However, the studio wasn't gone forever, and on July 14, 2023, it's set to release its adaptation of the 1937 novel, How Do You Live?
In 2014, Studio Ghibli laid off its animation staff and entered a period of dormancy. The two directors who defined the studio's output, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, retired. Without the box office success of new movies, Ghibli limited itself to co-producing works for several years. However, the studio wasn't gone forever, and on July 14, 2023, it's set to release its adaptation of the 1937 novel, How Do You Live?