by Sarah Yoon | Feb 17, 2015 | Storytelling Articles
Written by Sarah Yoon Though Miyazaki’s later works are character-driven roller coasters, his earlier stories rely on structure. The Castle of Cagliostro follows an action-adventure arc. Despite its complex characters, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind retains a high...
by Karyn Keene | Feb 19, 2014 | Storytelling Articles
Written by Sarah Yoon Throughout Hayao Miyazaki’s career, he has uplifted strong female protagonists such as Nausicca, Arrietty, and Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle. In Spirited Away, Miyazaki’s young protagonist Chihiro starts as a whiny, passive child, but the...