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The Wonder of Princess Mononoke

This week on The Wonder of Anime, I'm joined by comedian Yedoye Travis. You may recognize Yedoye from his stand-up, and his previous work on Get in the…

The Wonder of Anime

NICO’S FAVORITE ANIME OF ALL TIME (2026)

I didn’t realize until I started thinking about my anime 3 x 3, but I really haven’t watched many anime. I’ve only completed 174 anime to date, with…

雲の上

On the Malleability of H-anime: The ProxyMan Project

The handle ProxyMan has cropped up several times in this blog as a source of rare anime, both mainstream (Shibuya Honky Tonk, Dragon Slayer Eiyuu Densetsu: Ouji no Tabidachi)…

Collectr's Blog

How Anime Saved My Life

After multiple suicide attempts and over 10,000 episodes watched, I learned the light at the end of the tunnel was from a flickering screen.

annieme.com

544 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 7 – Mushishi, The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, Sensei’s Pious Lie

In a rare Darfox absence, the remaining gang discusses Princess Mononoke, F THE TRIBUTE, Rock Is a Lady's Modesty, and more! Then we celebrate(?) Morgana's birthday with a…

Manga Machinations

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Chaotically Queer Podcast Ep. 18 - "It's All Monon-Okay!"

After a busy few months for the gang, we're back for another Podcast and it's time for us to enter to undeniable start to the Golden Era of…

Chloe Sunflora

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Weekly Round-Up, 26 February – 4 March 2025: Girl Bands, I Don’t Want to Be a Magical Girl Pilot, and Otomelanin Zine

AniFem Round-Up The business and politics of magic in Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc Magilumiere’s anime laid out intriguing threads about how corporations exploit their workers and the environment,…

Anime Feminist

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Wild Women and Iron Will: The battle for nature in Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke, with its focus on women in conflict, winds up reflecting an archetypal struggle between the "civilized" woman and the inner wild self.

Anime Feminist

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Are These Ghibli Movies?

Thank you to AnimEigo for sponsoring this video. Use CODE: MercuryNasu for 20% your purchase of Nasu on Bluray from MediaOCD.com https://www.mediaocd.com/product-page/nasu-summer-in-andalusia-blu-ray Sources: Starting Point by Hayao Miyazaki http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/oshii_on_mt.html The Animation of Hayao…

MercuryFalcon

Sakyou Komatsu's Animation Theater

Another anthology show, far better than the last one... Sakyou Komatsu (1931-2011) was a Japanese science fiction author and screenwriter, ...

Collectr's Blog

Hidden Gems & 2024’s Most Underrated Anime You’re Missing Out On

Discover 2024’s most underrated anime & timeless hidden gems. Explore overlooked masterpieces you need to watch now!

ForMyAnime

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Mononoke

Welcome to Anime Secret Santa, a gift exchange — founded by our friends at Reverse Thieves and currently run by the Taiiku Podcast — where the gifts are…

Ani-Gamers

Teekyuu and Hubris

12 Days of Aniblogging 2024, Day 7Chronic illness begets a certain amount of magical thinking. Having to deal with your own body attacking itself at random intervals leads…

Floating Catacombs

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Fanart Friday: A Princess Mononoke Halloween

The fantastical imagery in many Studio Ghibli films makes them ripe for artists to take and interpret with similarly imaginative themes, like those represented in Halloween! Check out…

Beneath the Tangles

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The Deer King: Survivors

Nahoko Uehashi’s fantasy epic The Deer King is the story of two characters who find themselves caught in an ongoing conflict fought on two fronts – an imperial…

Contemporary Japanese Literature

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Day 3 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Nihongo Legends – Yokai

Welcome back to another day of Hotsui Matsuri! To add to our Nihongo Legends collection, this year we’re bringing up Yokai! Which is an ever growing list within…

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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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Ranking EVERY Studio Ghibli movie from WORST to BEST

Studio Ghibli is a staple of anime. With classics like My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, they have produced some of the best and most memorable…

Anime Top Scholar

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Mononoke-hime

Plot: One day, a calm village residing in the mountains comes under attack from a demon-possessed boar. Ashitaka, a young man and prince of the tribe, fights the…

Myska's Reviews

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Writing Prompt: Who was Your First Favorite Character in Anime?

Welcome to Anime Rants. Today we have a writing prompt taken from a discussion in r/anime: “Who was your first favorite character in any anime?” I like this…

Anime Rants

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Princess Mononoke is Way More Than it Seems

Princess Mononoke is one of my favorite Studio Ghibli films, the messages, artwork, characters, and music captured my heart from the very first time I saw it. Luckily…

AstroNeet

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The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka)

Nice to be reviewing an Oscar winner! (As an aside, I don’t think Princess Mononoke was ever nominated but that would be my pick, aside from Ghibli’s other…

The Review Heap

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Fanart Friday, Too: Mononoke Hime

San is still young during the happenings in the movie. She hasn’t known peace. Even here in this lovely illustration, it seems she is detecting something in the…

Beneath the Tangles

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Episode #72 (S10E1) – Princess Mononoke [ もののけ姫] (1997)

We kick off Season 10 with one of the most internationally renowned animated films of all time. Derick McDuff of the Underrated network returns to discuss Studio Ghibli’s…

Japan On Film

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Hayao Miyazaki in New York: 1999 Interview

It’s currently Hayao Miyazaki season in the U.S. as the latest film of the Japanese animation pioneer, THE BOY AND THE HERON, opens wide and becomes a bonafide…

Brian Camp's Film and Anime Blog

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Princess Mononoke Comes to Life in Ghibli Park’s New Area

I have a gallery of my trip to Ghibli Park's new Princess Mononoke-themed area up over on Anime News Network. Check it out!

