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Reevaluating the Films of Hayao Miyazaki and the Anglophone Discourse Around Him and His Works

Promoting "Porco Rosso" in 1992 A few months ago I saw that a new version of the “Director Hayao Miyazaki's Works Collection” blu-ray box wa...

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

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Chaotically Queer Podcast - Ep.12 - "With Respect To Phil Hartman, Please Shut Up"

(Recorded 05/05/2024) In this edition of the Chaotically Queer Podcast, we talk about Kiki's Delivery Service in our Ghibli Marathon and EVERYONE has opinions on the dub of it,…

Chloe Sunflora

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The Weight Of Hayao Miyazaki And Ghibli – The Boy And The Heron / How Do You Live?

Hayao Miyazaki’s storytelling is built upon the dreamlike, empowering physics of the animation that builds his worlds. This offers a fascinating contrast with his latest film The Boy…

Sakuga Blog

Genji Part 1

Here's another project that's been on my "to do" list for a long time: 1992's time-travel sci-fi mind-fuck OVA Genji (Part One) . The "Part ...

Collectr's Blog

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Rabbit Hole of MAHOU SHOUJO: Where Did They Come From?

Introduction In the current anime, manga, live-action, and games, the magical girl genre is often called "mahou shoujo," which literally means magical girl. However, that was not always…

Manga/Anime Memorandum

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Kiki’s Delivery Service: An empowering coming-of-age tale of self-discovery

More than three decades after its release, this sweet coming-of-age tale has not lost any of its charms, using its magical elements and the symbolism of the witch…

Anime Feminist

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Ranking the Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Rob and Justin rank Hayao Miyazaki's eleven films --- INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sclass_yt/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/sclass_yt EMAIL: sclasspodcast@gmail.com PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sclasspodcast --- 00:00 Ranking Rules 00:25 Totoro 02:00 Princess Mononoke 02:55 Nausicaa 04:50 Kiki's Delivery Service 06:15 The Wind Rises 08:15 Porco Rosso 10:25 Laputa Castle…

S CLASS Anime

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A Fooly Cooly "Analysis" "AMV"

What is this? Where am I taking anime analysis? Still, here's the text (at least the most important parts) so you don't have to pause, plus with the…

Spirit Chaser

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Day 3: Get In Witches, We Goin’ Shopping! Top 5 Witches

Remember how I told you we’re in a different time zone and posts would go up at weird times? Yup…thanks for hanging in with us though as we…

We be bloggin'

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Day 3: Get In Witches, We Goin’ Shopping! Top 5 Witches

Remember how I told you we’re in a different time zone and posts would go up at weird times? Yup…thanks for hanging in with us though as we…

We be bloggin'

Anniversary Post: A quick look at Selected Films of Hayao Miyazaki

So… normally this time of year I do a big anniversary top 10 list. I had an idea to do the same this year, but real life concerns…

Harper Anime Reviews

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Fanart Friday: Kiki’s Revenge and Mary (the Other Witch)

I revisited these lovely illustrations recently, which Popman3580 first posted around the time that Mary and the Witch’s Flower, now a kind of forgotten movie, came out—and it…

Beneath the Tangles

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Who’s Your Favourite Anime Animal Sidekick?

Tetsuya Number 2 from KNB is the cutest dog! He always steals the show, and is so expressive. Everyone (aside from Kagami) is in love with him and…

The Spooky Red Head Blog

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Video Review: Hayao Miyazaki (Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Art Book)

Anime art books are a dime a dozen (though the prices don’t reflect that!), even in the world of Studio Ghibli, which releases one for most every one…

Beneath the Tangles

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1989, The Year in Japanese Cinema: An Introduction

Chief Cabinet Secretary Keizo Obuchi announces the Heisei era I was recently watching a few films in my collection and happened to notice ho...

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

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Cosplay Beats! Kiki + Chihiro

Our resident cosplayer, Paris, returns—this time as Studio Ghibli’s incorrigible heroine, Kiki (Kiki’s Delivery Service)! She’s joined by V.Zelaya as another Ghibli favorite, Chih…

Beneath the Tangles

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Top Anime of 2020

It’s been a year, huh, folks? Trapped inside by a pandemic, tormented by the xenophobia and callousness of our own governments, and hurtling towards a climate change precipice,…

Wrong Every Time

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Apfelland Monogatari

For some time, BlueFixer has been looking for a better source to redo the 1992 movie Apfelland Monogatari ( The Tale of Apfelland ). When a ...

Collectr's Blog

12 Days of Anime 2020: Kiki’s Delivery Service

Welcome to my first 12 Days of Anime for this year, 2020. For the first day, I decided to watch Ghibli's 1989 film, Kiki's Delivery Service. 

