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Lady Eboshi and Moro flank a worried man wearing glasses.

Princess Mononoke · Analysis

Princess Mononoke (1997): Eboshi’s Sympathy for San and Moro’s Contradiction

Jul 6, 2025 · 8 min

Lady Eboshi speaks about rebuilding in front of a stone wall.

Princess Mononoke · Analysis

Princess Mononoke (1997): Why Eboshi Does Not Return to Irontown

Jul 6, 2025 · 7 min

A frightened man wearing glasses recoils from a giant skeleton on a bridge at night.

Pom Poko · Analysis

Pom Poko (1994): Operation Specter, Comedy, and the Work of Animation

Jul 5, 2025 · 8 min

A man wearing glasses smiles at a tanuki and three beckoning-cat figures in a grassy woodland clearing.

Pom Poko · Analysis

Pom Poko (1994): Memories of the First Ghibli Film I Ever Saw in a Theater

Jul 5, 2025 · 5 min

Oroku in a red kimono addresses tanuki beside land cleared for development, while a man wearing glasses watches.

Pom Poko · Analysis

Pom Poko (1994): Oroku’s Intervention and the Secret Art—An Interpretation

Jul 4, 2025 · 9 min

Porco, Mr. Piccolo, and a man wearing glasses in a workshop, with inset portraits of Gina, Fio, Curtis, and the Mamma Aiuto boss.

Porco Rosso · Characters & Cast

Porco Rosso (1992): Characters, Voice Actors, Analysis, and Character Map

Jul 2, 2025 · 10 min

Gina rests a gloved hand against her cheek while a man wearing glasses looks toward her.

Porco Rosso · Analysis

Porco Rosso (1992): Gina’s Three Marriages and Why She Turns Curtis Down

Jul 1, 2025 · 10 min

Seita and Setsuko sit side by side facing a ruined city at sunset, while a man with glasses watches them.

Grave of the Fireflies · Analysis

Grave of the Fireflies (1988): Why Seita and Setsuko Remain as Ghosts

Jun 30, 2025 · 7 min

Porco and a man wearing glasses stand aboard a boat at dusk.

Porco Rosso · Analysis

Porco Rosso (1992): Why Porco Insists on Being a Pig

Jun 30, 2025 · 5 min

A collage of Kiki, Tombo, Ursula, and Osono, with a man wearing glasses.

Kiki's Delivery Service · Characters & Cast

Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989): Characters, Voice Actors, Analysis & Character Map

Jun 29, 2025 · 14 min