Thread by @Iron_Spike

For folks into that sort of thing, DKUTV on Twitch is having a golden-oldie Miyazaki weekend. Now on deck: "Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind" (NOT "Warriors of the Wind," the real deal).

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The evening as it stands. Some real OG shit, plus newer stuff.

Pom Poko is playing, now.

I really dig this one, but it's pretty clear why it took ten years to make it to a subbed DVD release.

It's got a lot of... I believe the Pokemon folks call it "Cultural Odor."

Honestly, the prominently-displayed magic nutsacks are only part of the issue. Imagine trying to sell these Care bear-looking critters literally killing people with their balls.

Now on deck: "My Neighbors the Yamadas."

Gonna be real, I usually like slice-of-life, quiet, domestic stuff, it's so rare in animation. But I think this one might be a little too lowkey, even for me.

And unfortunately, it looks like what I was waiting for "When Marnie Was There" isn't subtitled. Bummer.

I'll take this as a sign I should be working.

Just finished a bootleg of the "Mei and the Kittenbus," a 2003 short that only plays at Studio Ghibli exhibits and the Ghibli park.

It's... cute. Very well animated. Doesn't strictly need to exist, if you know what I mean, but that's kinda Totoro's whole vibe.

If you head over to DKU's Twitch right now, you'll be there in time for the start of Kiki's Delivery Service.

I must be re-watching Kiki for the fifth time. Really scratches my "casual supernatural" itch.

Shout-out to Osono, the lowkey MVP of this movie.

Runner her business AND your business like a CHAMP

And landed this strong, silent type like it was nuthin'

I haven't seen "Luca," so I could easily be WAY off, but the trailers felt like Pixar had Kiki open in its lap under the desk during the test, if you dig me. Let me know if I'm outta line.

Oh, to fuck off to a cabin in the wilderness forever and draw birds

the dream of all dreams

I think my favorite recurrent theme in Kiki is how totally oblivious she is to the people who clearly want VERY BADLY to hang out with a real, actual witch.

Out in the boonies, witches are kinda meh, I guess? Every town's got one.

On now: Porco Rosso, with Only Yesterday after that, and then 7 eps of SHerlock Hound. So, I'm checking out until Nadia: Secret of Blue Water.

...Okay, I admit it, I'm cooking dinner and sorta-kinda watching Porco Rosso, and I'd forgotten the bit where Fio invites herself along on a flight and Porco sputters "B-but you're UNMARRIED!" Cuz he's old-fashioned and worried about How That Looks.

C h o i c e.

Luv 2 C the renegade flying ace running circles around the secret police clutch his dainty pearls at a persistent teenager.

Rough and dangerous men instantly bought to heel by persistent girls between 5 and 16 years of age?

Miyazaki wuz here.

"Only Yesterday" us playing, now.

Do you remember what Takarazuka is?

I tweeted about it yesterday.

Takarazuka is a all-woman musical theater troupe. The roles, however, are not all-female.

Here they are putting on an adaptation on Rose of Versailles.

Arietty time!

Mmmmm yesss gimme that 6 straight minutes of screentime of two tiny people stealing a single sugar cube

MY NEEDS, FULFILLED

WHOOPS, YOU FUCKED UP

My fave scene, more of that casual supernatural/the fantastic made of mundane I love.

And when the kid BRINGS HER THE SUGAR CUBE she dropped in a panic running away from him

YESSSS DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS

My boyfriend has arrived

- Doesn't know how to sit in a chair
- Can't count
- What peak performance looks like

He ate crickets before you hipsters even got the idea

And MAN, this scene where Sho (human boy) finds the Borrowers' house and gives them beautiful stuff from the fancy dollhouse in an attempt to win their trust, but just winds up UTTERLY TERRIFYING THEM.

So good.

This is kinda a shitty conversation to have with the tiny person in your walls, buddy, whether or not you're chronically (possibly terminal) ill! Just saying!!!!

Please marry this idiot or I will cry

Up now: Up on Poppy Hill.

Haven't seen this one. Not sure I want to?

I'll give it ten minutes.

...Okay, I guess I'm clearly an asshole. This is pretty nice, so far. Just assumed I'd hate anything by Goro, honestly, I didn't last 15 minutes with my first attempt to watch Earthsea.

...Welp.

Didn't expect THAT plot twist.

I have questions

OKAY WELL THAT'S CERTAINLY A WAY TO FEEL ABOUT IT

OKAY BUT IS IT THOUGH

....Okay yeah it was, you win, mom

Give it up for the class Weird Kid and his philosophy shack, everybody. I'm a fan.

"Push back departure 15 minutes so I can explain to these kids they aren't about to do an incest, Skipper"

Huh. Okay.

Ending felt slightly abrupt, but honestly, WAY better than I anticipated. Watched it all the way through, never got bored, sweet and quiet.

I'm sorry, Goro.

TIME TO SUFFER

"Share the journey of a powerful wizard and a young prince, who-"

Prince? PRINCE???

WHOMST

Goro supposedly got assigned Ghibli's B team for this, and it already shows. That dragon fight wasn't impressive.

LOL this is not remotely Earthsea.

I'm so annoyed. I've read every Earthsea book. There's so much they could have worked with. Why even license it if you're going to toss EVERYTHING.

😑

You had your plucky, cantankerous girl character READY TO GO straight from "The Tombs of Atuan."

This coulda been so easy.

"Call me Sparrowhawk"

Nope, will not be doing that

Ah yes, everyone lookin' predictably p a l e

I believe this is where I checked out of my original viewing

Oh??? The ex-sorceress cloth merchant? Are we actually including scenes from the fucking books, today? You sure???

...Was that a goddamn sexual assault threat in a fucking Ghibli film

Hate this, hate him

Why is he here

Is this the part where Hayao walked out? Cuz I'm just about ready to go myself

What is this pacing, who are these people, where is the plot

Yeah, this sucks, I'm done.

inco-fucking-herent.

Gonna say it again, but "Tombs of Atuan" basically IS a Ghibli movie, from the flawed and awkward tween girl protag to an ending where everyone's more shooed out of the room than everything being tied up in a neat bow. A straight translation to animation woulda done the trick.

They coulda just straight up SKIPPED "A Wizard of Earthsea" entirely. They didn't have to do ANY of this.

Catching the end of the marathon.

I get Howl is like, Ultimate Wizard Boyfriend guy for a lot of people, but this dude feels WAY high maintenance. Dunno how you'd ever stand the tantrums.

And can I just say, I really LOVE that the Witch of the Wastes, after being stripped of her magic, doesn't just... give up? She's still clever and scheming and plotting? Being old and frail doesn't mean it's over? Yes good.

W.

When will you

get better

Ponyo's on, now.

Weirdest thing to me in the movie about the fish girl with the goddess mom and sea-wizard-dandy dad is that Sosuke calls his mom by her first name.

Anyway, Ponyo yokai context for those who might appreciate it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningyo

It's not really up for debate, FYI.

Man. Why am I so into Lisa, Sosuke's weirdly bratty, clearly young, hard-drinkin', wild-drivin', mood-swingin' mom. I love this secondary character you just KNOW is rough as hell to be married to.

And she musta had Sosuke YOUNG.

Love the "small child with no grasp of how terrifyingly powerful she is" vibes of this scene.