Mononoke hime

I want to introduce about one animation in this topic. The animation's name is "Mononoke hime"

Why did I choice Mononoke hime?
Because, Mononoke hime is very famous and the story of Mononoke hime is very important for modern people. So, I like Mononoke hime very much.

What is Mononoke hime?
Mononoke hime is the animation movie. The movie was made by studio Ghibli in 1997. The story is about conflict, people who affect the forest and gods in the forest. Mononoke hime is epic. Because, Miyzaki Hayao thunked the story for sixteen year. And, the movie was made by using three years.
The income of Mononoke hime is about 19.3 billion yen. Mononoke hime become big hit and change record about movie income at that time. The catch-copy is "live" The main song "Mononoke hime" is become big hit. So, the singer Mera Yoshikazu become very famous by the movie. His voice very creanness. The song of Mononoke hime is mysterious and sacred song. If you have not hear the song of Monnoke hime, you have to hear the song now. I think you can get very good time.

What is the story?
There are one boy Asitaka in village of emishi. He got curse by god of tatari. So, he traveled to west to get the way of cure the curse. He met people of tatara, dependents of jackals. And he met one girl. Her name is san. Asitaka talked these people and animals. He leaned why he got curse. In the time, the battle started by people who want kill god of shishi and mononoke.

What is main point?
Miyazaki Hayao said that there are many theme in the movie of Mononoke hime. These theme is not good for entertainment. Because, the theme is about problem of modern society. The theme can summarize five point.
1 cavity of modern children's hurt
2 discrimination
3 relation between people to nature
4 people's hatred and combative instinct
5 conflict of mysticism and rationalism
There is not theme about Mononoke hime untill now animation movie of studio Ghibli. This is the new try by Miyazaki Hayao. But, After all, the new try was gave he good results.

How did studio Ghibli Making?
Before, Miyazaki hayao painted fifty thousand~seventy thousand pictures to make animation. But in Mononoke hime, Miyazaki Hayao painted one hudred and forty thousand pictures. There are very very a lot of picture in the Movie of Mononoke hime. The studio Ghibli spend much money and very long time to make the movie.
The movie use cell and paints, the movie is last analog movie for studio Ghibli. But, there are some poit to use computer in Mononoke hime.
The tittle is not "Mononoke hime" only. Miyazaki hayao want to choice title "Ashitaka sekki"  One day, Miyazaki Hayao ask producer to change the tittle.  But, producer like "Mononoke hime" very much. So he did not change. After all, Miyazaki Hayao did not say about tittle.

If you have not watch this movie, you have to watch Mononoke hime. I think that you have very good time to watch Mononoke hime. Let's try!

Miyazaki's animation making

In this topics, I want to talk about Miyazaki Hayao's animation making.
Do you know how to make animation? A lot of people do not know it. Me too. But, when I watch the movie "Mononoke-hime", I was very surprised. What did the animation use skills? How to make the movie? The making is very interesting for me. So, I talk about it.

The studio Ghibli use a lot of computer. But, the basic making of studio Ghibli is similar to traditional making animation. The act of "painting picture" is basic about animation. For example, storyboard, layout, making original picture, making moving image, art design, create a background. These act is made by people hands. The studio Ghibli has one think. It is "making picture have to make by people hands, not all computer" The studio Ghibli use digital and analog well.
Usually, when people check the motion of original picture, people flip paper by using hands. But, Ghibli use the system "QAR(Quick Action Recorder)" This system is use camera. So, studio Ghibli can check the movie by favorite speed.
After line drawing, to decide color, digital painting, and digital synthesis is stared. Original paint is had scan, and became digital date. The scan is made by hands. Do not use self-motion system. Because, computer can not judgment small point. And, if we have self-motion system has trouble, computer hurt original paint. So, the studio Ghibli can not use the system. people's eye and hands is very important to make the animation.
Next, to make and choice color and by use computer. The stuff said "Animation have to representation the world by limited color" When use computer, we can use flesh color stability. But it is not use color infinitely. In fact, the recent animation of studio Ghibli use about five hundred colors.
After to choice colors, start digital paint. The merit to use computer is  changing color every time. When  did not the stuff dicid final color, they can choice temporary color and change final color after. The way is very fast and efficient.
To use CG is very convenient. because if we use CG, we can get correct purse and motion. But it is not real. people needs moderate lie. So, studio Ghibli use deformed in them animation movie.
Final, the picture has digital synthesis. Traditional animation is shooting one page every. The effect is added in this time. For example smoke. There are expert stuff in the studio Ghibli now. The effect of noise is added. Because full digital animation is cool. People get used to watch film animation. The film animation is mild. So, studio Ghibli use noise.
The studio Ghibli use computer now.  Some people think that it is good. But other people think it is not good. I think that to use computer is good. Because to use computer is very combinient.
 CG art and computer graphics grow year by year. We can paint difficult expression now. The studio Ghibli has device that animation is looked real. I think that the device is very important. So, studio Ghibli can get a lot of fan and keep high quality.

