It appears that this pioneer of Japanese animation just can't stay away from the directorial seat, as he's recently denounced his retirement to work on yet another animated film project.

This one has been announced to a a CG animated project, marking the first time the famed director has worked on any digitalized piece of work. Hayao Miyazaki has classically employed traditional hand-drawn animation in his projects, so it will most definitely be something interesting to see the artist break out of his box.

"Now, Hayao Miyazaki is trying to make a short with CG to screen at the Ghibli Museum," stated Studio Ghilbi's Goro Miyazaki. "He gets bored when his goal is maintaining [the Ghibli Museum], so he needs things to fiddle around with."

Despite Miyazaki's retirement, he has previously stated that he'd work until the day he died.

"I intend to work until the day I die. I retired from feature-length films but not from animation. Self-indulgent animation," he says in response to the project.

"I think talent decides everything. More than the method, what's important is the talent using it. There's nothing inherently wrong or right about a method, whether it be pencil drawings or 3-D CG. Pencil drawings don't have to go away, but those who continue to use the medium lack talent. So sadly, it will fade away," Hayao Miyazaki said last year.

He was also quoted by The Hollywood Reporter speaking on the future of his animation company.

"I do want to continue making short films such as the ones we show at the Ghibli Museum. I will continue making those. We will continue to make short films for the Ghibli Museum with a small staff of animators. But I think gradually it will quietly disappear in the future."