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Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future

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The beginning of the end for quality and integrity for Studio Ghibli. Can't really blame Miyazaki but this won't be good for fans.
- Nippon TV has been funding studio Ghibli films since the 90s and also owns (for example) Madhouse. While I am also sceptical of where this leads, I think it's one of the better options for Ghibli overall. At least Nippon TV has shown in the past that they understand what Ghibli is doing and isn't just picking them up because they have the money to do so.
Whaaaaaat? I thought Miyazaki was adamant that nobody else would own the company, and that it would be on maintenance mode after his death.
- Well, he's not dead yet, is he? Maybe he stipulated on his death Studio Ghibli goes in maintenance mode...whatever that means.
  Then again, Nippon TV buys the name and rights then feeds Princess Mono, Spirited Away, etc. into StableDiffusion/Midjourney/ChatGPT and BINGO! A new Studio Ghibli release every year for Xmas! /cynic
  
  StableDiff is really good at making Ghibli images, or at least reference points.
  
  😨 That is high octane nightmare fuel, dude. I will pray to the fucking gods that never happens
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Succession worries had been a priority at Ghibli, as Miyazaki has turned 82, and producer Toshio Suzuki is 75, the companies said in a joint statement.
The boards of both companies agreed at meetings Thursday that the major commercial broadcast network will become Studio Ghibli’s top shareholder, with a 42.3% stake.
Nippon TV said it will send executives to support Ghibli’s management, while honoring its creative independence so it can focus on animation and other artistic projects.
The deal was first discussed last year at an “onsen” hot springs, the companies said, when Suzuki asked Nippon TV executive Yoshikuni Sugiyama for help in managing Ghibli.
Miyazaki won an Oscar for his 2001 “Spirited Away.” He has occasionally declared he was retiring but has always returned to his craft.
He has produced an extensive range of animation works enjoyed by adults as well as children, including “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Ponyo.”
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Corporation marketing Strategy : get shitty stories and make all characters models looks like miyasaki style. Win .
I wonder if this is the best move for the younger staff.
- Probably his son will be his successor
  
  He specifically said he does not want his son, Goro as head

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