The Greatest Thing About... Grave of the Fireflies

About this episode

A spirited discussion about the film Grave of the Fireflies and its significance in anime history.

Hello everyone and welcome to The Greatest Thing About Grave of the Fireflies... Ben threatened us for years with this movie, and we’ve finally done it! Ben isn't on an island, per say, but Zac and Lauren pushback on his ranking and level of greatness on this one. Still, a spirited discussion about an important film in anime history. This release is part of animation month, as we clear out a bunch of animated films from the backlog! Download. Listen. Enjoy! Show Notes: (Time:Stamp) General Thoughts…, Ghibli Chat, Why Ben? (0:01:00) Digging In, Filmmaking Highlights (0:13:00) A Child’s Mind, History Lessons (0:22:00) Star Ratings and Re-watching Movies (0:34:00) @middleofrow #nothe Want some more Middle of the Row in your life? Follow the site @MiddleofRow, Zac @ZacOldenburg, Lauren @BewareOfTrees, & Ben @WeirdestWizard

Topics covered

• Grave of the Fireflies
• anime
• animated films
• Ghibli

Keywords

• animation month
• film discussion
• anime history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Greatest Thing About..., Grave of the Fireflies, The Greatest Thing About Grave of the Fireflies, Digging In, Filmmaking Highlights, A Child’s Mind

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