The two shorts detail the everyday work lives and memories of Nonaka-kun and his colleagues at the fictional Studio Ghibli. This studio's name is spelt ギブリ, with a hard "G" sound - drawing attention to how the real studio's name differs from the pronunciation of the Italian word it came from. [2/9]

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Nonaka-kun was originally a manga character created by the late Kondo Yoshifumi, director of Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば). The character was based on a real Ghibli employee, and other characters are also inspired by real individuals. [3/9]
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Momose had fulfilled a range of roles on other Ghibli works, especially including Takahata Isao's films. He is credited as director on Ghiblies Episode 2 at least, but the setup was probably quite loose, as the art in each segment - and between the episodes - varies a great deal. [4/9]
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