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February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Speaking of Ghibli talent check out
Nasu In the Summer of Andalusia with my code STEVEMNASU you can get 20% off the release in North America hereeee mediaocd.com/nasu-summer-...
Nasu In the Summer of Andalusia with my code STEVEMNASU you can get 20% off the release in North America hereeee mediaocd.com/nasu-summer-...
He also directed the Devilman OVA which had a few Ghibli talent on it.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
He also directed the Devilman OVA which had a few Ghibli talent on it.
Also shout out to Oh! productions too who were also very supportive for Ghibli's creation. Tsutomu Iida who worked at that studio was the assistant director on Laputa. He would sometimes come to the studio dressed in Tokusatsu costume at the weekend.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Also shout out to Oh! productions too who were also very supportive for Ghibli's creation. Tsutomu Iida who worked at that studio was the assistant director on Laputa. He would sometimes come to the studio dressed in Tokusatsu costume at the weekend.
Toru Hara left around the time Studio Ghibli moved from rented accommodation to it's own original building in the early 90s
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Toru Hara left around the time Studio Ghibli moved from rented accommodation to it's own original building in the early 90s
Even if Topcraft's involvement in the birth of Ghibli can be overstated, Hara's is not. Isao Takahata said in his Laputa Roman Album interview that without Hara, none of this would be possible; he made those early years at the studio when every movie could be their last.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Even if Topcraft's involvement in the birth of Ghibli can be overstated, Hara's is not. Isao Takahata said in his Laputa Roman Album interview that without Hara, none of this would be possible; he made those early years at the studio when every movie could be their last.
Including one key animator Katsuyuki Kobayashi, who did some cool work on The Last Unicorn. (Although they didn't stay at Studio Ghibli after Laputa)
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Including one key animator Katsuyuki Kobayashi, who did some cool work on The Last Unicorn. (Although they didn't stay at Studio Ghibli after Laputa)
I could only confirm that about 5 staff members including Toru Hara himself who had worked with Topcraft prior to Nausicaa who also worked on Laputa.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I could only confirm that about 5 staff members including Toru Hara himself who had worked with Topcraft prior to Nausicaa who also worked on Laputa.
The second highest came from Nippon Animation, with whom both creators also had a history.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The second highest came from Nippon Animation, with whom both creators also had a history.
When we look at their previous credits and affiliations, half of those staff were from Studio Telecom, where both Miyazakis and Takahata had previously worked.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
When we look at their previous credits and affiliations, half of those staff were from Studio Telecom, where both Miyazakis and Takahata had previously worked.
If any of them returned, it was probably due to Hara's involvement as he became the head of Studio Ghibli.
If we look at the staff shared between Nausicaa and Laputa, it might look like Studio Ghibli was full of Topcraft members, there's about 30 staff shared between them however...
If we look at the staff shared between Nausicaa and Laputa, it might look like Studio Ghibli was full of Topcraft members, there's about 30 staff shared between them however...
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If any of them returned, it was probably due to Hara's involvement as he became the head of Studio Ghibli.
If we look at the staff shared between Nausicaa and Laputa, it might look like Studio Ghibli was full of Topcraft members, there's about 30 staff shared between them however...
If we look at the staff shared between Nausicaa and Laputa, it might look like Studio Ghibli was full of Topcraft members, there's about 30 staff shared between them however...
Hara implies that most of the staff were new.
In the book, "Another Barusu", production manager Hirokatsu Kihara said that he asked Hara to contact him if he ever got another chance to work with Miyazaki. Which Hara did a few months later.
In the book, "Another Barusu", production manager Hirokatsu Kihara said that he asked Hara to contact him if he ever got another chance to work with Miyazaki. Which Hara did a few months later.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Hara implies that most of the staff were new.
In the book, "Another Barusu", production manager Hirokatsu Kihara said that he asked Hara to contact him if he ever got another chance to work with Miyazaki. Which Hara did a few months later.
In the book, "Another Barusu", production manager Hirokatsu Kihara said that he asked Hara to contact him if he ever got another chance to work with Miyazaki. Which Hara did a few months later.
Topcraft went bankrupt the following year after the release of Nausicaa.
This was around the same time that the founder of Topcraft, Toru Hara was asked by Isao Takahata to start a new studio.
This was around the same time that the founder of Topcraft, Toru Hara was asked by Isao Takahata to start a new studio.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Topcraft went bankrupt the following year after the release of Nausicaa.
This was around the same time that the founder of Topcraft, Toru Hara was asked by Isao Takahata to start a new studio.
This was around the same time that the founder of Topcraft, Toru Hara was asked by Isao Takahata to start a new studio.
There's a really good chapter on this in the Industrial History of Studio Ghibli that breaks down a lot of this.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
There's a really good chapter on this in the Industrial History of Studio Ghibli that breaks down a lot of this.
Nausicaa made the studio a fair bit of money, but they were chosen out of necessity since they worked outside of the anime industry and the anime industry was all booked up.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Nausicaa made the studio a fair bit of money, but they were chosen out of necessity since they worked outside of the anime industry and the anime industry was all booked up.
Studio TopCraft is best known for working with Rankin & Bass on films like The Hobbit, but they also ended up being the production house for Nausicaa
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Studio TopCraft is best known for working with Rankin & Bass on films like The Hobbit, but they also ended up being the production house for Nausicaa
I see a myth go around about how animation studio Topcraft became Studio Ghibli, but it's not true.
Lets talk about it🧵
Lets talk about it🧵
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I see a myth go around about how animation studio Topcraft became Studio Ghibli, but it's not true.
Lets talk about it🧵
Lets talk about it🧵
More drawings from the Oshii series
November 28, 2024 at 8:40 PM
More drawings from the Oshii series
November 28, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Some more drawings from my Oshii series of videos
November 23, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Some more drawings from my Oshii series of videos
"Oshii no Joe" Illustration I did for my first Mamoru Oshii video
November 1, 2024 at 12:49 PM
"Oshii no Joe" Illustration I did for my first Mamoru Oshii video