Watch This 8-Bit Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki

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8-Bit Miyazaki

With Hayao Miyazaki’s possible retirement and the possible end of Studio Ghibli, the tributes and accolades have been pouring in recently. The Simpsons honored him with a couch gag and a scene last season, the Academy Awards plan to give him a lifetime achievement Oscar, and fans and fellow animators have been rolling out elaborate nods to the famous artist.

On the other end of the complexity scale, there’s this: an 8-bit Vimeo tribute to the legend courtesy of whoispablo. It contains a multitude of characters and references from Miyazaki’s works, and everything is packed into a short, 45-second clip.

It’s undoubtedly a must-see for anyone remotely familiar with the master’s work.

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