That’s not to say Miyazaki isn’t funny. He’s hilarious. But he’s also intimidating. There are signs posted within the Studio Ghibli offices encouraging workers to quit if they can’t keep up. Animators tell stories about the demanding workload put on young talents. Footage of an early Studio Ghibli meeting shows a young Miyazaki telling his staff that the purpose of Ghibli is to make good films and nothing else. It’s hardly the idyllic work space most people would expect from the company that put out films full of this wide-eyed optimism such as Spirited Away or Kiki’s Delivery Service.