In this 8th episode of the 2nd series, we see why Ghibli Producer Toshio Suzuki feels it necessary to carry a Samurai sword around with him.
Then, we recognise Miyazaki starts to sound exactly as if an acting supervisor when he explains the details of his storyboards to Genga (Key Animiation) animators.
Next, we understand that Miyazaki takes the lessons of the Kobe earthquake in 1995 seriously in a realistic way and gets fully prepared with the available provisions on a company level for a possible disastrous earthquake that's been rumored countless times to come in Kanto region (around Tokyo) sooner or later.
Later, Takeshige-san at Art dept. has a meeting with Director to comfirm the details of the backgrounds where there are dramatic weather changes which also should imply Ashitaka's fate. Enjoy the great series then ( ;

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