What is the difference between an Anime film, and a Hayao Miyazaki animated film?
There is no difference between Anime and Hayao Miyazaki’s films. They are both considered Anime. The reason that Miyazaki’s films are categorized that way is mainly due to U.S. marketing. Most of Miyazaki’s films were bought by the Disney cooperation with the understanding that they would not change the films. Since Disney is trying to market them more toward children they categorize them as animated to stem confusion. The only film they released under their Miramax title, Princess Mononoke, is more easily received as Anime. It is geared more toward adults and as such was categorized differently. Overall though rating doesn’t really matter when classifying Anime. It is just simply animated films and television shows from that region.
