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Isao Takahata: Lupin III Part 1
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Ghibli Blog is the home for fans of Studio Ghibli, animation and the movies. We feature the latest news, reviews, essays and more.
Hayao Miyazaki's Eulogy of Isao Takahata (English Subs)
Ghibli Blog is the home for fans of Studio Ghibli, animation and the movies. We feature the latest news, reviews, essays and more.
Grave of the Fireflies. Written and directed by Isao Takahata...
Grave of the Fireflies. Written and directed by Isao Takahata and animated by Studio Ghibli. Grave of the Fireflies [Blu-ray]
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Translation: Toshio Suzuki Reminisces About Isao Takahata (Part 1)
Last August, the severe working conditions under Isao Takahata made headlines on many websites after Ghibli producer and long-time colleague Toshio Suzuki openly talked about Takahata’s incredibly demanding…
Translation: Toshio Suzuki Reminisces About Isao Takahata (Part 3)
I kind of forgot that I was already 65 % done with this translation when I went on my bikepacking trip from Okinawa to Nagasaki. But I’m back…
Translation: Toshio Suzuki Reminisces About Isao Takahata (Part 2)
I am sorry for the long, long wait, but here’s part 2. A lot of fascinating details about the production of Princess Kaguya. I’ve also started adding tooltips…
Isao Takahata: Panda! Go, Panda! and Panda! Go, Panda!: The Rainy-Day Circus
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Another Side of Studio Ghibli – Alex Dudok de Wit on Grave of the Fireflies, Takahata Isao, and an Indelible Legacy
Perhaps more than any movie, Grave of the Fireflies defies common preconceptions of what animated film can - and should - be. Read more
2nd Anniversary of Isao Takahata's Passing
Ghibli Blog is the home for fans of Studio Ghibli, animation and the movies. We feature the latest news, reviews, essays and more.
Anne of Green Gables, Gauche the Cellist, Jarinko Chie, Winter Days
Takahata on Miyazaki
By Andrew Osmond. In 2008, The New Yorker ran an epic article on Hayao Miyazaki to accompany the release of Howl’s Moving Castle. Beautifully written by Margaret Talbot,…
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The previous article on this blog, dedicated to Anne of Green Gables, contains a detailed discussion of Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki’s respective artistic evolutions between 1976 and…
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A young man struggles to define himself while caught between two equally hostile cultures in Isao Yukisada’s disarmingly charming youth drama.
Isao Hayashi’s Breath of Life into FGO Babylonia
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Isao Sasaki interviews, April 2021
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Miyazaki, Takahata and 'The King and the Mockingbird'
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Isao Komori from Inside Mari – Hikikomori in Manga
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Master List of Christmas Anime Episodes
A tradition as hallowed as the beach episode, and nearly as common, the Christmas anime episode is an opportunity to put anime boys and girls into festive (and…
New episodes of GSR on HnG
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Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! | Episodes 4 and 5: Mediocre couple of episodes.
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WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SET OF EPISODES - One Piece Episodes 1077 - 1080 REACTION
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The Tale of Outcasts Episodes 12 Review
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The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (窮鼠はチーズの夢を見る, Isao Yukisada, 2020)
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Every Trick In The Book (鳩の撃退法, Hideta Takahata, 2021)
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5 More of My Favorite SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes
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Do not fret dear believers. I did not forget my promise to spotlight one of my favorite new superheroines in recent memory. I just needed enough material to…
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A Sign of Affection: Episodes 11 and 12
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