I think Ghibli going out of business has more to do with Hayao's attittude rather than finance problems. I'm willing to bet that Hayao's thinking that if it's not successful in the US, that can only mean that people are more interested in the poor anime TV series people often "incorrectly" compare his work to even though it's on a much higher plane of existence. If people keep doing that, then there's no point in him making movies i.e. it has more to do with Hayao's attittude problems and the fact he looks down on the anime industry in general.
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