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Loved My Neighbor Totoro when I watched it at 9 years old, love it even more NOW at 29 when I understood some of the stuff that he was trying to say. ALL of his films are really timeless(and I don't like to use this word unless I have to) and the themes could resonate with every age group.

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And don't get me started on the craftsmanship The animation alone - with or without the story - is worth a thread of its own.

Pretty much. I can't really argue this @ all. I haven't seen one film I wasn't captivated by that he has done.....There are other Animated directors that are really good too though...

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My love for anime didn't revive until recently, my issue with them was the fact that many of them have the tendency to exagerate the fantasy aspects, even if the story doesn't have a fantasy factor.

I got over that real quick when I watched Spirited Away though.

Most welcome, smart ass

Oh wow! i watched some of the clips on youtube of his stuff. It look'd great(: love it

He's great!

if you like him. you should try Satoshi Kon. infact, i recommend his anime series paranoia agent, which just happens to be my favorite anime ever..its so odd, truly. kinda off topic because her work mostly consits of manga..but try Hagio Moto, she's really good! she mixes sci-fi with kinda of fantasy and bits and pieces of romance...i can't really explain it, you must read it in order to enter Hagio-sensei world.

I vote for Chuck Jones but see ur point, as always.

Lammastide said:

Rococo said:

He's great!

if you like him. you should try Satoshi Kon. infact, i recommend his anime series paranoia agent, which just happens to be my favorite anime ever..its so odd, truly. kinda off topic because her work mostly consits of manga..but try Hagio Moto, she's really good! she mixes sci-fi with kinda of fantasy and bits and pieces of romance...i can't really explain it, you must read it in order to enter Hagio-sensei world.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'm def looking forward to check both of their work.

To be honest (not that I've been dishonest at any point since I've joined this site....it's just that, well....I'm not gonna start now), I don't really know anything about japanimation, but since the subject of this thread reeks of positive energy, I'm gonna say,
Yes.
I totally agree that Hayao Miyazaki is the greatest animation director ever.

By far.
No contest.

His movies are the best. So much depth and meaning.

Without googling, i'm going to guess that this is the person responsible for Howls Moving Castle, ponyo, Kiki's delivery service and Spirited away? Anyway, if that's the person then YES!!!

I absolutely LOVE those films. I adore them and I have had to take a break from watching them because people around me think i'm turning into a bit of a geek.

Howl's Moving Castle!

Just watched Spirited Away Christmas eve with my brother...until he fell asleep on me.

I love his movies.

Nope. Walt still takes it for me. But Miyazaki is responsible for some incredible pieces of art and I love Spirited Away a ton and a half.

well, maybe, or, maybe it is macoto tezka, son of the legendary osamu tezeka

Yes a dear dear dear friend of mine actually hooked me on his stuff.

XxAxX said:

well, maybe, or, maybe it is macoto tezka, son of the legendary osamu tezeka

Interesting you mentioned him,,,

Some of the themes in Hayao's films remind me of Osamu's stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if he was a big influence on Ghibli's films.

Harlepolis said:

XxAxX said:

well, maybe, or, maybe it is macoto tezka, son of the legendary osamu tezeka

Interesting you mentioned him,,,

Some of the themes in Hayao's films remind me of Osamu's stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if he was a big influence on Ghibli's films.

i love his black jack series

XxAxX said:

Harlepolis said:

Interesting you mentioned him,,,

Some of the themes in Hayao's films remind me of Osamu's stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if he was a big influence on Ghibli's films.

i love his black jack series

I only know the famous ones; Astro Boy, Lion Ki,,I mean Kimba. I need to get into his stuff more.

Walt Disneymatooz.

Harlepolis said:

[img:$uid]http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdreviews21/a%20Hayao%20Miyazaki%20My%20Neighbor%20Totoro%20DVD/opt_011555.JPG[/img:$uid]

Loved My Neighbor Totoro when I watched it at 9 years old, love it even more NOW at 29 when I understood some of the stuff that he was trying to say. ALL of his films are really timeless(and I don't like to use this word unless I have to) and the themes could resonate with every age group.

[img:$uid]http://media.ifccenter.com/images/films/howls-moving-castle_592x299.jpg[/img:$uid]

And don't get me started on the craftsmanship The animation alone - with or without the story - is worth a thread of its own.

I've been saying that since 1999 when I first saw Princess Mononoke. That was the year I became a anime fan

Cerebus said:

Nope. Walt still takes it for me. But Miyazaki is responsible for some incredible pieces of art and I love Spirited Away a ton and a half.

Hayao and Osamu Tezuka (aka The Father of Manga and Godfather of Anime) were huge fans of Walt. In fact, Osamu is called the Walt Disney of Japan. His series, Kimba The White Lion, has been said to have influenced The Lion King

Speaking of Japanese Anime series, this has to be one of the most heartbreaking of 'em all,,,,,,

bboy87 said:

Harlepolis said:

[img:$uid]http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdreviews21/a%20Hayao%20Miyazaki%20My%20Neighbor%20Totoro%20DVD/opt_011555.JPG[/img:$uid]

Loved My Neighbor Totoro when I watched it at 9 years old, love it even more NOW at 29 when I understood some of the stuff that he was trying to say. ALL of his films are really timeless(and I don't like to use this word unless I have to) and the themes could resonate with every age group.

[img:$uid]http://media.ifccenter.com/images/films/howls-moving-castle_592x299.jpg[/img:$uid]

And don't get me started on the craftsmanship The animation alone - with or without the story - is worth a thread of its own.

I've been saying that since 1999 when I first saw Princess Mononoke. That was the year I became a anime fan

The visuals in Princess Mononoke are down right hypnotic

I've always respected him, it was only recently I totally fell in love HARD!

Harlepolis said:

XxAxX said:

i love his black jack series

I only know the famous ones; Astro Boy, Lion Ki,,I mean Kimba. I need to get into his stuff more.

i have to admit i loved howl's moving castle. watched it twice so far

Harlepolis said:

Speaking of Japanese Anime series, this has to be one of the most heartbreaking of 'em all,,,,,,

I've vaguely heard about this one, but had to google it to get a better understanding

WOW and it's from 1979-80. That was a big year for anime

Star Blazers

Cyborg 009

Castle Of Cagliostro (Lupin III film done by Hayao Miyazaki)

Doraemon

Gundam