Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 interview with Animage, Animage, vol. 125, November 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2007.
 • young female protagonists in films Miyazaki had released by that time included Clarisse, sixteen-year-old Nausicaa, thirteen-year-old Sheeta and ten-year-old Satsuki Kusakabe
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It's difficult. [My female protagonists] immediately become playthings for Lolita Complex males. In a sense, if we want to depict someone who is affirmative to us, we have no choice but to make them as lovely as possible. But now, there are too many people who shamelessly depict [such protagonists] as if they just want [such girls] as pets, and things are escalating more and more.

— Hayao Miyazaki on Lolicon

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It's difficult. [My female protagonists] immediately become playthings for Lolita Complex males. In a sense, if we want to depict someone who is affirmative to us, we have no choice but to make them as lovely as possible. But now, there are too many people who shamelessly depict [such protagonists] as if they just want [such girls] as pets, and things are escalating more and more." in the context of "Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 interview with Animage, Animage, vol. 125, November 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2007.
 • young female protagonists in films Miyazaki had released by that time included Clarisse, sixteen-year-old Nausicaa, thirteen-year-old Sheeta and ten-year-old Satsuki Kusakabe" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Hayao Miyazaki

About Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎駿, Miyazaki Hayao, born January 5, 1941) is one of the most famous and respected creators of anime, or Japanese animated films.