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Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham, Steph Watts & Harold McShiel
Ghibliotheque
A Podcast About Studio Ghibli
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, visited Japan on the ultimate Ghibli pilgrimage, and have since...
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4.5 stars from 588 ratings
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I’ve watched The Castle of Cagliostro before and I LOVED IT! Thank you for this episode!
ghiblifan2180 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/03/24
As others have said, nice chaps, but I don’t find this particularly informative. The ‘initial thoughts’ of Earwig episode was the last straw for me… clearly this is a film well below the standard you’d expect for such an amazing studio… but the hosts just talk about how interesting it is…...Read full review »
Mj fff via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 06/25/23
I love their insights in animated films and the industry as a whole. I’ve been finding lately though I have the volume all the way up on my headphones and the audio is still quite low and I have to strain a bit to hear, especially with background noises around me. Keep up the great episodes!
Claytonvon via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/14/22
Recent Episodes
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Published 03/22/24
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Published 03/15/24
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