Q 01/05

In what year was Studio Ghibli founded?

A) 1985

B) 1976

C) 1979

D) 1982

Answer · why

A) 1985

The founding date was June 15, 1985, a year after Nausicaä proved a Miyazaki feature could pay its way.

Q 02/05

The word 'ghibli' that Miyazaki picked for the studio's name originally refers to what?

A) A mountain shrine

B) A hot Saharan wind

C) A paper lantern

D) A wooden sailing boat

Answer · why

B) A hot Saharan wind

The Italian word comes from Libyan Arabic; Miyazaki liked the idea of blowing a whirlwind through a stagnant anime industry.

Q 03/05

Before becoming Ghibli's producer, Toshio Suzuki edited which anime magazine?

A) Newtype

B) Animedia

C) Animage

D) Weekly Shonen Jump

Answer · why

C) Animage

Suzuki went on to run the studio itself, becoming president in 2005 and later its general manager.

Q 04/05

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) predates the studio. Which house produced it?

A) Toei Animation

B) Madhouse

C) Tatsunoko

D) Topcraft

Answer · why

D) Topcraft

Ghibli was effectively built out of the Topcraft team once the film succeeded, which is why it is usually counted as an honorary Ghibli picture.

Q 05/05

Which 1986 film was the first one animated by Studio Ghibli itself?

A) My Neighbor Totoro

B) Kiki's Delivery Service

C) Porco Rosso

D) Castle in the Sky

Answer · why

D) Castle in the Sky

It played in Japan on a bill with two episodes of Sherlock Hound and drew about 774,000 viewers in its two-week run.