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Studio Ghibli is among the world\u2019s most iconic animation studios. The home of legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, who co-founded the outfit in the mid-1980s, Studio Ghibli has been behind some of history\u2019s most critically acclaimed animated films, including the Oscar-winning Spirited Away<\/em>. A revered institution, Studio Ghibli has even inspired a museum, in Tokyo, showcasing exhibits based on its films and a number of shorts.<\/p>\n

For almost three decades, Studio Ghibli, unlike so many animation houses in Japan, stayed solely within the feature-film space. It finally crossed into the television sphere, working with Polygon Pictures on Ronja, the Robber\u2019s Daughter<\/em>. The show had a successful run on NHK at home, landed a U.S. slot on Amazon Prime, notched up a host of sales courtesy of distributor Serious Lunch and won an International Emmy Kids Award for best kids\u2019 animation in 2016.<\/p>\n

The series was directed by Goro Miyazaki, who had initially envisioned Ronja\u2014<\/em>which is based on a novel by Astrid Lindgren\u2014as a feature film, \u201cbut that plan didn\u2019t work out,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen I was asked to create a new TV series for kids, I thought it an excellent chance to finally create Ronja, the Robber\u2019s Daughter<\/em>, a perfect work for kids that is really appropriate for NHK\u2019s animated series for children.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series features CGI characters against 2D hand-drawn backdrops in what Miyazaki calls the \u201c\u2018toon look\u2019 to match the characters appropriately to the style of the background art. We adopted this style because it is ideal for expressing the rich seasonal beauty of nature. Also, Japanese audiences like and are familiar with 2D animation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miyazaki also tapped into his love for landscaping and agriculture, which he had studied at university, initially reluctant to follow in his esteemed father\u2019s footsteps. \u201cMany scenes in Ronja<\/em> were based on my experience as a landscape architect, including the forest scenes,\u201d Miyazaki says.<\/p>\n

What drew him to the novel, meanwhile, was its cross-generational appeal to parents and children; something he hopes the 26-episode series also has. The book, he notes, \u201cdescribes what happens between parents and children as the children grow up. I first read it as an adult after I started making films.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miyazaki\u2019s first feature was also based on a literary property. Tales from Earthsea<\/em>, released in 2006, was inspired by books in Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s Earthsea<\/em> series. Next came From Up on Polly Hill<\/em>, based on a 1980 Japanese comic, with a script penned by his father. His experience directing films taught him that \u201cyou should never compromise on what you think is important, while you should also listen to the opinions of others.\u201d<\/p>\n

On moving from film to television, Miyazaki says that while the length of the final product may be different, the \u201ccreative philosophy and approach are exactly the same.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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