Ghibli Minute

Nausicaa minute 19 - This Used To Be An Office Park

What's so funny about facing death? We take an architectural tour of the village, and wonder about the valley's economy and food storage. We take an inventory of a sick room, with a detour into Pixar's Brave. Omens arrive too late.

Nausicaa minute 18 - This Godfather Business

Teto is comfortable. A baby needs a name. Don’t harsh on your kid’s gender.

Nausicaa minute 17 - Windmills How Do They Even Work

Is the ocean a resource? How does the village stay in touch with the outside world? Nausicaa trims a sail. A princess gets away with not wearing a hat. We discuss Nausicaa's mother.

Nausicaa minute 16 - Memory of a Dream

We try to figure out the geography of the valley.

Nausicaa minute 15 - Earrings

Nausicaa and Yupa discuss her father's illness.

Nausicaa minute 14 - Fox Squirrel Minute

Fox squirrel adaptations. Splattering blood. Nausicaa’s assertion of dominance and her mysterious power. The nature of horseclaw love.

Nausicaa minute 13 - Clark Gable

We speculate on the purpose and position of wind chime towers. We learn the character’s names. Yupa’s story about finding the fox squirrel doesn’t make sense. There’s some confusion about the voice actors’ other roles.

Nausicaa minute 12 - Creaking Timbers

We give the MVP for this minute to the sound design.

Nausicaa minute 11 - Mood Rings for Eyes

The rampaging ohmu is calmed with an flute and flash grenades. We discuss almost twerking and dog whistles.

Nausicaa minute 10 - Flight of Fancy

Firing up Mehve, Kiki vs Spider-Man, Horseclaws, animating the Ohmu, and crumbling trees.