The False Nostalgia of Studio Ghibli

[@Carl-Gauss]

I really like the observation about how water, fire and hearts are drawn the way they *feel* rather that look. I think it’s where one of the strengths of the animated over than filmed art lie: showing not just the visual or even the sensory world but beyond that.

[@powerofanime1]

I was actually a little worried when you called it "false" nostalgia, but this was beautiful. Thank you.

[@NitsuaVids]

Thanks, that means a lot to me.

[@powerofanime1]

@@NitsuaVids And the video means a lot to me, so turn about is fair play. XD Happy Thanksgiving!

[@なにいってんの-s5e]

make this guy famous, I love to see breakdowns in animation and anime in general.

[@SemekiIzuio]

What truly got me into anime and the Japanese culture was Spirited Away. I've watched the other Studio movies and none have come close to it.

[@NitsuaVids]

Yeah, It definitely has a really unique vibe

[@bubble3745]

I started tearing up at the end, studio ghibli is so beautiful

[@pojo7712]

I really wish these types of anime videos were more popular, so many good channels like yours just go unnoticed because well, thats how it is. Keep it up, love watching the videos you have up

[@DerKopfkissenmann]

The art style of these films always make me feel nostalgic. I’ve never seen such a beautiful depiction of nature in other films. I also grew up with Ghibli films in the early 2000’s. We had Totoro on VHS with Castle in the Sky, Howl‘s Moving Castle, and Kiki’s Delivery Service on DVD. For me, Ghibli films give me childhood memories of simpler times when life was happier and easier. I always feel deeply sad when these movies end, because their heartwarming aura fades and reality kicks back in. Your narration of this video was very beautiful and poetic. Thanks for helping me finally understand why I feel these things on only Ghibli films. I thought i was the only one

[@jiro6430]

Great video, it had a really interesting POV and was really well put together. I hope you can continue to upload and that your channel can continue to grow!

[@NitsuaVids]

Thanks!

[@rodrigames115]

Dude, I entered in this video expecting to be angry and expecting you to bullshit ghibli, and what i founded was a truly goldmine, one awesome narration, one incredible video, and a video made with nothing but the truth that came from your heart, i think that this video is truly beautiful. Hope you keep the good work, don't really know if you pretend to go head in in the youtube bussiness or if you just want to make random videos about your thoughts but, what you do is pure and genuine, and i just felt in love with the honest of it.

[@rodrigames115]

P.S. sorry for such a bad english, im a 17 years old kid from Brazil and don't really know how to properly translate things to pass what i want to express.

[@NitsuaVids]

Thanks man, that really means a lot to me. I gotcha with the clickbait didn’t I 😂. Also your English is pretty great. I’m surprised you were able to be so expressive in a second language

[@rodrigames115]

@@NitsuaVids that clickbait got me in the first half, not gonna lie

[@ElectricIguana]

Fantastic work! You deserve way more subscribers.

[@pickle-popper]

Commenting for the algorithm. Your video essays are so nice to watch, and listen to.

[@LARUM9316]

Oh hey, this was really cool! I super enjoyed and hope you continue to grow!

[@saraminarai]

The first Studio Ghibli film I saw was Princess Mononoke and it is now my favorite 2D animated production. I can totally understand and agree with the feelings you talk about in the video. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. 🥰

[@aii_ko4111]

miyazaki believes that nostalgia isnt aomething you aquire when you grow up, but instead something that is with you from the day you are born. Its a deep yearning in the human heart that not only adults but children also experienxe

[@ericreed8113]

Of course, it is a theme in many religions: the sense that we have lost something precious and beautiful and the longing to get it back. A lot of religious philosophy is explaining the feeling and That -- what it is we long for and how to get back to It.

[@phoenickster]

i'm a bit late to see this but this was a wonderful analysis!! you captured everything so beautifully

[@NitsuaVids]

Thank you! This is still one of the videos I'm most proud of on my channel

[@ericreed8113]

Nitsuachama! You have done a beautiful study of some of the uniquely enchanting aspects of the Ghibli art! You have also drawn attention to aspects of anime and art, in general, which Ghibli has pursued to exquisite levels. And you have explored the responses this artistry has evoked in you -- many of which I share. And, even when I depart from your particular response, I can appreciate your analysis. So, it's all the more important, I feel, that I take issue with your term "false nostalgia". What you seem to be describing, and which I and millions of others share, is not anything "false". Itr is, quite simply, . Building alternate worlds and enticing us to enter into them is what art is all about. The puritan in me, and the puritan ethic generally, is suspicious, when not outright hostile ,to enchantment. Puritans want us to stick their conception of reality -- not to go hankering after prettier, gentler, cleaner, kinder, more emotionally and ethically cleaner ones. Still less to look back on any artistic experience with what you call "nostalgia". I'd call it "longing", but that's just a quibble. I'm pretty sure I feel the same thing, though I reserve the word "nostalgia" for elements of the "real-life" past. The worlds of art -- including Ghibli art -- exist outside the past-present-future continuum, which is the only reason for not using "nostalgia" to describe the feeling we get when we contemplate them. More importantly, that longing is . So, go ahead and call it "nostalgia", if you like. But please don't call it "false". And thanks, again, for your truly beautiful contemplation and analysis!

[@ericreed8113]

Iti is "enchantment". I put it in italics, and seems that kept it from printing in the final post. You say "nostalgia" I say "enchantment". You still did a great job.

