The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 129: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 40th Anniversary with Rachel

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode!

This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here!

This month (March 11th, 2024 to be exact) marked the 40th anniversary of the release of the film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. So to celebrate this momentous occasion, friend of the show & HUGE Nausicaa fan Rachel is back to discuss the history of not just the film, but the manga it's based off of! Since the Nausicaa is pretty widely available at this point, we DO talk openly with spoilers. So if you've never seen the film before, go have a watch and then come back to listen to us do a deep dive & gush about what makes this movie so special in this extra-long episode!

Stream the episode above or [Direct Download]
Subscribe on apple podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify

Relevant Links:

• Buy Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind on Blu-ray from The Crunchyroll Store or Amazon
• Buy the Nausicaa manga box set from The Crunchyroll Store or Amazon
• Buy The Art of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind from The Crunchyroll Store or Amazon
• Buy Shuna's Journey from The Crunchyroll Store or Amazon
• Visit Nausicaa Net (aka the Ghibli Wiki), the longest-running Ghibli fansite still up and running!
• Visit Gkids' official Nausicaa page
• Read "When Nausicaa became Warriors of the Wind"
• Follow Rachel on Twitter, Bluesky, and Twitch!

My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their website!

Support the work I do on this podcast by leaving me a tip on Ko-fi! Want to have your name read in the special thanks segment on the next episode? All you need to do is buy me 2 or more “coffees” on Ko-fi!

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast ep 05

 

Did you know that Hayao Miyazaki worked on part of the original Lupin the Third anime? Or that the animation team that would become Studio Ghibli helped animate some American films, like 1977's The Hobbit? In this episode, join me and longtime friend Nitro as we talk about Miyazaki's works before and after Studio Ghibli, Ghibli films that came out before 2002, as well as Ghibli's ties to things like Yoko Kano and video games! (I do apologize--the audio in this episode has some cracking & popping in places for some reason. I'm not sure if it was from something that happened while I was recording, but I couldn't get rid of all of it when I edited it. I'll make sure to be extra careful next episode!)


Stream the episode above or [Direct Download]

Links we mentioned in this episode:

Some of Miyazaki's works pre-Studio Ghibli you can buy on DVD!:

• 1969's The Wonderful World of Puss in Boots (Miyazaki did key animation & designs--there's even an amazing chase scene in it that he animated!)
• 1971's Animal Treasure Island (Miyazaki played a key role in creating the story's structure, as well as character & background design.)
• 1972's Panda Go Panda! (created and written by Miyazaki)
• 1979's Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (Co-written, directed, and storyboarded by Miyazaki.)

Watch the original Lupin the Third anime series, which Miyazaki did work on 14 episodes of:

• Watch the official Lupin stream on Hulu
• Watch the official Lupin stream on Daisuki Net

And for those interested in hearing more on the Urban Legends we talked about briefly:

• A collection of "My Neighbor Totoro" theories as collected from around the internet.
• Origins on the "Spirited Away" theories/translations.

As always, feel free to give me your thoughts and comments on this and for future episodes! Thanks for listening!