Animerica Vol 1, No. 5 (July 1993) featured Porco Rosso on the cover and included an in-depth interview with Hayao Miyazaki. In the interview, Hayao Miyazaki answered questions related to the film such as "Why did you make the hero a pig?". In addition, he discussed his outside interests that are reflected in his films. The article is really interesting and I hope you will enjoy reading it.