It must be true that determined subset of skills for an animator aren't as solicited nowadays, which has resulted on a specific talent impoverishment. But there is that perspective, and also the perspective of those that mention the studio's (specifically on
Mr. Miyazaki projects) asphyxiating structure which only motivated that the animator moulded to requirements without a margin for proper personal input or ideas, necessary for maturing as an artist.
We have already seen posted examples of that on this thread, but another even clearer example is the one
Masashi Andō provides on a recent interview for
YOMIURI ONLINE (
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/cinema/cnews/20140620-OYT8T50212.html); on selected fragments of it
translated into French,
Mr. Andō explains how this studio's culture that sees
Mr. Miyazaki as "omnipotent" made him quit it more than a decade ago to just recently return, but only because of
Hiromasa Yonebayashi. His descriptions include inflexibility and even infuriating disrespect for the uniqueness and particular talents of excellent animators, just for the obsession to comply with constricting instructions, and mentions
Mr. Yonebayashi as a welcomed future for
Studio Ghibli's approach to respect of those talents... those that
Mr. Suzuki & Co. weren't actually capable of nurturing at the studio because of extremely corseted views!