[Rendello]

I really enjoyed watching this Ghibli background artist pain and explain his process in real time. There's a lot of artistry that go into these films:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hup0lsrY07I

I've also been watching the 1979 anime adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. Hayao Miyazaki worked on it (7 years before founding Ghibli), and although the TV animation is more limited than a film's, I think it looks awesome. It's pretty funny too. Miyazaki's reasons for quitting halfway through production are really interesting to read in the Wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Green_Gables_(1979_TV_...

I looked into it because I've always wanted to read Anne of Green Gables, and I had heard that PEI is a big tourist destination for older Japanese women who grew up watching the series. It's one of the few I don't mind dubbed, since it's an adaptation of an English-language work and the acting fits really well. It's probably not supposed to be on Youtube, but the entire series is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2CmEYEeDSU&list=PLV4Ztn9euy...

[rendaw]

> Moreover, Anne’s character—unidealized in appearance, impulsive in personality, and lacking a male point of view—contrasted sharply with the idealized, “protective” image of girls that Miyazaki was beginning to shape in his works.

Is this real? I thought that Miyazaki was a feminist and specifically took issue with modern anime depictions of women, or something like that. And specifically, that his works mostly portrayed "strong" women. Or am I misunderstanding this quote?

[wodenokoto]

Reading the Wikipedia article it sounds like Miyazaki left due to disagreement on animation style and how female protagonists should be presented. Disagreement was with Isao Takahata, who would go on to found Ghibli and Miyazaki has been quoted as saying is the only director Miyazaki respects.