In response to a question on whether Nishimura considers Studio Ponoc the “next Studio Ghibli” or its own entity, Nishimura acknowledged that there is talk of Ponoc as a “post-Miyazaki” studio.
Studio Ponoc founder and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura confirmed at the Animation Is Film Festival in Hollywood on Saturday that his studio has entered pre-production on a new feature film.
Nishimura spoke at a Q&A session after the English-dubbed world premiere of Ponoc’s short anthology film Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1.
Mary and The Witch’s Flower opened in Japan in July 2017, and GKIDS and Fathom Events opened the anime in U.S. theaters on January 18.