Aya and the Witch CG First Images Show a Major Animation Digression for Studio Ghibli

When people think of Studio Ghibli, they think of a real specific ocular elan that conjures up images of grotesque creatures, nostalgic adventure, and childhood wonder. That modality style may or may not be present in the studio's upcoming CGI photographic film, Aya and the Hex, if the first images for the film are any indication.

Aya and the Witch CG First Images Show a Major Animation Digression for Studio Ghibli Aya and the Witch CG First Images Show a Major Animation Digression for Studio Ghibli Aya and the Witch CG First Images Show a Major Animation Digression for Studio Ghibli Aya and the Witch CG First Images Show a Major Animation Digression for Studio Ghibli

Aya and the Witch is Studio Ghibli's first whole CGI elbow grease, and it looks it. The seven images, which were first revealed by Japanese site Comic Natalie (via Kotaku), display an animation style that definitely looks Ghibli-esque but also feels terribly generic wine. Away contrast, Ni no Kuni, the PlayStation 3 RPG that the studio apartment helped worked on, had 3D characters that felt more more like a Ghibli animation come to life. This aliveness style feels a little out of place for the legendary animation studio.

What isn't out of place is the film's story, which is supported on the bookEarwig and the Enchant. Suchlike a fortune of Ghibli do, the film focuses on a young child, Aya, who is adoptive by a witch named Bella Yaga and brought to her magical house. Aya befriends a magical cat who helps her live in the witch's house. The images suggest there may be some sort of musical scene to the moving-picture show — along with a healthy dose of mom jeans.

Aya to Majo, as the picture show is known in Japan, is directed by Hayao Miyazaki's son Goro Miyazaki, but Hayao has overseen its planning. For those looking for a more longstanding Studio Ghibli movie, Hayao Miyazaki's following movie will be pass on-drawn and is in the process of slowly being made right now. There are always the classics likewise.

Aya and the Hex wish first in Japan on the TV network NHK. There are no plans for worldwide distribution yet.