Studio Ghibli will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television.As detailed on Anime News Network, Nippon TV Representative Director Yoshikuni Sugiyama and Studio Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki announced the planned acquisition during a recent press conference. Nippon Television, which has served as a long-standing partner of the acclaimed studio, plans to purchase 42.3% of Ghibli’s shares, turning the latter studio into a subsidiary of Nippon TV. According to President Suzuki, the goal of this partnership is to secure successors for Ghibli, as Suzuki and fellow co-founder Hayao Miyazaki are 75 and 82, respectively. Additionally, Miyazaki’s son, Goro Miyazaki, has refused an offer to become the studio’s future leader.Nippon TV has been affiliated with Ghibli and its co-founders for over three decades. In 1985, the network featured Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) on its “Kinyo Roadshow” programming block. Nausicaa’s financial success ultimately paved the way for the formation of Ghibli, the studio behind beloved classics like Castle in the Sky (1986), Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and Spirited Away (2001), among others. NTV, which also hosts iconic anime like Lupin III, Inuyasha and Detective Conan, continues to feature Ghibli’s films regularly on its programming blocks.RELATED: Studio Ghibli: Ticket Info For Spirited Away 2024 Stage Run in London
Studio Ghibli will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television.
As detailed on Anime News Network, Nippon TV Representative Director Yoshikuni Sugiyama and Studio Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki announced the planned acquisition during a recent press conference. Nippon Television, which has served as a long-standing partner of the acclaimed studio, plans to purchase 42.3% of Ghibli’s shares, turning the latter studio into a subsidiary of Nippon TV. According to President Suzuki, the goal of this partnership is to secure successors for Ghibli, as Suzuki and fellow co-founder Hayao Miyazaki are 75 and 82, respectively. Additionally, Miyazaki’s son, Goro Miyazaki, has refused an offer to become the studio’s future leader.
Nippon TV has been affiliated with Ghibli and its co-founders for over three decades. In 1985, the network featured Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) on its “Kinyo Roadshow” programming block. Nausicaa’s financial success ultimately paved the way for the formation of Ghibli, the studio behind beloved classics like Castle in the Sky (1986), Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and Spirited Away (2001), among others. NTV, which also hosts iconic anime like Lupin III, Inuyasha and Detective Conan, continues to feature Ghibli’s films regularly on its programming blocks.
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