Now master Hayao Miyazaki after his magnum opus The Wind Rises pencil

Now master Hayao Miyazaki after his magnum opus The Wind Rises pencil has been hung on the willows, it remains to be seen how it is with the future of Japanese animation. With his Studio Ghibli Miyazaki has trained a team of very talented animation directors and artists. Now Ghibli thirty years exists can boast the great craftsmanship that has left the co-founder. The studio has developed a unique style that has beaten the bridge between the graphic raw Japanese anime and sweet style of Miyazaki ?? s inspiration Walt Disney. Stylistically, the emphasis is on the hand-drawn animation, wherein the computer only serves as a support. Thematically oriented Ghibli universal emotional stories interwoven ancient Japanese traditions with Western values. In addition to the extensive work of Miyazaki knew his colleagues ?? s with chores like Grave of the Fireflies, Whisper of the Heart, The Cat Returns, and Tales from Earthsea] to enchant the world.

A new and perhaps final addition to this impressive canon is formed by the immersive and dreamlike When Marnie Was There. It is not yet clear whether and how Ghibli hereafter will continue. The maker of Arriety, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, took pity on his second full-length animation project on the novel by British children's author Joan G. Robinson. The book was a favorite of retirees Miyazaki, who was looking for more connection for its film versions in western literature. Yonebayashi knows how to make the traditional English elements merge with Japanese influences, have his characters as in most of the Ghibli productions a Western appearance. Handsome is that Yonebayashi adult themes ?? s as illness, loss, loneliness and abandonment is not afraid and it captures in a fanciful but the animation striking earthly setting.

Central to the twelve-year-old Anna, a talented girl explains in a poignant opening dialogue that the world contains an imaginary circle, where she clearly stands out. The girl is not noticed stated by region and as a child for adoption. Anna additionally suffers from a severe form of asthma. To gain tranquility and air sent her adoptive mother Anna to family on the coast. The curious girl loves to draw and is already fluent in research in the area off. During its first exploration she discovers a strange country house overlooking a marsh area. Anna believes the house and the blonde girl sitting at the window to recognize her dreams (or are they memories?) And decides to investigate. Her family holds that it is an empty house, but Anna can not let go of the case. Once they come into contact with Marnie, the blonde girl at the window, creating a special friendship.

Yonebayashi plays constantly with the fine line between dream and reality. The bond between Anna and Marnie is so close that both of them are at risk of losing the friendship. This is never threatening, but both girls want what connects them try to hold on as long as possible, even if the world changes around them. It is not so very difficult to guess how the fork in the shaft, but it is clear that both Robinson Yonebayashi not been to do the denouement. What is paramount is that Anna her spot must find in life and friendships, how special and perhaps also cruel, herein also may be only a means. All this is framed with a beautifully drawn fantasy world, weird events and appealing characters. The final uitleggerige what the creators can therefore be forgiven easily. When Marnie Was There underlines once again that for Studio Ghibli animation is a way to tell a powerful and multifaceted story, without being an end in itself. Let us hope that the many animation artists that Hayao Miyazaki has gathered around him, decide to use their talents to pursue Miyazaki's tradition.