NTV would be largest shareholder of Ghibli with 42.3% share

The Nippon TV (NTV) television broadcasting company announced on Thursday that it has decided to acquire 42.3% of the shares of world-famous animation studio Ghibli. This transaction, once completed, would make NTV the largest shareholder of the Ghibli, and turn the studio into a subsidiary of Nippon TV.

  • Chariotwheel@kbin.social
    501·
    9 months ago

    The studio did approach Miyazaki’s son Goro Miyazaki many times to become a successor to run the studio, but the younger Miyazaki has so far refused all offers, and Hayao Miyazaki also opposes his son becoming the studio’s head.

    Man, Goro’s relationship with his father is an interesting story on it’s own. For most part of your childhood your father is barely there, mostly producing movies for other children and when you’re grown up you try to catch up to your father in his industry and he thinks that you’re fucking worthless.