Ghibli Studios
From I'm a Fan of That! by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard
August 24, 2025 · 45 min · Season 3 · Episode 8
About this episode
The episode explores the themes and structures of Studio Ghibli films.
That's right, folks! We're finally spending some dedicated time to the ultimate anime film studio: Studio Ghibli. Topics include: the nature of evil in Ghibli films, the plot structure of Kishotenketsu, the Chthuluscene, and even some Moomins. Note: we pronounce Ghibli with the hard G sound. Get over it. Some Links Video essay on the Chthuluscene Video essay on No Face Video essay on Kiki Our Socials Vivian's Instagram Holly's Instagram The Pod's Instagram Buy Our Books! Buy Holly's Book! Buy Vivian's Book! Fan Of That is now on Patreon! Go support us over there! Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Logo by Moira Daykin, @mecha_moira on instagram This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Vivian Asimos, Holly Swinyard
Topics covered
- anime
- film analysis
- Ghibli films
- plot structure
- cultural commentary
Keywords
- Studio Ghibli
- anime
- Kishotenketsu
- Chthuluscene
- film analysis
- Moomins
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Studio Ghibli
Books & works: Kiki, No Face, Moomins, Chthuluscene
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