazaki's legacy. While I found Arrietty rather unremarkable, I enjoyed From up on Poppy Hill for what it was (for extra heresy: I actually liked it more than Only Yesterday), and I thought Marnie was a good "last" film for Ghibli that didn't market itself with either Miyazaki or Takahata. There's potential in the crew, I just hope they can refine themselves to fully bring it out before they end up doing adaptations of shitty manga.

 

[Scarim Coral]

While I found Arrietty rather unremarkable, I enjoyed From up on Poppy Hill for what it was (for extra heresy: I actually liked it more than Only Yesterday), and I thought Marnie was a good "last" film for Ghibli that didn't market itself with either Miyazaki or Takahata.

I thought Arrietty was ok or at least better than The Borrower. I actually enjoyed and liked Up from Poppy Hill. Sure it was more "realistic" sort of setting which was good/ bad but hey the club house was the fantasy aspect of the film and I liked the characters. Marnine was lackluster but it did had good visual (shame about that girl life).

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

Color me interested (and mildly excited).

 

[Harrycanyon1982]

Looks fine to me.