In this special episode of The Nausicaäst, we team up with Dread Pirate Syzer from Skies of Fortune and Round the Table Podcast for an exclusive interview with Bodhi and Emily from Homie and the Dude, the creative minds behind The Wandering Tavern — a Studio Ghibli-inspired TTRPG module. We dive into their creative process, explore how they infused Ghibli's signature magic into tabletop storytelling, and discuss their upcoming projects (plus plenty more surprises along the way).

For an extra dose of adventure, check out Dread Pirate Syzer's channel, where we step into The Wandering Tavern for a one-shot actual play!

Watch us play in the Wandering Tavern: https://youtu.be/cb1NHDTFHEQ

Please check out Homie and the Dude: Website: https://www.homieandthedude.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HOMIEandTheDUDE

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homieandthedude/scorched-basin

The Wandering Tavern: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/487289/the-wandering-tavern-hardcover-pdf

Please check out Dread Pirate Syzers Work: Round the Table Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@SkiesofFortune

bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiesoffortune.bsky.social

X: https://x.com/skiesoffortune

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Lupin III - Castle of Cagliostro analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 30th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli! Today we will talk about a franchise film that also marks Hayao Miyazaki's directorial debut. Your hosts on this episode are PlatonSkull, Hipster_Cthulhu, and Nyard.

Discord: https://discord.gg/n8puKa4

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgzn-j9r7oTa0qirJ2t3vdg

Sources:

Beck, Jerry. John Lasseter to Introduce "Castle Of Cagliostro" at Fathom Events Screenings September 14th & 19th – Animation Scoop. https://www.animationscoop.com/john-lasseter-to-introduce-castle-of-cagliostro-at-fathom-events-screenings-september-14th-19th/.

Berton, Gael. The Works of Hayao Miyazaki: The Japanese Animation Master. Third Editions, 2020.

Brzeski, Patrick. "John Lasseter Pays Emotional Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki at Tokyo Film Festival." The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2014, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/john-lasseter-pays-emotional-tribute-743635/.

Cavallaro, Dani. The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki. McFarland, 2015.

Greenberg, Raz. Hayao Miyazaki: Exploring the Early Work of Japan's Greatest Animator. Bloomsbury Academic, 2018. library.oapen.org, https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501335976.

Jordan, Delaney. "If You're Skipping 'Castle of Cagliostro' On Your Miyazaki Marathon, Don't Talk To Me." Medium, 13 Jan. 2021, https://delaneyjordan.medium.com/if-youre-skipping-castle-of-cagliostro-on-your-miyazaki-marathon-don-t-talk-to-me-7ba3ef513048.

Napier, Susan. Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art. Yale University Press, 2018.

Ornelas, Joseph. "Steven Spielberg Called This Early Miyazaki Film One of the Greatest Action Films of All-Time." Collider, 18 Aug. 2023, https://collider.com/the-castle-of-cagliostro-miyazaki-steven-spielberg/.

"The Castle of Cagliostro." Ghibli Wiki, https://ghibli.fandom.com/wiki/The_Castle_of_Cagliostro.

Nausicaäst #29 - Panda! Go, Panda!

"Panda! Go, Panda!" also known as Panda Kopanda analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 29th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli - Back to the history lessons! Today we will talk about an unlikely proto-totoro who looks a lot like a big huge panda dad. Your hosts on this episode are PlatonSkull, Hipster_Cthulhu, and Nyard.

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgzn-j9r7oTa0qirJ2t3vdg

Sources:

https://ghibli.fandom.com/wiki/Panda!_Go,_Panda

https://web.archive.org/web/20040404093538/http://www.animerica-mag.com/features/pandagopanda.html

https://www.giantpandaglobal.com/category/zoo/ueno-zoo/

https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20221029/ef3df86809e14dc0b9c37d5602cdccf6/c.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20040404093538/http://www.animerica-mag.com/features/pandagopanda.html

https://ghibli.jpn.org/news/pippi/

https://www.astridlindgren.com/gb/faq

Giri and Ninjo: The Roots of Hayao Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro" in Animated Adaptations of Classic Children's Literature Author(s): Raz Greenberg

Hayao Miyazaki - Starting Point

https://twitter.com/ghibli_world/status/856236259047612424

https://twitter.com/maamaa_hyaku/status/522299376727633922

https://twitter.com/junkuik_comic/status/519737688216182784

Nausicaäst #28 - The Boy and the Heron (First Impressions)

"The Boy and the Heron" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 28th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli -This time its the brand new one! As such this will be a "first impressions" episode, and our usual research depth is on hold until we do a proper episode on this movie in the future! Your hosts on this episode are PlatonSkull, Hipster_Cthulhu, Voice_Flower and Nyard.