Biggest In Japan

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The Beauty Of Anime Backgrounds

https://www.apari-shop.com/?ref=internetpitstop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apariart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ApariArt Shoutout @inakyu for the collab shoutout to https://twitter.com/Holdsworthands for the decades of the backgrounds pixel art map! A very short analysis deep dive into anime background art and…

Internet Pitstop

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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

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Day 3 of Otakutober: OMEGAVERSE – Top 5 Werewolf Women

Hey everyone, welcome to yet another day of Otakutober! This particular post will be about some of the werewolf women we find in anime. In my search, I…

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Kokia - Follow The Nightingale

Rating : 88/100 Unlike most people, I didnt grow up watching the Ghibli movies. My mom says I watched My Neighbor Totoro when I was a baby, but…

joyousmenma93

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Tips for The Boy and the Heron [2023 Sept. 22 draft]

This post includes a lot of spoilers for The Boy and The Heron. If you have not watched the film, I don't recommend reading it. Introduction Hayao Miyazaki's…

Manga/Anime Memorandum

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Special Review: Princess Mononoke

Posted: 9/10/2023I n anticipation of the upcoming release of what may well be Hayao Miyazaki’s final movie, Fathom Entertainment is rereleasing many of Miyazaki’s past films in American…

USA Anime

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Fanart Friday, Too: Link’s Best Ashitaka Impression

“Archery Friday” continues with Link, who’s looking a whole lot like another bow-using hunk in this illustration—Princess Mononoke’s Ashitaka. ★ 【月光熊】 「 狩獵 」 ☆ reprinted w/p…

Beneath the Tangles

Theatrical Release Review: Princess Mononoke

At the end of the film, I wanted more: more of the story, more of the magic, but most of all more of Princess Mononoke!

The Curiously Dead Cat

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Doki Doki News: Zom 100 Delay, Miyazaki Drops, and Digimon Returns

We’re back from summer vacation! Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of July 30th!…

Beneath the Tangles

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Tangle x Cast 16: Living Unlike the World in Oshi no Ko, Princess Mononoke, A Silent Voice, and Akiba Maid War

One of the great struggles for Christians is figuring out how to navigate life in a world that doesn’t embrace biblical values. How to stay on the narrow…

Beneath the Tangles

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Spirited Away: Live on Stage Review

If Spirited Away: Live on Stage premieres at your theater, you'll want to give this excellent show based off a beloved anime film a chance.

TheOASG

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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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This Week in Anime - The Deer King's Beating Heart

The latest film from Ghibli alumni directors shares some themes with Princess Mononoke but proves it has the heart to stand on its own.

Anime News Network - Views

Pre-2000s Anime with Multi-Channel Audio

 Had this in Drafts for about a year because I lost interest. Obviously this is an incomplete list, so I may come back and update it if I…

Genga Land

STUDIO GHIBLI LIGHTNING ROUND

12 Days of Aniblogging 2022, Day 8 Work’s been way busier than expected and it’s cutting into my writing time. This is annoying because I still have an absolutely…

Floating Catacombs

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Chainsaw Man – 11 – Asking Nicely

“The Future Rules”, says the Future Devil, who resembles the Forest Spirit from Princess Mononoke, but is a lot more happy-go-lucky. The terms of his new contract with Aki…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Holiday Review #16: SHUNA'S JOURNEY

 But let's take a diversion to a more highbrow sort of fantasy, created by the one anime director that literally everyone knows. SHUNA'S JOU...

The Manga Test Drive

Holiday Review #16: SHUNA'S JOURNEY

 But let's take a diversion to a more highbrow sort of fantasy, created by the one anime director that literally everyone knows. SHUNA'S JOU...

The Manga Test Drive

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Porco Rosso: The High-Flying Pig Prince of the Sky!

Porco Rosso flies high and battles with pirates, fascists, and foreign armies in this action-packed epic from the legendary Hayao Miyazaki!

90sanime.com

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HELP DECIDE AN EPISODE OF ENGLISH DUB HISTORY!

That's right, we're doing it again this year! Yui's page (Chibi Maruko-chan REMAKE): https://www.extra-life.org/participant/YuiHaruhara Ryan's page (Berserk REMAKE): https://www.extra-life.org/participant/486519 Dante's page (Princess Mononoke): https://www.extra-life.org/participant/488035 Austin's page (Porco Rosso): https://www.extra-life.org/participant/488038 Psion's page (Whisper of…

Yui-senpai TV

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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Experiencing the elsewhere in Hayao Miyazaki’s films

This article, centered on Hayao Miyazaki’s narratives, intends to highlight that his films are strongly structured around the themes of the hero’s uprooting and his opening to the…

Animétudes

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Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫, Hayao Miyazaki, 1997)

A young man from an exiled clan tries to make peace between the natural world and the industrial in Hayao Miyazaki’s landmark 1997 animation

Windows on Worlds