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The 10 Most Depressing Movies Ever Made

No happy endings here.

The Mary Sue · Nov 16, 2025

Ghibli’s midlife crisis: as beloved Japanese studio turns 40 will the magic fade?

Much of Studio Ghibli’s success is down to one man: 84-year-old Hayao Miyazaki, a master animator whose presence towers over the studio’s output

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025

AI Coming For Anime But Ghibli's Miyazaki Irreplaceable, Son Says

Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative lifeblood of the studio behind classics such as "Spirited Away", his son told AFP. Thanks to ChatGPT's new image generator, the internet is awash with pictures imitating Studio Ghibli's whimsical style, raising fresh debate…

International Business Times · Apr 2, 2025

Spirited Away play review: a wonderful artistic imagining of Studio Ghibli’s tale of environmental stewardship

Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, has captivated audiences worldwide with its visually stunning and thematically rich films. In recent years, they have decided to take some of these stories to the stage.

The Conversation · May 22, 2024

Behind The Boy and the Heron: The myths and magic of Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki

What next for Studio Ghibli when its 82-year-old co-founder and standard bearer Hayao Miyazki finally steps back? His new film – the quietly released but loudly acclaimed ‘The Boy and the Heron’ – comes first; Louis Chilton hears the story behind it

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2023

The Boy and the Heron review: anime legend Hayao Miyazaki makes a grand, beautiful, tortured return

Robert Pattinson supplies his voice to the English dub of a film that mixes – like Studio Ghibli’s very best – the personal, cultural and historical

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

‘I’m really serious this time!’: have Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli made their final masterpiece?

The veteran animation genius has said he’s retiring – but as he’s changed his mind before, should anyone take his word for it? We travel to Ghibli HQ in Tokyo to find out what’s going on

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023

The Boy and the Heron: Hayao Miyazaki’s final Studio Ghibli film breaks box office record despite no marketing

A UK distributor is yet to be announced

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023