In this mini movie review, Xan & Gretta discuss the latest Studio Ghibli release, the studio's first fully CGI "film". Was it worth watching? Well grab your headsets and find out as they review Earwig & The Witch/ Aya to Majo directed by Goro Miyazaki and featuring the voices of Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Gaku Hamada, and Kokoro Hirasawa. As with our other mini reviews, this is not a full review and tries to be as spoiler light as possible. As our hosts discuss the poor choices made in this film, they also discuss the origins of this story, the epic music in the film and their overall feelings about this story. hope you enjoy. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter,@spiraken on Instagram, and Check out our Youtube Page. Also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #moviereview #dodecahydronofmovies #studioghibli #earwigandthewitch #ayatomajo #movie #spirakenreviewpodcast #podcasthq Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme-Don't Disturb Me by Satoshi Takebe (Aya to Majo OST) WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Discord https://discord.gg/uu42kfr Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: Should Goro Miyazaki get a fourth chance in making a film?
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