[@hudkig5785]

dude it took me so long to find all the studio ghibli films and when i did i watched them for a week straight i love howls moving castle and spirited away

[@AE1OU]

Had no idea grave of the fireflies was a double feature with totoro. What a crazy contrast. I still recall the time I had a fever and I decided watching grave of the fireflies for the first time not knowing what it was about beside being a ghibli film. That film made me feel worse and nauseous and to this day I have not rewatched the movie because it would make me recall the time I felt really ill and depressed if I watch the film

[@arielfq]

Thank you so much for this video!!! I love how u see and show the cretive, the creación and the creator!

[@tylercafe1260]

It's also the simple fact all the films are about change. Howls Moving Castle a war changes the entire country and everyone else's lives. Spirited Away is about a young girl moving away from her old home and suddenly being on her own. Princess Mononoke is about how everything interacts and changes each other both directly and indirectly. Castle in the Sky is about how technology changes us. The starting point is a sense of security often living a seemingly normal life before everything forces you to adapt and change. It's what growing up feels like. Not only feeling like a new person but feeling like it's a new world. Gaining a broader perspective on how people live and why the way they are. It's the nostalgic feeling of growing up. The time when things didn't quite make sense but the longer you immerse yourself into it the more you feel it.

[@A_Rain_Exists]

Kinda sloppy but while living a boring college life, trying to cook a meal I accidentally let the open part of the beef stew can cut my hand, I wasn’t felt pain but something else, hard to say, I haven’t lost this much blood since when ? When I was accidentally cut my finger while watching Spirit away, the memories kicked back, my tears dropped as I applied bandages on the cut, it hurt, but not physically

[@VanilaV_]

Love your videos man! Keep content coming out and you’ll have a following in no time.

[@NitsuaVids]

Thank you so much!

[@demon-oq4nr]

great video, i really liked it 😁

[@NitsuaVids]

Thank you internet person

[@demon-oq4nr]

@@NitsuaVids no problem 👍

[@BlueMagicite]

What you're feeling is very much intentional. Ghibli as a whole is known for this nostalgic undertone because a ton of their films speak of an era of animation that has pretty much left the wayside, which is cel-animation. I'd even say being aware of this trend and change in animation technique in the studio adds a thematic layer to where Ghibli is coming from with their works on a metatextual level. It helps to know that various foundational members of Ghibli back in the day worked on various anime shows called the World Masterpiece Theater series. These were shows that had various familiar visuals and attention to detail we see even now in Ghibli films, such as pastoral backgrounds, themes of growing up and losing something in that process, and a genuinely meticulous use of animation to emphasize body and face movements to show a character's personality instead of action sequences. This was a period of anime in the 70s and 80s that seemed like anime could be used to impart genuine life lessons and appreciations for lived events. However, trends would sweep to more action-oriented and genuinely more raunchy character design and focus, leaving the WMT series to become more "niche." One could argue if this trend was set by audience interests waning or if it was set by broadcasters believing these shows simply weren't pulling enough money and escalated the lowering interest by reducing budgets, creating a feed-back loop. Ghibli certainly argues for the latter lol. These shows were extremely long for the stories they were based off of (which were usually western children's stories) so they had plenty of time for things to simmer and allow audiences to be enveloped in the day-to-day of the setting and how the characters interact in such a world, only to realize that not a whole lot of time has passed yet a ton of growth has occurred. We very much see that distilled in Ghibli films even today. It's just a wonder that instead of 24-50 episodes, it now takes 2 hours at most for this to settle in for us. A great example to watch would be Anne of Green Gables or even Future Boy Conan (which technically isn't part of the WMT series but is so similar that I'll add it).

[@NitsuaVids]

Hey, thanks for the comment! I do think a lot of what makes it feel so nostalgic is that cel-animation. It's a bit of a lost art nowdays and that's pretty sad when we've seen how alive it can make shows feel. That hand-drawn style is also why I love Mob Psycho's animation because it's one of the only recent anime that use it

[@ericreed8113]

Hey, BlueMagicite! Thanks for the history lesson. You touched on one aspect of Ghibli, and anime in general, that has bothered me al lot: the orientation to Europe and European themes. I'll sound racist and negative if I go any further, so I"ll just stop there and thank you for the acknowledgment.

[@jeelipoika5372]

Great video :)

[@NitsuaVids]

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[@HanLan98]

Too good. Why are you not famous

[@NitsuaVids]

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[@Nestnestsoto]

Underwatched channel

[@patrykzak8020]

Saying that ghibli movies are boring is incredibly stupid, because they’re imaginitive and hauntingly beautiful. On the other hand, saying that they’re simple is just bulshit. For example, spirited away is filled 15:29 with japanese symbolics and is a masterfully crafted story about growing up. Princess Mononoke is a great fantasy rollercoaster, while portraying a really complex gray alike conflict. The only movie that I can agree is mostly nostalgic and quite incomprehensible is Howl’s moving castle. Many can argue about how this movie is fully about escapism, but honestly I don’t give a shit because it captures my imagination and it’s a journey that I can take on wherever I want to leave this boring world of ours.

[@heyitshoshi]

i really feel a strong anemoia towards ghibli films :(

[@animecontext]

beautiful video man

[@mapes9087]

Whats the name of that fist song? BigRicePiano has a lot of videos.

[@NitsuaVids]

It’s called “Our Summer” kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6iboaewmtFnqc0 Sorry I didn’t see this until now

[@mapes9087]

@@NitsuaVids NP, thanks for the reply!

[@Ani-gc1nt]

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