Chapter 1
The birth of a dream
Chapter 2
The magic of hand-drawn worlds
Chapter 3
Environmentalism and complex heroes
Chapter 4
The soundscapes and global legacy
YOUR GOAL
Master of Inside Studio Ghibli
Ch 1 · The birth of a dream
yuki The birth of a dream
Saharan desert wind, / Italian scout wings, / blowing brand-new dreams!
yuki Co-founder Isao Takahata brought artistic experimentation and deep realism to Ghibli, contrasting Miyazaki's fantasy.
yuki The success of the 1984 film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind paved the way for Studio Ghibli's official creation.
BETA
yuki Match magical characters to their movies to discover the history behind Studio Ghibli's masterpieces.
Fun Fact
Ghibli pronunciation: Miyazaki intended Ghibli to be pronounced with a hard g like gib-lee, but the Japanese pronunciation became Ji-bu-ri instead.
Glossary
ghibli (noun)
A hot, dry, and dusty wind that blows from the Sahara Desert across North Africa. Hayao Miyazaki chose this Italian term in 1985 to name his new Tokyo-based animation studio.
A hot, dry, and dusty wind that blows from the Sahara Desert across North Africa. Hayao Miyazaki chose this Italian term in 1985 to name his new Tokyo-based animation studio.
Quiz
Which of the following films was released in 1984, paving the way for Ghibli's founding?