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*** Tezuka actually kept a list of how much money the actors in his "troupe" were paid for each "performance." He would periodically give them "raises" or "pay cuts" based on their popularity with fans. It was his whimsical way of keeping track of what characters his readers liked.
* [[Hayao Miyazaki]] also has accumulated a fairly large number of recurring castmembers, though, unlike Tezuka, they have no set names (at least, none known to the public). Some of the most notable include:
** [[Future Boy Conan|Lana]] - The female lead in nearly all of Miyazaki's works; she stars (via various "ages") as [[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind|Nausicaa]], [[Kiki's Delivery Service|Kiki]], [[Princess Mononoke|San]], [[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky|Sheeta]], [[My Neighbor Totoro|Satsuki]], and [[Film/Howls Moving Castle|Sophie]], as well as nearly every major female role in anything else Miyazaki has done.
** [[Future Boy Conan|Conan]] - Miyazaki's 2nd most prominent character features as the male lead in many of Miyazaki's films, and is almost always the romantic interest to the female lead. He has played (again, through various physical ages): [[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind|Asbel]], [[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky|Pazu]], [[Princess Mononoke|Ashitaka]], [[Film/Howls Moving Castle|Howl]], [[Kiki's Delivery Service|Tombo]], [[Spirited Away|Haku]]; it should be noted that his face is often given more attention to the "harshness" or "softness" of its appearance than Lana's, so as to befit his current character more.
** [[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky|Dola]] - Introduced in ''[[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky]]'', she has appeared over the years as bit characters, but recently starred as Old Sophie in ''[[Film/Howls Moving Castle|Howls Moving Castle]]''.
** [[Spirited Away|Kamaji]] - Originally introduced as the old engineer of Dola's ship in [[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky]], as well as Dola's husband, he was given a name in his role in [[Spirited Away]]. He is recognizable for his sunglasses and extremely large mustache (some people think he inspired [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Dr. Robotnik/Eggman]]).
** [[My Neighbor Totoro|Mei]] - Miyazaki's end-all-be-all toddler girl. It's somewhat insinuated visually that Sen of [[Spirited Away]] is a much older Mei, rather than a very young Lana. Alternatively, she's a very young [[Kiki's Delivery Service|Ursula]]. She's perhaps best known for her starring turn as the title character in [[Ponyo]].
** [[Spirited Away|Yubaba]] - a relative newcomer to the Miyazaki gallery, she seems to always be represented as a witch with an extremely large head. She also appeared in ''[[Film/Howls Moving Castle|Howls Moving Castle]]''.
** [[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky|Charles]] - a fairly regular comic-relief character; most notably appeared as one of the Ironworks' men in [[Princess Mononoke]], aside from his supporting role in [[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky]].
** [[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky|Shougun Mouro/General]] - a balding/bald general, featured in [[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky]], [[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]], and [[Princess Mononoke]], as well as cameo parts in several other works involving either police or the military
** [[Future Boy Conan|Lepka]] / [[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky|Muska]], the square-jawed megalomaniac [[Big Bad]].
** Soot Spirits - Introduced in [[My Neighbor Totoro]], but have also been featured in other Miyazaki works, most notably [[Spirited Away]].
* Although criticized heavily for [[Only Six Faces|a distinct lack of differentiated female character designs]], [[Leiji Matsumoto]] has nevertheless made his own System, small though it may be. Major players are:
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