Sirius Writes

12 Days of Anime 2020: Kiki’s Delivery Service

Welcome to my first 12 Days of Anime for this year, 2020. For the first day, I decided to watch Ghibli's 1989 film, Kiki's Delivery Service. 

Sirius Writes

Cosplay Beats! Kiki and Jiji

Our resident cosplayer, Paris, goes the way of the witch in this photo set, cosplaying Studio Ghibli heroine, Kiki! And look, she’s with Jiji (actually Lupin from My…

Beneath the Tangles

My Neighbor Hayao: A Dreamy Collection of Miyazaki-Inspired Art

In 2017, Spoke Art opened an exhibition in its San Francisco gallery featuring pieces inspired by the works of acclaimed and Oscar-winning animator, Hayao Miyazaki. A success, they…

Beneath the Tangles

What’s with this Anime Vision of Witches, Anyway?

Welcome, all, again.  I just finished watching episode 3 of Burn the Witch, and I’m confused.  Again.  The show is becoming increasingly entertaining, particularly after getting that first…

Another Anime Review

Kiki’s Delivery Service Review

While it might take an adjustment, Eiko Kadono's Kiki's Delivery Service in novel form is as fantastic and enchanting as it is in animated film form.

TheOASG

Interview: Eiko Kadono, The Creator of Kiki’s Delivery Service

The creator of Kiki's Delivery Service, Eiko Kadono, chats with TheOASG about her experiences, the creation of Kiki, and more before its Western release.

TheOASG

‘There are times when I feel down, but I’m doing fine’: The Standout Moments of Kiki’s Delivery Service

Kiki experiences a lot on her path to becoming a witch. Let's revisit a few of them that end up sticking out to a couple of Kiki's Delivery…

TheOASG

Interview: The Localization Staff of Kiki’s Delivery Service

The localizers -- translator, editor, designer, illustrator -- of Kiki's Delivery Service stop by to discuss the process of bringing this over in English.

TheOASG

‘Flying used to be fun until I started doing it for a living’: Kiki, Doing What You Love, and Burnout

Carly Smith stops by TheOASG to explain how she saw Kiki's Delivery Service and something she & Kiki can relate to: burnout while doing something you love.

TheOASG

Kiki’s Delivery Service Novel Week!

To celebrate the upcoming release of Eiko Kadono's children's novel, TheOASG is launching Kiki's Delivery Service Novel Week!

TheOASG

Spring 2020 – Week 9 in Review

Alright folks, pile in, pile in. The film screenings were plentiful and excellent this week, as I watched classic crime dramas by Scorsese and Coppola, two Miyazaki masterpieces…

Wrong Every Time

Netflix to stream Ghibli movies worldwide excluding US

Netflix has announced that it will soon be streaming a near-complete library of Studio Ghibli films, but only in countries outside North America and Japan. The official Twitter…

littleanimeblog.com

Kiki’s Delivery Service OST Review

Kiki's Delivery Service soundtrack for Hayao Miyazaki's movie is superb. Joe Hisaishi's efforts are wonderful and comes across like a story.

Anime Instrumentality Blog

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Episode 69 - Kiki's Delivery Service!

In this episode; Rem has finally joined the Discord server! As a reward, Shaun decides that Remington deserves something... nice. And what is nicer than 1989's Kiki's Delivery…

Anime Out of Context

Hikawa Ryusuke’s Akira Article(jp)

Hikawa Ryusuke is probably the most famous Japanese anime critic. He wrote an extensive article on the anime industry before and after Akira, articulating what lead to Akira…

Alex

Spiraken Manga Review Ep 289: Flying Witch (or Hey! This Manga Looks Familiar)

In this episode, Xan reviews a manga series that is one part slice of life and one part Kiki's Delivery Service homage. So enjoy as he reviews the…

Spiraken Review Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #493) Big Hero 6

  Shownotes :: (show 493) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Big Hero 6, recorded live November 16th, 2014. This went out…

otakugeneration's Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #492) Soul Eater

  Shownotes :: (show 492) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Soul Eater, recorded live November 9th, 2014. This week we watched…

otakugeneration's Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #491) Ai-Mai-Mi

  Shownotes :: (show 491) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With The Tale of Princess Kaguya, recorded live October 12th, 2014. This…

otakugeneration's Podcast

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OtakuGeneration (Show #223) Kiki's Delivery Service

  NOTE: This was also cross posted in the LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 223) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Kiki's Delivery Service, recorded live September…

otakugeneration's Podcast