Instant Ramen Anime Podcast

Alternative title: We Can't Do Anything Right. This episode ran way longer than we intended, and we had to do some heavy edits. We're sorry it's such a hefty episode! We have so much passion about Studio Ghibli, we couldn't contain it! Castle in the Sky: 1986 First Film. Inspired by Gulliver's Travels. Name taken from Gulliver's Travels, meaningless in Japanese “Laputa” My Neighbor Totoro: 1988 Third Film Released in United States as My Friend Totoro by Fox Video. Disney released in 2006 One of the most recognized characters from anime Miyazaki has said that Totoro is "not a spirit: he's only an animal. I believe he lives on acorns. He's supposedly the forest keeper, but that's only a half-baked idea, a rough approximation" The character of Mei was modeled on Miyazaki's niece. Mei and the Kittenbus released in 2003 in Japan, 13 minutes long, often shown at The Ghibli Museum Whisper of the Heart/The Cat Returns: 1995 Eighth Film/2002 Twelfth Film First Japanese film in Dol