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PODCAST

Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Animation and Studio Ghibli

Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham & Steph Watts

Welcome to the Ghibliotheque, the podcast that leafs through libraries of films from the world’s greatest animation studios.In 2018, Michael Leader, an avowed Studio Ghibli fanatic, sat down with Jake Cunningham, who had never seen any of the Studio’s work before. Together they looked at the history behind Ghibli"s films (including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke), and got a critical perspective from Jake as a first-time viewer. They covered all of Studio Ghibli"s films,

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10:54

An Announcement! | Ghibliotheque

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2022/03/18

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Mailbag & Early Works | Hosodathon #8

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2022/02/18

The final episode in our Hosodathon mini series is a bumper special, as Michael, Jake and Steph explore Mamoru Hosoda's early works, and read letters from listeners on their thoughts on Hosoda's films. Check out Hosoda's early works:Digimon: Our War GameOne Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret IslandOjamajo Doremi - Doremi and the Witch That Stopped Being a WitchSuperflat MonogramSamurai Champloo - opening credits sequenceThank you for listening along to the Hosodathon with us! Email us with

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1:32:06

Mamoru Hosoda Interview | Hosodathon #7

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2022/02/11

In this special episode of our Hosodathon mini series, Michael and Jake talk to the director himself, Mamoru Hosoda, all about the making of Belle.The interview has been edited in a style that lets you hear only the English translation, but if you want to hear the full conversation with Mamoru Hosoda's answers in Japanese, skip forward 25 minutes.Let us know what you think of Hosoda's works via email:ghibli@littledotstudios.comor follow us on Twitter:@ghibliotheque@MichaelJLeader –

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50:07

Belle | Hosodathon #6

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2022/02/04

This week on our Hosodathon miniseries, Michael, Jake and Steph put on their headsets and dive into the magical world of U to discuss Mamoru Hosoda's latest film, Belle, a modern reworking of Disney's Beauty and the Beast told via the director's unique point of view and storytelling methods.Belle is out now in UK cinemas. Let us know what you thought of the film, or any of Hosoda's works, via email:ghibli@littledotstudios.comor follow us on Twitter:@ghibliotheque@MichaelJLeader –

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52:55

Mirai | Hosodathon #5

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2022/01/28

Our Hosodathon miniseries continues this week with a time-bending tale of a boy whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of a newborn sister. Mirai found director Mamoru Hosoda once again drawing inspiration from his family life, and remains a landmark entry in his filmography for, among other things, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival and becoming the first Japanese animation not made by Studio Ghibli to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.Get in touch with

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39:52

The Boy and the Beast | Hosodathon #4

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2022/01/21

This week in our Hosodathon miniseries, Mamoru Hosoda's biggest hit to date: The Boy and the Beast. Inspired by Hosoda becoming a dad, this is an ambitious story of a boy estranged from his family in real-life Tokyo, who finds an unlikely father-figure in the fantasy world filled with beasts and gods.Get in touch with Ghibliotheque atghibli@littledotstudios.comor follow us on Twitter: @ghibliotheque@MichaelJLeader – Michael@jakehcunningham – Jake@_stephwatts - StephProduced by Michael Leader, Jake

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42:22

Wolf Children | Hosodathon #3

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2022/01/14

In this third episode of our Hosodathonminiseries, Michael, Jake and Steph discuss Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children, the first feature produced by his independent production company Studio Chizu.Once again mixing personal themes and high-concept storytelling, Hosoda turns his awestruck feelings upon seeing his friends become parents into a sweeping fable about a single mother tasked with bringing up a pair of half-human, half-wolf kids.Get in touch with Ghibliotheque atghibli@littledotstudios.comor

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45:47

Summer Wars | Hosodathon #2

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2022/01/07

In this second episode of our Hosodathonminiseries, Michael, Jake and Steph team up to tackle Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars, an epic tale of an everyday, dysfunctional family banding together to face a world-threatening threat in a virtual world - bringing together two of the director's recurring themes: family dynamics and the impact that the internet has on our lives.Get in touch with Ghibliotheque atghibli@littledotstudios.comor follow us on Twitter:@ghibliotheque@MichaelJLeader –

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37:10

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Hosodathon #1

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2021/12/31

Michael, Jake and Steph return with an all-new Ghibliotheque spin-off miniseries, leaping into the filmography of one of today's leading anime filmmakers, Mamoru Hosoda, whose latest film Belle is a hotly anticipated new release in early 2022.We start our Hosodathon journey with 2006's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, the fan-favourite anime gem that first introduced many viewers to Hosoda and his work. Coming off the back of years working on long-running anime series at Toei Animation, including

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56:37

The Ghibliotheque Nativity

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2021/12/17

It's the annual Ghibliotheque Christmas episode! At the virtual Christmas party, Michael, Jake, Steph and Harold look back at 2021, declare their favourite books, films, games and music of the year, read out some superb casting choices for a Ghibli Nativity play, and of course it wouldn't be a Ghibliotheque Christmas episode without Harold singing some Ghibli remixes of some festive favourites.Follow Ghibliotheque on Twitter:@ghibliotheque@MichaelJLeader– Michael@jakehcunningham– Jake@_stephwatts-

