Macdonald, Christopher (July 30, 2014). "Today in History: Kiki's Delivery Service". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017 . Retrieved March 18, 2017. Castro, Adam-Troy (December 14, 2012). "Legendary animator Miyazaki reveals Ponyo's inspirations". Sci Fi Wire. Syfy. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017 . Retrieved March 24, 2017.

Cavallaro, Dani (November 28, 2014). The Late Works of Hayao Miyazaki: A Critical Study 2004–2013. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-9518-4.Rogers, Tim (March 27, 2006). "In Defense of Final Fantasy XII". Next Generation. Future US. p.2. Archived from the original on April 7, 2006 . Retrieved May 22, 2017. Miyazaki was described as the "godfather of animation in Japan" by BBC's Tessa Wong in 2016, citing his craftsmanship and humanity, the themes of his films, and his inspiration to younger artists. [225] Courtney Lanning of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette named him one of the world's greatest animators, comparing him to Osamu Tezuka and Walt Disney. [226] Swapnil Dhruv Bose of Far Out Magazine wrote that Miyazaki's work "has shaped not only the future of animation but also filmmaking in general", and that it helped "generation after generation of young viewers to observe the magic that exists in the mundane". [227] Richard James Havis of South China Morning Post called him a "genius ... who sets exacting standards for himself, his peers and studio staff". [228] Paste 's Toussaint Egan described Miyazaki as "one of anime's great auteurs", whose "stories of such singular thematic vision and unmistakable aesthetic" captured viewers otherwise unfamiliar with anime. [229] Miyazaki became the subject of an exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles in 2021, featuring over 400 objects from his films. [230]

Ashcraft, Brian (September 10, 2013). "Visit the Real Princess Mononoke Forest". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017 . Retrieved March 19, 2017. Gaulène, Mathieu (April 4, 2011). "Studio Ghibli, A New Force in Animation". INA Global. National Audiovisual Institute. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016 . Retrieved March 18, 2017. Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed numerous films with Ghibli, including Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992). The films were met with critical and commercial success in Japan. Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film ever to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, and briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; [a] its distribution to the Western world greatly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film Spirited Away became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, [b] winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and is frequently ranked among the greatest films of the 21st century. Miyazaki's later films— Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he later returned to write and direct his twelfth feature film The Boy and the Heron (2023). Miyazaki, Hayao (November 6, 2007). The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions by Hayao Miyazaki. San Francisco: Viz Media. ISBN 978-1-4215-1499-4. Earthsea: Hayao Miyazaki once told producer Toshio Suzuki that if Earthsea was to be made into film, the plots ought to be like Journey of Shuna. Suzuki passed on this message to Goro Miyazaki, who was directing Tales from Earthsea at the time, thus certain key features in Shuna also reappear in the Earthsea production.Miyazaki provided key animation for The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots (1969), directed by Kimio Yabuki. [42] He created a 12-chapter manga series as a promotional tie-in for the film; the series ran in the Sunday edition of Tokyo Shimbun from January to March 1969. [43] [44] Miyazaki later proposed scenes in the screenplay for Flying Phantom Ship (1969), in which military tanks would cause mass hysteria in downtown Tokyo, and was hired to storyboard and animate the scenes. [45] Under the pseudonym Akitsu Saburō ( 秋津 三朗), Miyazaki wrote and illustrated the manga People of the Desert, published in 26 installments between September 1969 and March 1970 in Boys and Girls Newspaper ( 少年少女新聞, Shōnen shōjo shinbun). [41] He was influenced by illustrated stories such as Fukushima's Evil Lord of the Desert ( 沙漠の魔王, Sabaku no maō). [46] In 1970, Miyazaki moved residence to Tokorozawa. [41] In 1971, he developed structure, characters and designs for Hiroshi Ikeda's adaptation of Animal Treasure Island; he created the 13-part manga adaptation, printed in Tokyo Shimbun from January to March 1971. [43] [44] [47] Miyazaki also provided key animation for Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. [48] Menon, Kiran Mohandas (May 15, 2020). "Yoshifumi Kondo, Studio Ghibli's Forgotten Master". The Diplomat. MHT Corporation. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020 . Retrieved November 25, 2023.