Miyazaki never said, "Anime is a mistake."

That's a loaded question that'll take a 10 page essay (with sources) and a 50 slide PowerPoint just to do it justice

Can you give me a quick take? Like he makes animations but they aren't considered anime. Is that because he rejects the over sexualized women in some anime?

I dunno how to word it properly. Like he focuses on the fantastic and the mystical while teaching children life lessons that adults won't look too closely to notice. He focuses on the story and how it's told, not romances and gore. Those just help enhance the story telling, but they are far from the focus

So what is a comparable anime someone like him would respect?

That, I cannot answer

Meaning there isn't one, you just don't know, or you don't watch anime?

I don't know

Gotchya. Thanks for the info

Okay, so Miyazaki focuses on what I guess would normally be called children's stories? Miyazaki/Ghibli movies are technically anime in that they're traditional animation from Japan, but they don't fit into the usual anime format (not made for TV slots) and don't fall into any of the major commercial genres.

Sorry, didn't realize I wasn't logged in. It's hard to find an anime that would be considered similar to Miyazaki because you have to dig for ones that aren't formulaic anymore. The closest you'd come would be in the shonen action or magical girl genres, but those also have their cliches and nods to mainstream commercial storytelling that take them farther from Ghibli, and VERY few of them in the modern industry have the same themes of respect for the environment and for the spirit/spirits of the world that the older Ghibli movies do.

Ah I see. A Shonen action such as Naruto?

Or closer to like one piece?

No, you're far away from it

Those are both Shonen correct?

Yeah but they are shit
Frankly I disagree on what abel said
Miyazaki production are not shonen, the action in his films are just the background

He focuses more on human relations and where is their place in the world
The closest regular anime for me is a seinen/slice of life

Just out of curiosity, why do you think Naruto is shit?

Because it's shit, it's predictable as fuck, it's not original, there is no strong characters

Care to elaborate? Like an example?

C'mon the last shonen looks all the same.
The guy is weak, he loses, he's strong, he loses he's stronger
The characters are caricature

Idk the only Shonen I've watched is Naruto. I never had any complaints besides fillers. But I don't watch a lot of anime either. I just connected with Naruto being a loser and being ostracized and working towards being known and liked. It obviously works out better for him lol

Naruto is okay shonen - I mean, I don't like it, but there's WAY worse - , but I like the relationship-heavy stuff like Magi better.

I've seen a few others, only what my buddy has recommended, like Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. Naruto is still my favorite.

Magi's an interesting one - it takes a bunch of the usual Shonen cliches and adds in the kind of cultural commentary usually tackled more in the sci-fi segment. I'm also fond of Yu-Gi-Oh, but that's more nostalgia than anything.