Steve Alpert

What's it like for a gaijin to work for a Japanese company run by four of the most culturally influential people in modern Japan?A highly entertaining memoir describing what it was like to work for Japan's premiere animation studio, Studio Ghibli, and its reigning genius Hayao Miyazaki. A behind-the-scenes look at what it's like for a gaijin (foreigner) to work in a thoroughly Japanese organization run by four of the most famous and culturally influential people in modern Japan.

15 Years at Studio Ghibli

Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man

Anyaconda

I did enjoy the parts about what it is like to work in Japan as a gaijin and the insights into the industry we're fascinating. I'm a huge studio Ghibli fan and the author captured the processes well for people who don't work in the industry.
However I didn't enjoy (as I can also see in some other reviews) the part about Harvey Weinstein. I understand that this is written from the author's perspective, but it might be better for the book itself to leave it out entirely.

Thanks Netgalley for providing me with an eARC.

A highly entertaining memoir describing what it was like to work for Japan's premiere animation studio, Studio Ghibli, and its reigning genius Hayao Miyazaki. A behind-the-scenes look at what it's like for a gaijin (foreigner) to work in a thoroughly Japanese organization run by four of the most famous and culturally influential people in modern Japan.

Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man 15 Years at Studio Ghibli

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