Online Ghibli reports that Miyazaki’s studio is working on a new animated project to be released in 2006. According to the Japanese newspaper Nanjing Morning Post, the movie will be based on a Chinese children book called Wo diushile wode xiaonanhai (I Lost my Little Boy), by Yishu. The short novel is written in children’s language and tells the story of Mimi, a boy suffering from heart desease and his fantastic voyages.
Studio Ghibli Next Animated Project