I tried Hayao Miyazaki's creative routine ️️

I accidentally filmed and edited this video the VERY WEEK 'The Boy and the Heron' comes out here 😂 I've been wanting to make this video for the past 10 or 11 months, so what lucky timing. Can't wait to see Miyazaki's latest last film, and I hope you all enjoy the video 😊💛💛

i loved the filming of the egg toast part of the video, a true "ghibli always makes food look delicious" moment

I love your black dress with the white shirt! Where are they from?? 😍

are you gonna be smoking too? lol

if that Squarespace ad was a little over 4 seconds...i could have clicked away. lol. luckily its not.

I am so surprised how well you know all these Japanese words!
Mangaka is already an English word?! ^^
big hakushu to you from a Japanese girl who also loves Ghibli films!

i started this and was like nah. then somehow im 20 mins in

About the whole Japanese radio calisthenics, this form of exercise was developed 90 years back or almost a centuries ago when radio was first brought from overseas to Japan. Since elderly and both the kids below the age of 5 were getting inadequate exercise due to the luxurious life brought from us westerners and injuries were very frequent at the time. So a group of elders thought about hosting radio calisthenics and it has been a part of all the Japanese people(s) morning ritual since.

Love your book cover

U should make a video where you build a mechanical keyboard or if u just buy one. It can be amazing for writing to have a custom made one

Hi, Christy! I really love the way you make your videos! I usually don’t want vlogs but your got me inspired :). Could you give any tips on the gear to use? Would really appreciate it!

I’m pretty sure this video came to me because of the recent scandal(? about the colombian girl saying she was part of The boy and the heron 🤦🏻‍♀️ (I’m from Colombia) but I’m glad I clicked bc I really liked it! 🫶🏽

Doesn't she look like Dakota Johnson?

This is such an interesting video to me as a fellow creative (illustrator) and a lifelong Ghibli and Miyazaki fan, while I love his work and the movies from this studio, I know from secondhand accounts how ruthless and exhausting the animation industry is known to be, especially in japan with their work culture, so I always hope people do not romanticize this lifestyle just because the movies are beautiful, I think you did a good job of that.
I definitely would not be able to sustain a 12 hour work day cycle for more than a week good lord, you gotta refill your creative and mental batteries! Guess that’s why he’s gone in and out of retirement so much haha

Loved the video! You are so well spoken and i'm happy I came across your channel!!

What I learned in Japan they work 12 hours/per day, but they are not as productive as someone who has a proper work-life balance and works 8 or 6 hours per day, which is understandable when you are burned out.

// its me just casually finding out me + him have the same birthday haha

i need that studio ghibli video essay !! can´t wait

Naps are a necessity when having these types of work day(s).

My opinion about the lunch breaks: each person has different bodies and different reactions for hunger, so I believe that you have to follow only the work routine of the writers and don't the foods schedules.

I really want to research and try Rick Riordan's writing routine

Thank you for sharing this inspired me to know about miyazaki routine 😊

Love the cardigan! Do you mind sharing where you got it? Thanks!

Hayao really treats his family like crap. He is arguably a real jerk. An amazing talent though. But maybe not someone to model yourself on.

Ok, but where did you get the Howl-esque cardigan? 🥹

I normally hate vlogs, but the theme of copying one of my favourite storytellers is too intriguing! Also I wish you lots of writing flow for your book! I'm getting back into the habit of writing again, and figured out I'm an intuitive, emotional writer, so I need to focus on how the emotions will lead my story. ❤ Also your accent & aesthetics is so lovely! (If the gnat stopper doesn't work, a bit of hydrogen peroxide mixed with water might!)

your videos are so beautiful, cute and interesting! thanks for sharing this in a lovely way

I’m so jealous. The sun is down at 4 here 😭😭

call Geraldine Fernández,she knows best 😂

I understand not wanting lunch at noon because you get extremely tired when you get back from lunch and are falling asleep at the computer. So you work real hard all morning and into the afternoon. I'm sure his work includes many meetings, going from one to the next, and managing the artists working below him. So there is probably no time to eat even if he wanted to. I also understand needing energy after getting up super early to eat and feeling depleted by noon. You do what works for you. Everyone is different.

Now you can animate 25000 frames like that colombian girl who worked for Miyazaki

I am so happy that you actually specified the actual pronunciation of Ghibli!!!!!!

I have never written or illustrated anything. I am self taught drawing growing up as a kid. After 15 years of never drawing again I have recently started agar and found out I haven’t lost the talent of drawing, but writing I’ve never done and have a really hard time with writing. Do you have any advise on a beginner writing. I want to make manga . And I am inspired by Ghibli since I was a kid.

He can retire and come back as many times as he likes if you ask me! I’m here for ANYTHING he makes!

He is by far my all time favorite creator. His stories are so beautifully written they touch my very soul. And omg he has such an amazing gift of storytelling! No other creator can compare in my eyes. There’s a reason his creations are so beloved!

My first movie of his was Totoro I was introduced to his movies when I was about 19. First one I saw in theatre was spirited away back when it first came out!
I love being able to brag about that one!

Every child I’ve taken care of has been introduced to his movies by me. Always starting as I did with Totoro. Each child has had a different favorite and I love that so much!

I spent years building up my collection of his movies and now they are so easily accessible on Disney and max it makes me just so happy for kids out there!! How lucky they are to grow up able to watch them!!

When Miyazaki says "It's boring to do nothing," it's similar in sentiment to a Neil Gaiman quote in your other video. Thought that was interesting! Thanks for a great video!

Wow, you have accomplished a lot and to be a teacher out in Tokyo is a dream. I hope one day I can visit out there as well. Thank you for your videos very inspiring.

I would love to see maya angelou, toni Morrison, or bell hooks next !

greetings from Chile! 🇨🇱 we love your content!!

To hell with cultural bias. 12 hour work days are unsuitable for everyone. Human beings are only able to do concentrated work for a number of hours a day before it starts to decline and this happens well before 12 hours a day, it even happens before a ''normal'' 8 hours a day. It's for a reason that su1cide is one of the main causes of death for a lot of often young people in asian cultures, especially china and japan and korea. ''It's just how things work around here'', or ''it's the culture'' is a horrible argument.

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such a sweet video!

I think this 12 hyperfocus explains his constant burn out.

I want this - to be still creating in my 80s! It sounds like the dream retirement. 😂

Me too, I love his work.

I didn't know gnat barriers are a thing! I learned something new today.

I can't imagine just sitting down at a desk and working 12 hours straight. I love working from home on my art because that means I can work untill I feel I've hit a bump or am being less productive and switch gears to doing house chores or making dinner and then come back. I often do put in long days but I space it out in my whole day depending on my creativity and motivation. The chopping wood story feels like something I would do during one of my breaks 😆this was a joy to watch

Also I think you adiquitly described the work culture here in Japan. What's one food you miss the most?

I need that cardigan