is really hard to choose, but i vote for Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki: Work is bright and shiny and optimistic; is a miserable old pessimist. No poison swamps. Hidetaka Miyazaki: Work is gritty, post-apocalyptic dark fantasy; seems to be an upbeat, happy dude. All of the poison swamps.

without a doubt Miyazaki would win

Feet man vs "Anime was a mistake" Truly one of the matchups of all time

My favorite part is that Miyazaki is a pretty common name but as foreigners we only really know of these two

I still always find it funny how the man who creates movies full of hope and childlike wonder is incredibly grumpy, hard, and pessimistic. The one who makes worlds full of suffering, despair, and unimaginable horrors is a kind, humble, and childlike man.

Damn, some of those Hayao's quotes look exactly like he played too much Dark Souls.

Do you know that Miyazaki is translated as "toxic swamp"? That explains his love to swamps in any games. Do you also know that Miyazaki's father beated his son with belt, but delayed his attacks, so son couldn't avoid them with rolling? That's why he tried to parry, but whiplashes can't be parried.

Hayao feels like he would be a character in one of Hidetaka's games

Hidetaka Miyazaki said he wanted to make games that captures his experience of playing 1980s PC RPGs in English when he didn’t speak the language, and those RPGs were obscure even if you spoke English. You could easily get locked out of completing and keep playing for months without realizing it.

As a dark souls veteran (abuse victim) I vote for Hidetaka. (I’m biased af)

i think h. miyazaki wins

I’ve heard Hayao has a very… 'strong' personality and can be kind of unpleasant to work with and is a harsh parent. Idk if I’ve ever heard anyone say anything bad about Hidetaka. He seems to just be a lil guy.

Hayao Miyazaki is like my mother, brought me up to the man I am with wondrous joy and PTSD… Hidetaka Miyazaki is like my wife, accompanies me as the man I am with wondrous joy and PTSD … The two most important women in my life

Hidetaka's games are bleak and oppressive but contain an underlying theme of hope and self-overcoming. He understands that there is nothing more profound than hope in the face of overwhelming hopelessness.

As a Miyazaki, I am on the side of Miyazaki

Both of them are passionate in their work, but they are also men of their own times. Hayao saw ruin and prosperity in the aftermath of WW2, and Hidetaka saw prosperity and ruin through the near end of thr Showa period and the market crash of the 90s. Also Death's Door is clearly inspired by both men.

Never could finish Miyazaki's work from start to finish, always drop off, just not for me. But Miyazaki's work is great, my favorite still replaying it constantly.

i have 700 hrs in elden ring and everytime i see a friend playing they have stuff ive never seen

weirdly i get tolkien vs frank herbert vibes from this

i was getting scared there might be a tie, fun video. Both these dudes are goat but Hayoa is def an a hole/absent father/degrading/perfectionist from the docs that have come out. I will never not love his work though

i reaally was 100% expecting for you to give both the same description

“80 hours of gameplay” I’m on 600+ and 2 days ago I found a new weapon, in a new dungeon, from killing a new enemy. Studio Ghibli movies are amazing and the amount of detail and passion in every frame is astounding. But the fact that every step in Elden ring feels so full of life, with a quantity of 600+ hours… I can’t act like this isn’t an unfair comparison

Hayao is little misunderstood tho. Because even tho he says grim stuff what he really means is that the world is corrupted, like for example that quote about Manhattan, he just says that all of this monetary system is fake and the worst kind of people chase money and build these abominations like Manhattan to showcase their false god. And he just says that he would like to see that to transform to original form where there is nature and peace. Also that quote about anime being mistake be says that in the context of anime that he makes is really expensive and for many many years they were barely breaking even, also the process itself is really draining and Hayao is really involved into his projects, so considering his age I think he is just tired of this work, and just making normal movies would be easier, cheaper and probably at the end making more money.

In terms of inspiration, have you noticed that like 40% of the games that was revealed during Summer Game Fest was pretty "Souls-like". And now every good game of 80 score and up has this gameplay mechanic.

