Studio Ghibli most likely wouldn’t be one of the most legendary animation studios in the world today if not for the work of one of its biggest creators, Hayao Miyazaki, and the studio recently gave fans the ability to see some “behind the scenes” shots of the master at work. Miyazaki was originally set to retire from animation, leaving the world of Ghibli behind him, but the call to create new worlds and continue to expand his own creativity was seemingly too strong and he has since returned to the anime powerhouse to work on new properties moving forward!

昨日は宮崎さんが、新刊「宮崎駿とジブリ美術館」の見本を手にとり「働いたねぇ」とひと言。美術監督の武重さんがやってきて「盛り上がってるところ悪いですが、(背景美術)チェック待ってます」と、すぐに現場に戻っていきました。 pic.twitter.com/CHKVvVf1k6

10秒2コマのカットと格闘する宮崎さん。普段使われる黄色いシート(描いた画の並びと重ねの指示書)と違うピンク色のシートは、複雑なカットの時に使われるものです。 pic.twitter.com/BJ6Qkfibb5