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"Studio Ghibli is arguably the most recognizable and beloved animated
studio outside of Disney/Pixar, one that has proven time and time again
that animation is more than just entertainment aimed at kids thanks to
critically acclaimed movies that challenge what you can do in the
medium. So it’s easy to understand, then, that the moment one of the
studio’s main directors, Hayao Miyazaki decided to retire (the first
time), fans around the world began searching for a successor. Rather
than a studio, could it be an auteur like Mamoru Hosoda (
Summer Wars,
Mirai) or Makoto Shinkai (
Your Name,
Weathering with You)? Would
it be a studio founded by former Ghibli employees like Studio Ponoc,
makers of 2018’s
Mary and the Witch’s Flower?
It might, in fact, be none of the above. In truth, the animation studio
that best captures the magic of Studio Ghibli and the themes they
explore, all while carving out an identity and space in the industry of
its own, is Cartoon Saloon. The Irish studio founded in 1999 has earned
Academy Awards nominations for every single feature film it’s produced,
and all of them are Certified Fresh at 90% or above on the Tomatometer.
Its latest offering, Wolfwalkers, is being called the best animated film
of the year by several critics, and it demonstrates why Cartoon Saloon’s
unique blend of traditional animation and folklore make it the true
successor to Studio Ghibli."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