2:04 You spelt it incorrectly. It should have been: "one of the biggest ARTORIAS in the gaming industry".

*Hidetaka Miyazaki:* • Shows up randomly, one year after the DLC was announced • Drops an insane trailer that features Queen Marika's feet • Refuses to elaborate and leaves immediately A true chad 🗿

Michael Zaki

Miyazaki: If he was at full power, he might give me a little trouble. Me: But would you lose Miyazaki: Nah I'd win

Fun fact:hidetaka myazaki doesn't want to make learning the lord difficult,he just doesn't know how to do it(this is confirmed)

I really wouldn't agree with "The Works" section of Hayao miyazaki. His works aren't targeted towards kids. Characters aren't easily separated in good or bad such as Eboshi, Howl, Baba, Jiro, etc. His themes are very prevalent but also subtle. Such as envitomental or consequences of techonogical advancements. Despite not growing up with his films, no other film gives me nostalgia or magical feeling than his films. He's also the co creater of Ghibli and, while there are other directors like Isao, he is the biggest contributer of its success. Studio ghibli is considered the equivalent of pixar or Disney (Though this is more coporate). Studio Ghibli is recognized worldwide.

Poison Swamp Man Vs "Anime Is A Mistake" Man Truly One Of The Most Matchups In History Of All Time.

To the point of both of them having personalities that are opposites of their work (grumpy pessimistic Hayao making wonderous and happy stories and jolly, positive Hidetaka making ruined, decaying worlds with the faintest glimmer of hope imaginable), I always like to bring up the phenomena of fandoms acting in the same way. Fandoms for happy, colorful media are often ruthless and depraved (Steven Universe, MLP), while fandoms for dark and horrible things are often positive and joyful (Fear & Hunger being a great example)

Hayao: fuck you but in movies Hidetaka: fuck you but in video games

Both are goated but 1 is known to be a shitty father

I am really disappointed that for the average gamer, Hidetaka's storytelling is for people with the internet. In reality, the story simply is not given, it is shown in locations and items. You need to be an archeologist and deduct the story by yourself.

Hidetaka Miyazaki beats the shit out of you because he loves you

I think I give Works to Hayao for variety. While there are core feelings to what makes his work feel like Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaa, My Neighbour Totoro, and the Boy and the Heron feel very different to each other. Where in Hidetaka’s case, there are a lot more parallels in his stories, sometimes a bit too much. The world of decay can only feel fresh so many times.

In childhood, Hidetaka Miyazaki was beaten by his own father, who slowly swung his belt, not allowing son to dodge. And when Miyazaki tried to drink water, his father threw objects at him. When Miyazaki memorize to his father's patterns and movesets, the father was not at a loss and began to jump madly around the room, from wall to wall, pirouettes and beating his son, stretching out the belt attacks for a long range without giving a chance to dodge.

damn, lupin III is truly the most underrated anime in the west, lupin III part 1 cour 2 is his first directorial debut as series director, and lupin III: castle of cagliostro is his first movie ever made and this movie is very influencial across the world, lupin III is the first seinen anime that was oriented towards adult and the movie influenced pixar as a whole as well with their formula of movies being influend by castle of cagliostro, and without lupin there would be no cowboy bebop anime as well since Shinichiro Watanabe said that his inspiration for this series was first part of lupin III

I am hurting at the missed mention of Bloodborne.

The way Hayao Miyazaki treats his son just can't make me have any personal respect for him

I grew up on the Metal Gear Solid games. I still love them, I didn't touch Dark Souls until I was 17. When I finally finished it, my entire outlook on games was changed. Going from hours of cutscnes where everything is explained in painstaking detail to bloodstains and item descriptions was extremely jarring but I'm commited to MILF ideology now. Man I Love Fromsoftware. I've killed everything from Demon's Souls to Elden Ring except for the DLC for ER. I'm working on it but it just came out yesterday.

