Studio Ghibli [temporarily] shuts down production department

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Wyrdness on 03 August 2014

Oh dear.

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Squeezol on 03 August 2014

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sundin13 on 03 August 2014

Well that sucks :/

Ghibli is irreplacable, but I'm sure all of the talented people there will have no problem finding jobs elsewhere...keep making awesome movies guys

Ka-pi96 said:
That... seems quite odd. They are closing their animation deparment, what other deparments do they have though?

probably merchandise...

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Day ruined :(

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Veknoid_Outcast on 03 August 2014

Just terrible news, for the industry and for me personally. Studio Ghibli is the finest animation studio on the planet and has been for almost 30 years.

Best of luck to the animators, directors, artists, and producers affected by the decision. Maybe soon some of them will form a new studio and carry the torch.

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bubblegamer on 03 August 2014

This is so stupid. How can they lose so much on account of one movie? This is very sad news, it's like hearing Naughty Dog has gone broke or something

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goulibouli on 03 August 2014

Well Arrietty was a pretty bland looking movie, another young witch in a fantasy world that looks EXACTLY like all the previous Ghibli.

But the responsible for both the decision to produce a poorly unoriginal movie AND then to close it are the shareholder leeches fault, they destroy everything while draining you of all your money, talent and quality.