Howl's Moving Podcastle is a miniseries on the Films of Hayao Miyazaki. The series began in August 2019.
Summary[]
This is the second miniseries to focus on animation (after The Podcastibles on the films of Brad Bird), and the first to feature a director who has exclusively directed animation. The miniseries included an episode on the documentary abut Miyazaki, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness.
This miniseries is preceded by the The Cast of the Podhicans miniseries on the films of Michael Mann. It is followed by the Stop Making Podcasts miniseries on the films of Jonathan Demme.
Milestones and Ephemera[]
- Producer Ben nickname: Hausicaä of the Ditch of the Jersey
- Losing miniseries titles: Podcastle in the Sky, Podcastle of Cagliostro
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Audio | Guest(s) | Blank Check? | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | The Castle of Cagliostro | 🔊 | No | 2:03 | 8/11/2019 | |
| 231 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | 🔊 | Lulu Wang | No | 2:10 | 8/18/2019 |
| 232 | Castle in the Sky | 🔊 | Emily Yoshida | The Guarantor | 2:25 | 8/25/2019 |
| 233 | My Neighbor Totoro | 🔊 | J.D. Amato | Yes | 2:30 | 9/1/2019 |
| 234 | Kiki's Delivery Service | 🔊 | Caroline Framke | Yes | 1:53 | 9/8/2019 |
| 235 | Porco Rosso | 🔊 | Justin Charity | Yes | 2:21 | 9/15/2019 |
| 236 | Princess Mononoke | 🔊 | Griffin McElroy | Yes | 2:08 | 9/22/2019 |
| 237 | Spirited Away | 🔊 | David Rees | Yes | 2:40 | 9/29/2019 |
| 238 | Howl's Moving Castle | 🔊 | David Ehrlich | Yes | 2:17 | 10/6/2019 |
| 241 | Ponyo on the Cliff | 🔊 | Shirley Li | Yes | 2:12 | 10/27/2019 |
| 242 | The Wind Rises | 🔊 | Yes | 1:56 | 11/3/2019 | |
| 455 | The Boy and the Heron | 🔊 | J.D. Amato | Yes | 3:26 | 12/10/2023 |
| Bonus Episode | ||||||
| 243 | The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness | 🔊 | N/A | 1:04 | 11/6/2019 | |
| Special Features | ||||||
| SF032 | Whisper of the Heart | 🔊✔️ | Ramona Head | N/A | 1:33 | 10/11/2019 |
Ranking The Filmography[]
The host rankings were given at the end of The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness bonus episode. At the conclusion of the miniseries, the Blankies rankings were compiled from a voting thread found on the r/Blankies sub-reddit, where the results were later posted.
| Rank | Griffin | David | Blankies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spirited Away | Spirited Away | Spirited Away |
| 2 | Porco Rosso | Ponyo | Kiki's Delivery Service |
| 3 | The Castle of Cagliostro | Porco Rosso | Princess Mononoke |
| 4 | Castle in the Sky | The Wind Rises | The Wind Rises |
| 5 | Princess Mononoke | Kiki's Delivery Service | My Neighbor Totoro |
| 6 | The Wind Rises | My Neighbor Totoro | Porco Rosso |
| 7 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Castle in the Sky | Ponyo |
| 8 | Ponyo | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind | Castle in the Sky |
| 9 | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind | The Castle of Cagliostro | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind |
| 10 | My Neighbor Totoro | Princess Mononoke | The Castle of Cagliostro |
| 11 | Howl's Moving Castle | Howl's Moving Castle | Howl's Moving Castle |