Miyazakiworld

Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art is a 2018 reference work by the American animation scholar Susan J. Napier. The book is a biography of the Japanese animator and director Hayao Miyazaki and analyzes several of his works. After encountering Miyazaki's films while writing a book on anime, Napier decided to create a work focused on him. She spent eight years researching and writing it and interviewed Miyazaki in the process. Miyazakiworld was published by Yale University Press and was reviewed in a number of journals and magazines. Most reviewers praised Napier's writing style and detailed research, but felt that there were some aspects the book could have expanded upon.