The Anime Nostalgia Podcast

 
Did you know that Hayao Miyazaki worked on part of the original Lupin the Third anime? Or that the animation team that would become Studio Ghibli helped animate some American films, like 1977's The Hobbit? In this episode, join me and longtime friend Nitro as we talk about Miyazaki's works before and after Studio Ghibli, Ghibli films that came out before 2002, as well as Ghibli's ties to things like Yoko Kano and video games! (I do apologize--the audio in this episode has some cracking & popping in places for some reason. I'm not sure if it was from something that happened while I was recording, but I couldn't get rid of all of it when I edited it. I'll make sure to be extra careful next episode!)


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Links we mentioned in this episode:

Some of Miyazaki's works pre-Studio Ghibli you can buy on DVD!:

• 1969's The Wonderful World of Puss in Boots (Miyazaki did key animation & designs--there's even an amazing chase scene in it that he animated!)
• 1971's Animal Treasure Island (Miyazaki played a key role in creating the story's structure, as well as character & background design.)
• 1972's Panda Go Panda! (created and written by Miyazaki)
• 1979's Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (Co-written, directed, and storyboarded by Miyazaki.)

Watch the original Lupin the Third anime series, which Miyazaki did work on 14 episodes of:

• Watch the official Lupin stream on Hulu
• Watch the official Lupin stream on Daisuki Net

And for those interested in hearing more on the Urban Legends we talked about briefly:

• A collection of "My Neighbor Totoro" theories as collected from around the internet.
• Origins on the "Spirited Away" theories/translations.

As always, feel free to give me your thoughts and comments on this and for future episodes! Thanks for listening!