Hayao Miyazaki thinks otaku ruin the anime industry?

Before commenting read this : http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-01-30/miyazaki/the-problem-with-the-anime-industry-is-it-full-of-otaku I will admit that i see his point here, in order to convey a certain emotion or feeling the writer/artist must first have felt it himself otherwise the characters will lack emotion. But i find he used the term otaku too loosely that is why this has been blown a little overboard. What do you think about it.

I don't agree with him, it seems to me like an artist who flapping his arms at the industry yelling why others don't follow his example. Anime is an entertainment business, it has headed this way because of what sells. Attack on Titan for instance is hardly a work of art, but has a huge following that will likely cause a shift in the industry to make more like it. Same was true for Evengalion. Then I re-read the last line on other things Miyazaki doesn't like, and could be just an old man talking about young people these days.

I agree with bombader. As long as female otaku will keep cosplaying as sasuke or itachi, everyone will make fun of the anime community. I remember back then when all girls would cosplay as inuyasha. Grows...i mean..jesus christ gimme a break..but sasuke ? Itachi ? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I find it hard to agree with his standpoint, otaku is a very broad term, I mean...just because you're an otaku doesn't mean you're a shut in and avoid people like the plague like he makes it seem. The anime industry is pumping out shows that lack character definition and progress with lots of fanservice because that's what sells safely. It takes a lot of skills to make a good anime plot like attack on titan and evengalion, they sell because the story is good, they don't need to be safe about the series. In my opinion what's becoming the downfall of the anime industry is a lack of decent writers, that can make a decent story and stick to it without having to throw a bunch of filler fanservice in or leave the series open ended to fish for a second season.

I believe what he states to be true, but it must be said that what he is describing is a very small population of what we as Americans call "otaku." Hayao is referring to those who RARELY even go outside, a Shut-in NEET.

It's understandable that he would feel that way about Otakus. In Japan being an Otaku is considered a pretty negative label because they usually are also NEETs. Being an Otaku in North America is different and we embrace it.