3. CHARACTERS
No face (spirited away) - is a spirit and antagonist in the spirited
away franchise. They are a floating spirit with a mask-like face and a
black cloak that fades into nothing. He can develop arms and legs
and walk and leave footprints. He has an emotionless face with grey
and violet highlights. Although there is a mouth on his mask he has
revealed a larger mouth underneath.
Big Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) - He is a large character with round
features and often is seen wearing a large leaf as a hat. He is a large
furry creature with grey fur and beige belly, with pointy ears and long
whiskers, along with large paws and claws, resembling an owl.
Jiji (Kiki's Delivery Service) - he is a 13-year-old black cat who
accompanies the protagonist Kiki as she is training to become a full-
fledged witch. He also at one point had a girlfriend who he then had a
kitten. He is a black cat with large eyes, the inside of his ears is iris
purple.
4. ENVIRONMENTS
Studio Ghibli - the animations are mainly based in Japan and rural
japan, generally in the forests surrounding small rural villages. It is
also often mystical forests within japan and ones that are said to
be full of spirits.
5. STYLES
The animation style of Studio Ghibli is 2D animation, this form of
animation is flat animation that has no depth however it still shows
the characters and their expressions
They also animate through line drawings, these are usually hand-
drawn sketches that move frame by frame as the shape evolves
and moves, Studio Ghibli is hand-drawn unlike SVGs which are
computer-animated
6. NARRATIVES
The general narratives of the studio ghibli characters are they are
all in rural japan many are set around the idea of magical and
mystical creatures who live close by to villages. Often times it is
about love friendship and happiness with underlying narratives of
the environment and political climate. It also promotes peace and
non-aggressive solution
