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Turning Point: 1997-2008
In learning about Nausicaä, I recalled a certain Japanese heroine. I’m quite sure that she appears in the collection of short stories known as Tsutsumi chū-nagon monogatari (Tales of the Tsutsumi Middle Counselor) from the eleventh century. She was known as a princess who loved insects and apparently ran about in nature even after coming of age, de
... See moreHayao Miyazaki • Starting Point: 1979-1996
Every day children are born and every day children grow up around us, whether or not we animation creators come up with a motive for our characters. And the challenges they confront haven’t decreased in the slightest. They may no longer identify with and be encouraged by champions of justice as in the past, but they still want to be encouraged, sti
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