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12:18

Introducing | Anime to Z

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2021/09/10

Since we're now on hiatus we thought we'd give a nod to a new podcast from some friends and colleagues of the pod, that also digs into the wonderful world of Anime! Anime To Z features comedian Bec Hill and rapper Che Lingo digging through the intricate worlds of some massive anime franchises, starting with the Evangelion rebuild film series. Have a listen, and if you like it, please subscribe over here - https://podfollow.com/anime-to-z.Get in touch with Ghibliotheque at ghibli@littledotstudios.com

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10:49

The Ghibliotheque Book | Out Now

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2021/09/03

As the Ghibliotheque book is now available in shops and from online retailers in the UK, Michael and Jake have a short chat to mark the occasion. Listeners - thank you for all your support of the podcast to date, and if you do pick up the book, we hope you enjoy it!If you haven't picked up a copy yet, you can do so from your local bookshop in the UK, or you can order online from various online stores, such as Amazon or Bookshop.org.Get in touch with Ghibliotheque at ghibli@littledotstudios.com or

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39:20

Siobhan Reddy | The Chat Returns #13

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2021/08/20

In this final episode of The Chat Returns, we're very excited to welcome Siobhan Reddy into the walls of the Ghibliotheque, to talk about how the works of Ghibli have inspired and crossed over with her hugely successful, ambitious and creative works. Studio Director at Media Molecule, the video game developers behind LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway and last year's acclaimed Dreams, we spoke to Siobhan about the nature of storytelling in her works, her approach to a creative a workplace and a lot more. Our

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37:01

Erica Henderson | The Chat Returns #12

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2021/08/13

We are very excited to welcome comic artist and big Ghibli fan Erica Henderson into the Ghibliotheque for this episode. Erica's stunning work can be found in the revolutionary Marvel comic Squirrel Girl, the Archie comics standout Jughead and much more, she joins us for a conversation about the Cantonese language Ghibli films that got her into the studio, the Chinatown basement that housed some huge anime discoveries and the mouth-watering food moments in Ghibli's work.Keep an eye out for weekly

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37:55

Arlo Parks | The Chat Returns #11

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2021/08/06

For this episode of The Chat Returns, we're joined by the incredible, BRIT award winning, artist Arlo Parks. Whilst recording her acclaimed debut album 'Collapsed in Sunbeams', Arlo and her producer would watch a different Ghibli film each day, so we get into how much Ghibli crossed over into the record, the first time she discovered Ghibli and her fairly controversial choice for a Ghibli hidden gem...Keep an eye out for weekly episodes in our Chat Returns miniseries - featuring conversations with

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41:04

Jessica Niebel & J. Raul Guzman | The Chat Returns #10

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2021/07/30

In this episode we get an early glimpse of an event that Ghibli fans the world over will be clamouring to see, the Hayao Miyazaki exhibition at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles. Sadly we can't visit the museum and the exhibition, which opens on 30 September, so for this episode we spoke to Jessica Niebel and J. Raul Guzman, the curating team behind it. Featuring more than 300 objects, including original imageboards, character designs, storyboards, layouts, backgrounds, posters, and cels from Studio

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52:29

Emily VanDerWerff | The Chat Returns #9

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2021/07/23

We're so excited to welcome Emily VanDerWerff, one of the finest film and TV critics working today, on to the podcast, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Spirited Away, her favourite film of all time. Together we explore the deep depths of Miyazaki's Oscar winner, Emily's thoughts on the wider Ghibli catalogue and how Hayao Miyazaki's work compares to David Lynch's.Keep an eye out for weekly episodes in our Chat Returns miniseries - featuring conversations with filmmakers, writers, and animators

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53:27

Mike Rianda | The Chat Returns #8

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2021/07/16

The Ghibliotheque dysfunctional family welcomes Mike Rianda - director of 'The Mitchells vs The Machines, one of our favourite films of the year - on to the podcast to talk about his love of Ghibli, the lessons in animation he took from watching documentaries about the studio, and how he wanted to create a unique art style for 'The Mitchells vs The Machines'Keep an eye out for weekly episodes in our Chat Returns miniseries - featuring conversations with filmmakers, writers, and animators who have

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41:08

Peter Lord | The Chat Returns #7

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2021/07/09

We're very proud to welcome Peter Lord, one of the co-founders of legendary animation studio Aardman, on to the podcast this week to talk about Aardman's relationship to Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki's influence on an Aardman exhibition at the Ghibli Museum and a lot more.Keep an eye out for weekly episodes in our Chat Returns miniseries - featuring conversations with filmmakers, writers, and animators who have either worked directly with Ghibli, or have been heavily inspired by them - over the next

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1:00:10

Enrico Casarosa | The Chat Returns #6

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2021/07/02

The Chat Returns, or should we say 🇮🇹 Torna la Chat 🇮🇹 this week with Luca director Enrico Casarosa, on his love of early Miyazaki and how the Studio Ghibli philosophy informed his style of storytelling. From watching Future Boy Conan on TV as a kid in Italy, to screening his Pixar short La Luna at Studio Ghibli, it turns out that Enrico's connection to Miyazaki and the Studio runs deep.Keep an eye out for weekly episodes in our Chat Returns miniseries - featuring conversations with filmmakers,

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