'Imaginary and Fantastic': Hayao Miyazaki Studies

Image from Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫, Mononoke-hime: Japan, 1997, 
directed by Hayao Miyazaki)

As Film Studies For Free's merry band of followers on Twitter already know, this morning brought the wonderful discovery of an openly-accessible special issue on the work of Hayao Miyazaki from the Journal of the Imaginary and Fantastic (Vol.1 No.2). As usual, direct links to all items are given below. Click here to check out all of FSFF's earlier posts on animation studies.

Vol. 1.  No. 2.  :  The Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Lucy Wright. Forest Spirits, Giant Insects and World Trees: The Nature Vision of Hayao Miyazaki. Rieko Okuhara. Walking Along With Nature: A Psychological Interpretation of 'My Neighbor Totoro'. Kozo Mayumia, Barry Solomon, Jason Chang. The Ecological and Consumption Themes of the Films of Hayao Miyazaki. James W. Boyd, Tetsuya Nishimura Shinto Perspectives in Miyazaki's Anime Film 'Spirited Away'. Aaron Sherwood Characterization, Narrative Structure and Mythopoeia in the Films of Hayao Miyazaki. John Gunston The Inverted Quest of Ashitaka: A Jungian Analysis of 'Princess Mononoke'. Christine Hoff Kraemer Between the Worlds: Liminality and Self-Sacrifice in 'Princess Mononoke'. Michie A. Suparman An Investigation into Audience Perception of 'Mononoke Hime'.

Jerry Chen. From Ashes to Stone: Development of Chihiro in 'Spirited Away'. Noriko T. Reider 'Spirited Away': Film of the Fantastic and Evolving Japanese Folk Symbols. Mohri. A Note on Family Size and Domestic Work in 'Spirited Away'. Interview: Midnight Eye interviews Hayao Miyazaki. Technical article: Jerome Chia-Horng Lin. Surprise As a Facial Expression in Animation: examples from Ghibli Studio animated films. Background article: Mio Bryce. 'School' in Japanese Children's Lives, as Depicted in Manga. Student work: Erlijne Runia @ Copenhagen University. Miyazaki's 'Mononoke Hime': The Analysis of a Myth. Student work: Petty Ho @ University of California, Berkeley. Depiction of Women & Girls in Miyazaki's Films - a visual survey.