Former Ghibli producer Hirokatsu Kihara gave an interview with Dazed magazine, and some of his insights paint the famous studio in a negative light.
” It seems that comparison refers not only to the studio’s whimsical creations, but also to a somewhat dysfunctional working environment.
He went on to explain that Ghibli is not as creative a working environment as it ought to be, as there’s very little creative collaboration outside of Miyazaki and Takahata.
Studio Ghibli is a beloved institution in Japan and abroad and is widely considered the “Disney of Japan.