Discord: https://discord.gg/n8puKa4

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgzn-j9r7oTa0qirJ2t3vdg

Myth, Collectivism and Ghibli Origins - Nausicaäst #27 Horus: Prince of the Sun

"Taiyō no Ōji Horusu no Daibōken" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 27th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli - oh wait - we finished all the Ghibli films until "How Do You Live" drops! Well guess we use our time machine to return to Takahatas directiorial debut all the way back in 1968! Your hosts on this episode are PlatonSkull, Hipster_Cthulhu and Nyard.

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Sources:

- Dani Cavallaro - The animé art of Hayao Miyazaki - Susan Napier - Miyazakiworld - https://catsandchocolate.com/2016/07/18/project-ghibli-the-little-norse-prince/ - https://nitrateglow.wordpress.com/2015/08/14/anti-damsel-blogathon-hilda-of-horus-prince-of-the-sun-dir-isao-takahata-1968/

"Āya to Majo" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 26th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time, we are slowly creeping towards the end of our journey, as we talk about the latest film released by Studio Ghibli and as we anticipate the upcoming new Miyazaki movie later this summer. Earwig and the Witch is a controversial one, as it is Goro Miyazakis full on foray into 3DCG for an entire movie. Hear us squabble about our different opinions on this movie. Your hosts on this episode are Xiff, PlatonSkull, Hipster_Cthulhu and Nyard.

Big announcement: Next episode is going to go back in time to start with the first movie directed by Isao Takahata! Stay tuned.

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Sources, not a lot this time! It's a really recent movie that hasn't sparked much academic debate, but here's some of our links:

• https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/sensitive-souls-goro-miyazaki-on-earwig-and-the-witch
• https://www.siliconera.com/goro-miyazaki-earwig-and-the-witch/
• https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/earwig-and-the-witch-studio-ghibli-first-cg-movie-with-the-aid-of-stop-motion-1234615276/
• https://www.theverge.com/22229557/goro-miyazaki-interview-studio-ghibli-earwig-and-the-witch-hbo-max
• https://soranews24.com/2021/08/18/hayao-miyazaki-gives-interview-on-earwig-and-the-witch-praises-use-of-cg-and-sons-skills%E3%80%90video%E3%80%91/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/917927/why-studio-ghibli-went-cgi-for-earwig-and-the-witch/
• https://ghibli.fandom.com/wiki/Earwig_and_the_Witch

"La Tortue Rouge" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 25th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time, the first and only film not created by Studio Ghibli but still produced by them. Your hosts today are Nyard, Hipster_Cthulhu and PlatonSkull.

Discord: https://discord.gg/n8puKa4

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Sources: Web-Articles: - Screendaily article: https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-red-turtle-the-story-behind-studio-ghiblis-first-european-co-production/5104860.article - Review of the film: http://www.signebaumane.com/blog/2016/10/18/my-point-of-view-on-the-red-turtle - The Verge article: https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/14/12912556/director-studio-ghiblis-the-red-turtle - Telegraph article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/red-turtle-japanese-animated-classic-made-north-london/

Videos: - Dudok de Wit sketching a scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atA1mECSJ-o - Tuning the Birds (Making Of): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODdh4A2L1OI

Papers: - Patrick Gill - Dystopian and Utopian Omission of Discourse in Three Modern Robinsonades: Lord of the Flies, Concrete Island, The Red Turtle (DOI: 10.14746/por.2019.2.9)

Other: - Bonus features of the Bluray release

"Omoide no Marnie" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 24th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. After a long break we return to a movie that Nyard has written his master's thesis about! However don't be afraid, we didn't let it turn into a one-sided lecture thanks to the other hosts, which today are: PlatonSkull, Hipster_Cthulhu and Xiff.

