Anime Studio Ghibli Acquired as It Struggles to Find Miyazaki Successor
- Decision comes as renowned studio struggles to find successor
- Network to make studio a subsidiary, take voting rights
A preview for Ghibli Park in Nagakute, Japan.
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
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Studio Ghibli, the animation house behind Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro and other movies, will become a unit of Nippon Television Holdings Inc., part of an effort to ensure its future as the home for world-renowned movies.
The network will make Ghibli a subsidiary and hold 42% voting rights, the companies said in statement Thursday. Nippon Television promised to support the studio’s management and respect its autonomy, vowing to “forever protect the ‘craftmanship’ and brand value of Studio Ghibli.”