Myazaki:lord of the poison swamps vs Myazaki the man who made Spirited Away

Big fan of both, but you’re selling Hayao short on the first point. There’s a ton of thematic depth in even his most simple, childish movies and he’s pretty unique in how he breaks traditional story structure and character dynamics. You’d be benefited by watching them and focusing on more than the surface narrative

As a general rule, Hayao's movies make you think you've understood everything but in reality you've not grasped even a third of the complexity while Hidetaka's games make you think you have understood nothing while in reality you probably know more or less everything due to their simplistic narratives.

Hayao's childhood and teenage years are the reasons why he's like that. Imagine living through the nukes and all the post war period, with the country and its people in complete shambles. Peak humanity degradation, no wonder he wishes to be away from it

The Nameless king

I don't really have a strong opinion. I love Dark Souls, and Elden Ring is great, but I don't know much about Hayao Miyazaki. Until now, I didn't know much about Hidetaka Miyazaki. I suspect Hayao is a better person than we hear about, but I'm pretty much won over by what I've heard about Hidetaka. Aside from that, I'm neutral.

Great video. You deserve way more than 90 subs.

Ironic that the guy whose worlds are full of child-like wonder and eye candy can have such a dour outlook on life, while the guy who made Bloodborne is surprisingly optimistic and wholesome.

I honestly expected for there to be a death battle between the two and we'd see their irl stats and feats to see which is more likely to win

suprising how someone who creat hopeful and inspiring movies and animation can be quite pessimistic, while somone who made some of the darkest and hopeless story in videogame is among one of the brightest, optimistic and happy people.

Tarnished Archeologist mentioned!!

Cynicism is a defense mechanism for many people. When it has no bounds, it can turn into spitefulness. Hayao may well be a decent person, but perhaps he feels the pain from his younger years and tries to shield himself from things that could hurt him again. If he crosses a line, it might be because of a deep wound that won't heal. This is not an excuse, just a possible explanation. I don't know the man, I could be reading him completely wrong.

I think Hayao Miyazaki is just tired. he's old and was born during a really miserable time, and animation can be unbelievably soul crushing to both do and direct. Remember, the man is 83 years old.

HIDETAKA SUPREMACY. ELDEN RING DLC LETS GOOOOO. But nice video, it was a fun watch. 👌

I have 1,200 hours in eldenring, there are still some places I stumble upon that I've never seen

nice vid. I subbed

It’s funny how one makes incredibly dark worlds but is a happy wholesome guy And the other is a person who makes bright cheery worlds but is miserable grumpy old man

Fun video! Some of the recorded lines toward the end of the vid get cut off. I hope to see you in my Home page again!

Hayao is Shinto; Hidetaka is Buddhism. Together, they are Shinto-Buddhism...

If a crossover ever happened between these two it would be magical

Really goes to show the ones trying to project so much happiness are the ones suffering the most. I mean just look at Robin Williams. Most people that suffer try to cover up their pain with happiness. Some people embrace it and learn from it, and become better people as a result. I think that's the biggest difference between these two men. Everyone suffers. It's just all about how you choose to deal with it.

I want the next Soulsborne world to be written in partnership with Hayao Miyazaki this time. Two opposing philosophies joining together to make this world could be interesting.

Loved the films of Miyazaki, loved the games of Miyazaki, it's hard to choose between Miyazaki and Miyazaki, but I honestly love Miyazaki more because of the things that his art gives to you and also because he loves my country, so Miyazaki is the final choice. Yes, I've decided to use just the last names for the meme and for confusing you and no, I will not tell which one I'm referring to.

hidetaka miyazaki is just such a nice man i love his work everytime he wins a award i have a big smile on my face

I love both creators, because they’re made me feel emotion that other media hasn’t made me. One sided is sadness, love, happiness, and joy. While the other, is Adrenaline, excitement, pride, and cockiness. I love watching characters make mistakes and now making mistakes when I play. two sides on the same coin

If i had a penny for any time a man named Miyazaki revolutionized his industry, i would have ... something something phineas and ferb reference.

