Miyazaki had been rather skeptical about the use of computers in anime. He once commented “Why do we need computers to do what human hands can do?
The first time Ghibli used CG was in “Pom Poko”, in the scene where the camera panned the library shelves. Such a scene is very difficult and time consuming for animators to do, and yet, does not require creativity and therefore is boring for animators to do. “Whisper of the Heart” used digital composition in the fantasy scenes, meaning that elements (animated by traditional means) of a scene were composed using a computer, “On Your Mark” used some computer generated images, and “Mononoke Hime” used computers extensively. Ghibli bought several Silicon Graphics workstations and set up a CG Division. Ghibli went full digital with the film “Yamada-kun”. In short, the movie used use no traditional cels.
Miyazaki had been rather skeptical about the use of computers in anime. He once commented “Why do we need computers to do what human hands can do?