Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Studio Ghibli

Welcome to the Ghibliotheque, the podcast that leafs through libraries of films from the world’s greatest animation studios.

In 2018, Michael Leader, an avowed Studio Ghibli fanatic, sat down with Jake Cunningham, who had never seen any of the Studio’s work before. Together they looked at the history behind Ghibli's films (including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke), and got a critical perspective from Jake as a first-time viewer. They covered all of Studio Ghibli's films, visited Japan on the ultimate Ghibli pilgrimage, and have since interviewed artists, animators and filmmakers who have either worked on or have been deeply inspired by Ghibli's films. With their co-host Steph Watts, they have also branched out to cover filmographies of other studios and filmmakers whose work has revolutionised animation, from Satoshi Kon and Mamoru Hosoda to Cartoon Saloon and Henry Selick.

Where will we go next? For more information, follow us on Twitter at @ghibliotheque, or on Instagram at ghibliotheque.pod. Or email us at ghibliotheque@gmail.com.

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@MichaelJLeader – Michael

@jakehcunningham – Jake

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Recent Reviews

eeloownim

Please adjust audio level!!

Love the podcast but please please adjust the audio level! I have to turn the volume up really high to hear you. Then when ad comes up it’s blasting
ghiblifan2180

THIS IS SO COOL

I’ve watched The Castle of Cagliostro before and I LOVED IT! Thank you for this episode!
Claytonvon

Great Pod But I can barely Hear You

I love their insights in animated films and the industry as a whole. I’ve been finding lately though I have the volume all the way up on my headphones and the audio is still quite low and I have to strain a bit to hear, especially with background noises around me. Keep up the great episodes!
Chris for Christ Publications

Found This After FFC

I’m a huge fan of Maisie’s podcast Frank Film Club, and I thoroughly enjoyed the episode where Jake was a guest there. Before that, I had no idea there was an entire podcast dedicated to lovers of Miyazaki’s films. This was a big find, indeed. I myself very nearly led the charge against Jake when he said that he thought ‘Mononoke’ was boring. BUT, after hearing his explanation, I can at least see where he’s coming from, even if I agree or not. I am glad that he walked it back after his re-watch though. Would have been a hassle to lead a mob to his door to punish the heresy. Anyway, great podcast, very well put together. I’ll look forward to checking out more episodes.
iloveghibliiiiii

seriously thank you for this podcast

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Corby dw

Best coverage of Ghibli

With a large chunk on Ghibli being released on HBO Max in the states I went in search of film breakdowns and this is the best pod cast that I found! Love sharing this film with my 6 year old daughter we are both loving our new discoveries into the Ghibli magic. Thanks for the episodes guys!
MFan5321

Great poscast

Really enjoy the podcast. Hoping for some interviews and other bonuses in the future but off to a strong start!
asdfsimsfree

IMPORTANT

Not a Ghibli, but can you please talk about Summer Wars?
Cindybug_

Lovely 💖

I haven’t seen only about 4 of the movies covered, so I’m excited to get to those episodes!
najsDovuywebs

IMMENSE love for Ghibli, but just cannot connect with this podcast.

I have an immense love for Ghibli films. Yet, while wading through most of the Ghibliotheque episodes, I struggled to connect emotionally and intellectually with this podcast. While mine is only one experience, too often I found frustration and disappointment with the opinions and direction of the two hosts. There is so, so, so much to discuss about the layered themes and stories presented by Ghibli, yet the podcast conversations too often dawdled at the surface, missing the depths of meaning and convictions that I connect with and am so strongly compelled to rejoice and celebrate. Also, no effort was made to learn and use respectful pronunciation of names.
AmyW7811

Keep it up!

I just started listening to your podcast and am really enjoying it. Ghibli movies are my absolute favorite and I enjoy hearing your discussion about the films. I hope you continue to make some more episodes!
princessmononke

This is amazing!!!!

I love this podcast because I love studio Ghibli, they are my favorite movies, especially Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa, and Totoro!! Please make more this is Amazing!! PS: have you ever checked out Alan Becker? He makes studio Ghibli builds in his YouTube channel, Alan Becker Minecraft. Any Ghibli fanatics who like Minecraft, this is your thing!! Ghibli is the best!
Philip Heard

Great Ghibli Podcast!

These hosts are positive, whimsical, and a breath of fresh air. Their gracious approach to talking baout Ghibli films is just in keeping with their subject matter. Give a listen!
joemuse

Scraping through the animation podcasts....

Brings up a winner. The Ghiblioteque folks have serious discussion about the greatest films in the world. I have learned a few things and mostly agreed with them. Perhaps I'll have to change my rating when they get to Earthsea, but I hope not! For me: perfect length, good audio, soothing British voices. I'm all in!
Skyyeeeee

Wonderful!

I don’t normally write reviews, but I feel the need to. This is an amazing podcast, as someone who grew up watching and loving Ghibli. I can’t wait until you talk about my favorites, The Cat Returns, Howls Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Nausicaa. Please keep making more episodes, it’s brought be back to being younger. The love shows in these episodes. Thank you so much for it.
AntyGuerra

More of this!!!

Awesome!!!
anelmemi

Enjoyable Podcast

Good discussions and reviews of Ghibli movies. They give a lot of context about when and how the movies were made. I'd prefer if they spent a longer time on the synopsis of each movie, particularly some of the lesser known/seen ones.
Iron Hobbes

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Great podcast!