[Shaun]

No big sites reporting it yet but: http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2014/08...s+%28Uproxx%29

After the anime world’s Walt Disney, Hayao Miyazaki, retired last year, we’d heard rumors of Studio Ghibli shutting down. Today we learned last month’s When Marnie Was There (which has only grossed $3.5 million so far), is officially the final film of Studio Ghibli. This makes me a sad panda.

That’s right, the renowned studio behind Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Laputa: Castle in The Sky, Ponyo, and the Oscar-winning Spirited Away is no more, ending a nearly thirty year run of classic anime.

Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki confirmed the news on a Japanese variety show earlier today, saying the company will now focus on managing its back-catalog and trademarks. He left us with a slight bit of optimism — as Studio Ghibli always has — by saying they’ll maintain some staff for “Miyazaki projects”, although no explanation was given for what that means. Maybe we’ll see Grave of the Fireflies 2: Cry Harder, You Big Baby.

[Samuel.]

Really shocking and sad news. Great company.

[Tom4784]

No, this is terrible.

[coffee]

:'(

[T*]

WHAT
NO
YOU CANT DO THIS
NO
DONT
I wasn't ready for this.
Totoro, spirited away, etc. All gone

[T*]

I officially hate everything :,(

[GypsyGoth]

[Alf]

The great Hayao Miyazaki has come out of retirement at the age of 82 for one final film.

The film is called "How do we live?"

It's release date in Japan is July 14th. So far there is no release date if any announced for the UK yet.

So that's Miyazaki, Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan all releasing a movie each this year. Three all time great film makers. I intend to go to the pictures to watch the Scorsese and Nolan movies, and if they show the Miyazaki, then I will go to that too.

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by Alf

The great Hayao Miyazaki has come out of retirement at the age of 82 for one final film.

The film is called "How do we live?"

It's release date in Japan is July 14th. So far there is no release date if any announced for the UK yet.

So that's Miyazaki, Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan all releasing a movie each this year. Three all time great film makers. I intend to go to the pictures to watch the Scorsese and Nolan movies, and if they show the Miyazaki, then I will go to that too.

It's nice to see a diverse list of Movies being made again.

I enjoy my Superhero stuff (especially Batman & Spider-Man) but the Movies were swarmed with them at one point, unless you went Indie.