The Guardian UK reports: “Toshio Suzuki, the general manager of…Studio Ghibli, [announced that the studio] will cease film-making after 29 years of production. Suzuki told the show Jounetsu Tairiku [that Ghibli is] downsizing its staff to manage trademarks and copyrights on its existing portfolio of 20 feature films.”
Before you freak out and start to cry all over your keyboard, please note that an alternate translation of the same interview makes it sound more like a ‘pause’ in production than a complete halt. This, coupled with the fact that Maestro Miyazaki has already come out of retirement (TWICE !), should give you some hope as to Ghibli’s eventual return.
FINGERS CROSSED!!!
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