Does Hayao Miyazaki really hate J.R.R. Tolkien? No, he doesn't. In fact, while Miyazaki has some hot takes when it comes to The Lord of the Rings, he’s actually a big fan of Tolkien -- and I can prove it.

00:00 Does Miyazaki hate Tolkien?
00:27 What did Miyazaki say about The Lord of the Rings?
01:17 Is Miyazaki wrong about The Lord of the Rings?
02:47 Is The Lord of the Rings racist?
03:48 When did Tolkien create Middle-earth?
04:27 Tolkien hated the Nazis
05:40 Tolkien's views on apartheid
07:03 The moral geography of The Lord of the Rings
09:28 Miyazaki loves The Hobbit
10:24 Did Studio Ghibli make The Hobbit?
11:36 Miyazaki doesn’t hate Tolkien

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A special thanks to:
The Ring Writer
Prose & Petticoats
Silverkyle
Peter Harrington Books