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===Background===
===Background===
'''Studio Ghibli, Inc.''' (株式会社スタジオジブリ, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Jiburi) (formerly known as '''Topcraft''' (トップクラフト, Toppukurafuto) until June 15, 1985) is a Japanese animation film studio founded in 1971 by former [[Toei Animation]] producer Toru Hara. Under the Topcraft name, the studio was known for the production of ''Nausicaä and the Valley of the Wind'' and doing hand-drawn animation for [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment|Rankin/Bass]]. It filed for bankruptcy in 1984 (possibly due to the expensive production costs of ''Nausicaä''), which resulted in most of the animators to create a new company called Pacific Animation Corporation, which was renamed to Walt Disney Animation Japan in 1988, and was dissolved in 2004, the animation staff founded another studio known as The Answer Studio Co. Ltd., while the non-animation staff moved to [[The Walt Disney Company|The Walt Disney Company Japan]]. Meanwhile during the studio's bankruptcy, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata bought the studio and renamed it to its current name. The studio previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten.  
'''Studio Ghibli, Inc.''' (株式会社スタジオジブリ, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Jiburi) (formerly known as '''Topcraft''' (トップクラフト, Toppukurafuto) until June 15, 1985) is a Japanese animation film studio founded in 1971 by former [[Toei Animation]] producer Toru Hara. Under the Topcraft name, the studio was known for the production of ''Nausicaä and the Valley of the Wind'' and doing hand-drawn animation for [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment|Rankin/Bass]]. It filed for bankruptcy in 1984 (possibly due to the expensive production costs of ''Nausicaä''), which resulted in most of the animators to create a new company called Pacific Animation Corporation, which was sold to Disney and renamed to Walt Disney Animation Japan in 1988, and was dissolved in 2004, the animation staff founded another studio known as The Answer Studio Co. Ltd., while the non-animation staff moved to Disney's Japanese branch. Meanwhile during the studio's bankruptcy, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata bought the studio and renamed it to its current name. The studio previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten until 2005.


The name "Ghibli" was chosen by Miyazaki from the Italian noun "ghibli" (also used in English), based on the Libyan Arabic name for hot desert wind (قبلي, ghiblī), the idea being that the studio would "blow a new wind through the anime industry".
The name "Ghibli" was chosen by Miyazaki from the Italian noun "ghibli" (also used in English), based on the Libyan Arabic name for hot desert wind (قبلي, ghiblī), the idea being that the studio would "blow a new wind through the anime industry".


The company's logo features the character Totoro from the 1988 film ''My Neighbor Totoro''. Several anime features created by Studio Ghibli have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award including ''Laputa: Castle in the Sky'' in 1986, ''My Neighbor Totoro'' in 1988, and ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' in 1989. In 2002, ''Spirited Away'' won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the first anime film to win an Academy Award. However, Studio Ghibli never used this logo until 1991, instead they used "TOKUMA RELEASING PRESENTS" in their films. On August 3, 2014, Hayao Miyazaki (the director) retired, temporarily halting production. However, Miyazaki came out of retirement in February 13, 2017 and announced a new movie titled ''The Boy and the Heron'', which was released on July 14, 2023. Later that year, [[Nippon TV]] and Ghibli announced that it would purchase a majority stake in the studio which is set to be finalized by October of that year.
The company's logo features the character Totoro from the 1988 film ''My Neighbor Totoro''. Several anime features created by Studio Ghibli have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award including ''Laputa: Castle in the Sky'' in 1986, ''My Neighbor Totoro'' in 1988, and ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' in 1989. In 2002, ''Spirited Away'' won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the first anime film to win an Academy Award. However, Studio Ghibli never used this logo until 1991, instead they used "TOKUMA RELEASING PRESENTS" in their films. On August 3, 2014, Hayao Miyazaki (the director) retired, temporarily halting production. However, Miyazaki came out of retirement in February 13, 2017 and announced a new movie titled ''The Boy and the Heron'', which was released on July 14, 2023. Later that year, [[Nippon Television|Nippon TV]] and Ghibli announced that it would purchase a majority stake in the studio which is set to be finalized by October of that year.


===(July 20, 1991- )===
===(July 20, 1991- )===

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