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How Do You Live: A Non-Review

July 19, 2023Guardian EnzoAnime, Movie/OVA, Studio GhibliAnime, Ghibli, Movie/OVA
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I think How Do You Live is Miyazaki Hayao’s most abstract work, and probably his most opaque.  Read more

Another Side of Studio Ghibli – Alex Dudok de Wit on Grave of the Fireflies, Takahata Isao, and an Indelible Legacy

June 27, 2021Guardian EnzoAnime, Interviews, Movie/OVAAnime, Ghibli, Interviews, Movie/OVA
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Perhaps more than any movie, Grave of the Fireflies defies common preconceptions of what animated film can – and should – be. Read more

Kodama and Kazan – Majestic and Mysterious Kagoshima Prefecture (Part I)

April 5, 2019Guardian EnzoJapanGhibli, Japan
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I can try and describe Yakushima, but my words do it even less justice than my poor photographs. Read more

An Interview With Michaël Dudok de Wit: The Red Turtle, Studio Ghibli, and the Future of Hand-Drawn Animation

November 21, 2016Guardian EnzoAnime, Interviews, Movie/OVA, Studio GhibliAnime, Ghibli, Interviews, Movies
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Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Oscar-winning director Michaël Dudok de Wit, whose “The Red Turtle” was co-produced with Studio Ghibli. Read more

Princess Mononoke: The Girl Behind the Mask

December 17, 2015Guardian EnzoUncategorizedAnime, Ghibli, Movie/OVA
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Here’s a short piece for MAL about my favorite anime film of all-time.  One day I’ll wade into the subject much more deeply, I suspect… Read more

Anime in Real Life: Studio Ghbli

September 30, 2015Guardian EnzoUncategorizedAnime, Ghibli, MAL Posts
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In which I take part in the ongoing series at Myanimelist, highlighting real world places associated with one of my favorite studios.  Check it out! Read more

Sanzoku no Musume Ronja – 26 (End) and Series Review

April 1, 2015Guardian EnzoAnime, ReviewsAnime, Ghibli, reviews, Series Reviews
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Sanzoku no Musume Ronja elicits a staggering range of thoughts and emotions in me. Which, ironically, is almost the exact same lead-in I used in my First Impressions post – though I’d totally forgotten that fact when I began this one.  First and foremost, I think it should be noted […] Read more

Sanzoku no Musume Ronja – 20

February 19, 2015Guardian EnzoUncategorizedAnime, Ghibli, reviews
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Ronja the Robber’s Daughter is a throwback in more ways than one. No, I’m not picking up Ronja for blogging purposes, but I felt compelled to post a few words and share a few lovely images from what’s turned into a vastly entertaining series. As anyone who knows Astrid Lindgren’s […] Read more

First Impressions – Sanzoku no Musume Ronja

October 19, 2014Guardian EnzoUncategorizedAnime, First Impressions, Ghibli, reviews
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What a muddle of emotions Sanzoku no Musume Ronja conjures up for me. While there’s nothing wrong with Sanzoku no Musume Ronja apart from one very obvious exception, honestly compels me to say that I hope this isn’t the last project we ever see from Studio Ghibli.  It’s not that […] Read more

Kaze Tachinu

June 28, 2014Guardian EnzoUncategorizedAnime, Ghibli, Kaze Tachinu, Movie/OVA, reviews
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“The Wind Rises” If there’s one word that springs to mind when contemplating Miyazaki Hayao’s final film, it would be “difficult”.  And I’ve contemplated it a lot.  I saw it in Japanese soon after its theatrical premiere, and seeing it a second time with subtitles has done nothing to help […] Read more

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