Watch: ‘Miyazaki’ – Sublime 1-Minute Animated Tribute to The Master
by Alex Billington
March 24, 2025
Source: YouTube
“I am retiring.” Or are you? Ha ha. This extra cute and amusing animated short film is created by a group of students at the famous Gobelins animation school in Paris. Miyazaki is a 60-second animated short film tribute to maestro Hayao Miyazaki, the iconic filmmaker / animator / storyteller. It is about how he said he was retiring then just sits there not doing anything, so he comes back to work again. Always more stories to tell! Of course! Miyazak-san first announced his retirement in 2013, then Studio Ghibli said they were shutting down in 2014. A decade later he returned to work and went on to make The Boy and The Heron, which won the Oscar last year. There’s also rumors that he’s already working on another movie that he wants to make, so he’s pretty much never retiring. Which is what this fun little short film is about! Made by 8 students at the acclaimed Gobelins School Paris. It’s so darn cute seeing anything with Miyazaki-san in it!
Thanks to Polygon for the tip on this animated short debuting online. Posted directly on the YouTube page called “Chrispy Animations” by one of the creators. The short’s brief intro written on YouTube: “Miyazaki finally announces his retirement and we follow him on his new adventure!” This Miyazaki animated short is created by 8 animation students: Christopher Carter, Calixte Chateau, Subodh Das, Lunia Belaid, Alexandre Boutier, Maggie Weng, Zijin Chen, and Siyang Dong. Featuring music created by Nelson Lam. It’s posted on the channel run by Chris Carter – you can follow him on IG @chris_carter_art. This film was made at the prestigious animation school Gobelins located in Paris, France. For more info and to follow the creators, visit this post on IG or visit YouTube. To discover even more short films, click here. Fun, right?
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