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Film scholars (as well as critics, reviewers, and audiences) have long recognized the works of Studio Ghibli, and in particular, the films directed by Hayao Miyazaki, as superb contributions not only to anime (Japanese animation), but to cinema in general.

This bibliography presents a comprehensive listing of English-language scholarly writing (monographs, chapters in edited essay collections, and articles in peer-reviewed journals) on the work of Hayao Miyazaki and his colleagues.

Last Updated: September 15, 2025

New additions:

• Lindsay Coleman, Rayna Denison, & David Desser (eds.). The Many Worlds of Takahata Isao.
  Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.

• Dominic J. Nardi & Keli Fancher (eds). Studio Ghibli Films as Adaptations: Investigating How the Japanese Animation Powerhouse Reimagines Stories.
  New York: Bloomsbury Academic.

• Butler, Catherine. There and back again: Hayao Miyazaki, Hiromasa Yonebayashi and international anime locations. Annals of the Institute for Comparative Studies of Culture, Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, 85, 107-122.

• Cruz Nogueira, Jade Gabrielle. Forest mythology symbols in contemporary Japanese cinema. New Readings, 20, 24-47.

• Sakata, Tomoki. Miyazaki's philosophy of life behind Spirited Away: With respect to Goethe's Bildungsroman and Nietzsche's nihilism. New Readings, 20, 1-23.