The difference between Ghibli and others

I want to talk about the difference between Ghibli and others. Ghibli has a lot of difference point between it and others. So, Ghibli a high growth in the animation world.
Ghibli has high quality of painting picture. The quality is top level in the world.
Please look this picture.

This picture is very beautiful!
The representation of sunlight is very real. Studio Ghibli described the scene vividly. The description is minutely. Studio Ghibli spend a lot of time to painting this picture. I think that the work is very hard. But painter drowning. I think it is very wonderful. The obsession for art is very storing. So,
 I think that stuff of studio Ghibli is real pro.  The season in the world is summer. The picture can representation japanese traditional landscape. A lot of plant in the world is very flesh.  The plants was bask in the sun, and it is shine.
When you look up this picture. If you are japanese or have experience living in japan, you can feel your  child foot. The picture is painted old home. When I look up the picture first, I look on it with nostalgia. It is too difficult for other people to experience that. So, I think that the quality of studio Ghibli is very high. So, studio Ghibli was recognized by the world.
This time, I have one question. The question is "Why can studio Ghibli keep quality ?"
I have one answer of the question.
The reason is career. Studio Ghibli has long history. So stuff of studio Ghibli is has very long career. For example Miyazaki Hayao, he is too old to making animation. Miyazaki Hayao spends a lot of time to painting. So, he can paint very very high quality pictures. Other stuff can paint high quality pictures too. Stuff of studio Ghibli studied about painting for a long time. For example, the univercity about painting, vocationally school about painting.
Ghibli has a lot of different point between Ghibli and others. The story of studio Ghibli is unique. The story was thunked for very long time. The stuffs of studio Ghibli have a lot of meeting about story. It is very hard. But after meeting, the story is very profound world view.
And character of studio Ghibli is unique too. There are a lot of characters in Ghibli's movies. For example, Ashitaka, San, Sen, Haku, Baron. Some character is normal people. But others are god, animals, and spirit. The caracter is full of life. So, people can look for their favorite character. And people can think about after story. The people was all excited at the through of it.
The production costs is very high. The studio Ghibli use a lot of money to making animation. The cost is 20~40 hundred million. It is very high. The animation studio need a lot of money to make animation. Studio Ghibli is too. So, Ghibli make goods.
After reading this topic, you can study about Ghibli. The studio Ghibuli's animation has high quality. So, the stuff spend a lot of time to making movie. The time for making is about 1~2 years. Because stuff have to make a lot of picture to move characters.

Effect on japanese animation by Ghibli

Effect on japanese animation by Ghibli.

Next, I want to talk about effect about Studio Ghibli. Studio Ghibli is very famous. The movie was loved a lot of people all of the world. So the effect is very strong.

First, Studio Ghibli change how to paint pictures in the animation world. Studio Ghibli have the great technique to painting with using computer.

Before, studio Ghibli uses sell paint to making animation. But studio Ghibli uses digital paint now. Studio Ghibli making animation by itself. When studio Ghibli was making "Mononokehime", studio Ghibli starts thinking to change sell painting to digital painting.In 1999 studio Ghibli change digital painting completely.

When was studio Ghibli became the center of japanese people?