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/gKswGMGqiLQ

Nyard's thesis on the movie & novel: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17bF4EOsys5iLiq_z8T0ZyZuRv6um4vvu22yFrJwApwk/ Other sources besides those used and referenced in the thesis: Online: - Article on JapanToday: https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/poster-for-ghiblis-new-movie-under-fire-from-the-big-guru-himself - Article on IndieWire: https://www.indiewire.com/2015/06/hiromasa-yonebayashi-on-making-studio-ghibli-gothic-when-marnie-was-there-187300/

Video: - The Features on the German Blu-ray release of When Marnie Was There

"The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 23rd podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time we're looking at Isao Takahatas magnum opus and swan song, his final movie which is an adaptation of the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. Join us as we explore this feminist and existentialist take on the classic story. Your hosts today are: Nyard, PlatonSkull, Hipster_Cthulhu and Voice-Flower

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/H-2zgCdaSIc Sources: Online: - Interview by Den of Geek: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/isao-takahata-interview-the-tale-of-the-princess-kaguya/ - Polygon article: https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/5/30/21275363/isao-takahata-studio-ghibli-animation-innovation-japanese-art-princess-kaguya - 25yearslatersite article: https://25yearslatersite.com/2021/04/15/the-false-promise-of-beauty-in-the-tale-of-the-princess-kaguya/ - My Huang Opinion article: https://myhuangopinion.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/princess-kaguya-isao-takahata/ - Interview by Indiewire: https://www.indiewire.com/2014/12/immersed-in-movies-isao-takahata-talks-the-tale-of-the-princess-kaguya-swan-song-123737/

Video: - Documentary "Isao Takahata and his Tale of the Princess Kaguya": https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/isao-takahata-and-his-tale-of-the-princess-kaguya/id953064686 - David J Bradley - Princess Kaguya, Ukiyo-e and Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ELgusSyfhw

Paper: - Susan Napier "'I've seen this Place Before:' Memory, Exile and Resistance in The Tale of Princess Kaguya" in The Japanese Journal of Animation Studies Vol 21 no 1 - Mio Bryce and Jason Davis "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" in Resilience Journal - Paul Jackson "Changing of the Seasons: Isao Takahata's The Tale of Princess Kaguya" in Metro Magazine 185

"The Wind Rises" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 22nd podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time we're back to old man Zaki himself as he directs his to date latest film: The Wind Rises. Join us as we explore the tightrope walk between obsessing over war airplanes while being a pacifist that Miyazaki takes us on for this episode. Your hosts today are: Nyard, PlatonSkull, Hipster_Cthulhu and TheThunderer Discord: https://discord.gg/n8puKa4 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nausicaast MP3 Download: https://nausicaast.libsyn.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34MmVkEL5041HH4iaXZ2Ts Youtube: https://youtu.be/8lTsZrgl-gQ Sources: Online: - Ghibli Fandom Wiki Entry: https://ghibli.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wind_Rises - David Ehrlich Review of "The Wind Rises": https://www.mtv.com/news/2771199/the-wind-rises-review/ - Sam Byford "'The Wind Rises': the beauty and controversy of Miyazaki's final film": https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/23/5337826/the-wind-rises-the-beauty-and-controversy-of-miyazakis-final-film - Inkoo Kang "The Trouble with The Wind Rises": https://www.villagevoice.com/2013/12/11/the-trouble-with-the-wind-rises/ Video: - Behind the Scenes Materials featured on the German Bluray version of the film - NHK Documentary, Part4: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/3004594/ - "The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness" Documentary Paper: - Susan Napier - "Miyazakiworld" - Alistair Swale - "Memory and forgetting: examining the treatment of traumatic historical memory in Grave of the Fireflies and The Wind Rises" - Matthew Penny - "Miyazaki Hayao's Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises)" - Daisuke Akimoto - "Miyazaki's new animated film and its antiwar pacifism: The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu)" - Deborah Breen - "Designs and Dreams: Questions of Technology in Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises"