The Weird World Of Disney's Licensed Anime and Manga

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When you think of anime studios, Disney isn't the first thing that comes to mind. When you think of anime characters, fans definitely don't think about Stitch of Lilo and Stitch fame. Disney's recent venture into anime is fairly well-known with licensingexclusive streaming rights to Summertime Render and creating their own Twisted Wonderland adaption based on the Disney-licenced game of the same time. But Disney has actually been experimenting with anime for much longer than that.

Disney is the leader in family entertainment, with original and licensed entities such as Mickey Mouse and Friends, Disney Princesses, and Pixar, along with theme parks and multiple merchandise brands. In the world of anime, they've made multiple mangas and anime spin-offs of media entities they own, as well as obtained exclusive streaming rights for anime to stream anime created by other production companies.

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Before Disney made their own anime and manga, the company became the sole international distributor for Studio Ghibli. Before the partnership, 1984's Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind by Ghibli was distributed by Manson International. However, this company cut off 22 minutes of the film for the international release. This displeased Ghibli, but companies willing to distribute anime before the medium became mainstream was slim. That was, until 1996 when Disney became the sole international distributor. A few films were distributed with little edits to adapt to an international audience through Disney, and everything was smooth sailing until Princess Mononoke.

Harvey Weinstein, who is an infamously controversial figure as is, wanted to cut down the two-hour film. When word of this reached Ghibli,