The key is the work of arts "Tonarino Totoro" and "Hotaruno haka" To tell the truth, there animations were made at the same time. There animation was show in 1988. The schedule is very hard. Because,  they have to make two animation at the same time. In addition, they have to improve quality of the art works.The result about "Tonarino Totoro" and "Hotaruno haka" is not so good. Because, the time opening to the public about movies is not summer. A lot of people go seater in summer. So, summer is the vest season for the movie. But, the contents was evaluated a Ghibli's achievements by people from various. "Tonarino Totoro" has a lot of prize about Japanese movie in this year."Hotaruno haka" was praise highly about a film based on a literally classic.  Studio Ghibli became famous in the Japanese movie world by effect for two movies.But, that is  not all,"Tonarino totoro" made a by-product unexpected. The stuffed animal was a great hit by a lot of Japanese.  Children like the stuffed animal especially.The stuffed animal was made in 1990. The company to making the stuffed animal talk studio Ghibli to making Totoro.

After, Ghibli could have a lot of production costs by totoro goods. Now, studio Ghibli has income about 1426,000,000 (in 2013)!  So, studio Ghibli uses the mark about totoro. Please, you do not misunderstand. Studio Ghibli's main point is movies, not goods. Studio Ghibli never decide and change about contents of movies  to making goods. Sutudio Ghibli say"that is us pride"

Studio Ghibli has great Facilities. When we go the facilities, we can enjoy studio Ghibli. For example, art museum “Mitaka no mori” The museum has original a privilege. If you go the museum, you can enjoy original movie. The museum of Mitaka no Mori has original short animation. There are nine movies in the museum now.

Studio Ghibli has Ghibli’s goods shop. There are a lot of Ghibli's goods Shopsio in all of Japan, If you can not go the museum of Mitakano Mori, you can go shops. Because, The number of Ghibli's goods Shops. Studio Ghibli has Satsuki and Mei’s house. There facility is very exciting. Let's go the Facilities of Ghibli.

About Studio Ghibli

I wrote about Miyazaki Hayao on the previous page.

Next, I will talk about Ghibli.

Studio Ghibli, Inc is a Japanese company about making and planning a cartoon film. Miyazaki Hayao establishes Studio Ghibli. So, there is connection between this and that.

Do you know about studio Ghibli?

We can hear about studio Ghibli, if you live in Japan. Some people have to watch movie made by studio Ghibli before. Studio Ghibli is the best famous cartoon company in Japan.

Studio Ghibli's job is mainly making a lot of animations. But, Studio Ghibli's job is not only thats. A lot of people does not only. Studio Ghibli making a lot of documentary film since 1990s. Studio Ghibli's animation is very famous, because a lot of people don't know that studio Ghibli making documentary film. Other, studio Ghibli's another job is publication and music.
In 1985 june 15, this company establish. The employee in Studio Ghibli is not fix then. When studio Ghibli making movie, people was gathered. Now, the system is not. Studio Ghibli nave a lot of employee. employees paint very well. A lot of people who like painting want to be painter in studio Ghibli.
Next, I want to talk about the origin about name of Ghibli. The origin is the hot wind "Ghibli" in the Sahara desert. Other, the same name is the bomber in Italy "CAPLONI Ca309 GHIBLI" in the second world war. In the movie "Kurenaino buta" the engine was painted "GHIBLI".  We can Miyazaki Hayao's   stick to the word of Ghibli. The pronunciation about Ghibli is "ziburi", But truth pronunciation is "gibli" It is a misunderstanding for Miyazaki Hayao. In 2005, studio Ghibli have to change the name, but new name have a bad reputation. So, the name is untouched now. The mark about studio Ghibli is totoro.

The main members in studio Ghibli are Miyazaki and Takahata. But there are too old to making animation. Other people can not rise to a higher level for Miyazaki Hayao, and can not popular with a lot of people about him. The problem is important and difficult to settle. 
In 2006, the Miyazaki Hayao's son Miyazaki Goro made movie "Gedodenki". And the project to making a successor started since 2009. Studio Ghibli has a lot of measures about the problem.

Now, there are about 300 people in studio Ghibli. Many people want to be employee for studio Ghibli. so, The employee in studio Ghibli is a professional. Studio Ghibli has produced many famous artist. For example Hosoda Mamoru, Anno Hideaki. Hosoda mamoru's masterpiece is ”summer wars” Anno Hideaki's masterpiece is "evangerion"  There is very popular. There are a lot of fans about two artist.
Music about studio Ghibli is very famous. There are a lot of famous songs in studio Ghibli. For example "Sanpo" "Gakenouenoponyo" Many people lisning and singing that songs. A lot of songs was arranged. Studio Ghibli has one famous composer. His name is Hisaishi Jo. There are a lot of CD for studio Ghibli.