Ghibli Jabber

Animation doesn't have to be all catbuses and gunships. In this episode we look at Isao Takahata's Only Yesterday - his second feature released in 1991 - a quiet slice-of-life drama about a young woman who travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood.

Join us as we look back on all the movies we've discussed so far and offer our definitive rankings of Ghibli's 1980s (plus Lupin III, I guess) output.

We reach the end of Studio Ghibli's 1980's output with a story that's timeless. This week we're discussing Miyazaki's 1989 coming of age witch dramedy Kiki's Delivery Service.

We've made it to our first non-Miyazaki film and what an emotional 180 after My Neighbor Totoro. Of course we refer to Isao Takahata's wrenching 1988 WWII drama 'Grave of the Fireflies'.

Nick and Trevor tackle the 1988 Miyazaki classic My Neighbor Totoro and ponder important questions such as 'Is this a family movie?', 'Is Totoro real?' and the all-important 'What the hell is a catbus?'

One glowing and one lukewarm take on Miyazaki's colourful action adventure from 1986, Laputa: Castle In The Sky.

In this episode Nick and Trevor explore the honorary Ghibli debut of 1984's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - produced just before the founding of the studio.

On this bonus first episode of Ghibli Jabber, Nick and Trevor delve into Miyazaki's first feature film, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, before they get into the Ghibliverse in future episodes.