I vote for Michael Zaki

Hmmm I feel like hiyos work is a lot more deep than just kids movies. They all talk about war and people trying to survive in it.

It took me way too much time after discovering dark souls to realize this was two different people. I thought the dude who made Japanese children animation justice had some sort of reconning and decided to start torturing gamers with poison swamps....

great video

To place Miyazaki over Disney is bold move

It took me 3-4 hours of lore videos to understand that i don't need any of it to enjoy the wild ride

Mad respect for acknowledging your bias, (although i agree totally)

Everyone forgets Hidetaka also makes his games with tons of verticality

I really wonder if Hidetaka read Gormenghast at some point. Because when I first read that book about two years ago, I realized that it absolutely oozes soulslike vibes in terms of worldbuilding and dialogues. I remember hearing somewhere that Hidetaka once said that his style of writing was in part based on his childhood experiences of reading fantasy books in English when his English wasn't actually good enough yet to understand everything, resulting in a very cryptic and fragmentary narrative. I wonder if Gormenghast was one of those books.

As an artist and a huge fromsoft fans, this is hard, this video is for fun and all and there's no need for picking a winner but if i really have to say which creator is more inspiring, it's hidetaka miyazaki, at least for me which is better? can't say, both creates differrent medium of work

When the day comes when either of these men pass I will rewatch every studio ghibli movie and replay the souls games

Imagine both setting in one table discussing a new game

i relate this to something i see in music often, hayao is like the arctic monkeys of music, a master of their craft to be sure, but with hooks for the masses. Meanwhile hidetaka is like the guitarist for some avant garde technical death metal band with 7 minute long solo's and 600 different 1/8th notes a minute all arpeggiated perfectly, but the only people who love it are people who are already in the community (metal nerds for this example)

Both their works are masterpieces however i Think i enjoy hidetaka’s work more

I cant image my life without those two guys. They shaped my personality and imagination like nobody else.

As far as influence goes, give it 20 years

When you said that Miyazaki won I broke down and cried, so happy someone finally said it

The two spaces after "vs" in the title of the video were a mistake... ...like anime Edit: thank you for fixing it

As a souls simp who hasn't seen more than 1 Hayao movie I see this as an absolute win

Both Miyazakis are absolute legends. They both came from nothing to masters of their craft.

Hidetaka history as a game developer and as a true master of his art is truly inspiring the way he has such a detailed thinking of the worlds he builds are fascinating especially in the realm of game development and variety of ways to experience his craft, however once you're understand Hayao life is when you kinda of understand his view of it and why he does what he does, the man is harsh molded by time and by war and yet he find's a way to transform all of his experiences as a human being into art, his movies once you know the man make even more sense for his views on war, ecology, childhood, japanese mythology a deep dive into his career shows such a complexe character the man is a hard headed grump but I kinda get it the guy wants to make art but inevitably becames a international hit and I don't believe he ever wished for that perhaps he even hates that, anyway Hidetaka creates characters and world's as harsh as possible but has always a way to win a way to satisfy yourself, Hayao on the other hand was molded in a world as harsh and cruel as Hidetaka's but his world is very real and he tries to be the one that will make our world a little bit more tolerable, they really have a lot in common even in ways that we don't expect.

Ghibli soulslike game

Miyazaki should become a title for GOATs

Imagine listening to this without visuals

both take a long time to make a high quality product. Both are Goat.

ok this is controversial but i think Miyazaki would win

Video games have been super hard since early early on. It is a very popular style Just being clear that dark souls has nothing to do with the creation of hard games. That is not something they pioneered I’d imagine it’s moreso all of their creation-world-building, story, combat, enemies, details, etc.

No doubt Miyazaki is the best Miyazaki

Bro Miyazaki was giving Miyazaki a run for his money but I’m glad that Miyazaki pulled through and beat Miyazaki

I want to see these two work together to make the first happy fromsoft soulslike game

Ito is the same way, dude is a ball of joy but makes some of the most horrifying work lol