"In the 1930's the largest influence on Japanese anime was Walt Disney." (http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/291539/a_brief_history_of_anime.html?cat=40) Anime as we know it today VERY obviously borrows from Disney's style.
John Lasseter says Miyazaki films are "animation at its finest." (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2001/nov/19/londonfilmfestival2001.londonfilmfestival3)
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John Lasseter says Miyazaki films are "animation at its finest." (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2001/nov/19/londonfilmfestival2001.londonfilmfestival3)