{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:39:46.597Z","story":{"id":"r_8514234b1cdb4f4c8bd38db8","slug":"studio-ghibli-wins-spain-s-princess-of-asturias-award","url":"https://yomimono.id/studio-ghibli-wins-spain-s-princess-of-asturias-award","headline":"Studio Ghibli Wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award","summary":"The Princess of Asturias Foundation named Studio Ghibli the 2026 recipient of its Communication and Humanities prize on Wednesday. The award, often described as Spain's equivalent of a Nobel, carries a Joan Miro sculpture, a diploma, and 50,000 euros. A jury statement said the Tokyo studio transformed creativity into knowledge and communication, citing its hand-drawn craft, environmental themes, and complex female protagonists as a cultural bridge across generations. The ceremony is set for October in Oviedo, with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presiding. Ghibli is the first anime studio and the first pure animation recipient in the category's history. The honor follows the studio's 2024 honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes. Past winners include Margaret Atwood, Martin Scorsese, and Meryl Streep. Cartoonists Marjane Satrapi and Quino won earlier editions. The foundation's announcement did not specify which films the jury discussed, though the citation mentioned values of empathy, respect, friendship, and love of nature.","why_it_matters":"The jury treated Ghibli's body of work as a form of public communication, not simply as cinema, the same framing that previously honored journalists and philosophers.","published_at":"2026-05-16T04:46:02.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Anime News Network","Cartoon Brew"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Studio Ghibli Receives Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-07/studio-ghibli-receives-spain-princess-of-asturias-award-for-communication-and-humanities/.237166"},{"source":"Cartoon Brew","title":"Studio Ghibli Takes Spain's Top Cultural Prize, An Anime First","url":"https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/studio-ghibli-spain-princess-of-asturias-award-260664.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Kiki's Delivery Service"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Studio Ghibli"],"people":["Marjane Satrapi","Quino"],"type":"event","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false}}}