Abstract
Beginning with some of the controversial stories about the hardships suffered by those working for Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, this chapter examines Studio Ghibli’s working culture in its early years. Focusing on those at the level of art and animation director and below, the chapter examines some of the stresses and strains reported by those working for Studio Ghibli. The chapter examines some of the blurring of lines between technical and creative work in anime, while analysing the stories emerging from staff whose accounts are not usually included in discussions of Ghibli’s reputation and status within the Japanese industry. Using a ground-up approach to analyse Studio Ghibli allows for a reconsideration of what working for this exacting animation company was like as it found its feet in the 1980s.
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