Season 22

It took seven years for Hayao Miyazaki and the artists at Studio Ghibli to make THE BOY AND THE HERON.

On a special b-b-b-b-bonus episode, Griffin and David review the 2013 documentary that offers a rare look into the behind-the-scenes of Studio Ghibli.

On the final episode of our mini series devoted to the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki, #thetwofriends discuss 2014's The Wind Rises.

Writer, Shirley Li joins Griffin and David to discuss 2008's better Little Mermaid, Ponyo on the Cliff.

David Ehrlich returns for our mini-series' namesake episode on 2004's walking castle fantasy, Howl's Moving Castle. Together they examine analog versus digital animation effects, a talking fire, being a bird warrior and more.

Humorist, David Rees, returns to Blank Check discuss one of the greatest animated films of all time, Spirited Away.

Griffin McElroy joins #thetwofriends to discuss 1997's eco-friendly adventure, Princess Mononoke. Together they examine melting giant evil spaghetti boars, bones, tasty immortality heads, being raised by wolves and more.

Justin Charity joins Griffin and David to discuss 1992's flying pig, Porco Rosso. Together they examine fascism, Space Camp, turning into a pig and more.

Caroline Framke joins #thetwofriends to discuss 1989's coming-of-age witch tale, Kiki's Delivery Service.

J.D. Amato returns to discuss the 1988's acclaimed childhood tale, My Neighbor Totoro. Together they examine subs vs dubs, collecting limited edition merchandise and J.D. calls David and Producer Ben to apologize.

Emily Yoshida returns to discuss 1986's Castle in the Sky.

Writer/director Lulu Wang joins #thetwofriends to discuss Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, as well as, her recent film The Farewell.

This week marks the beginning of a new series on the films of director Hayao Miyazaki. Together they present a brief background of Miyazaki, explore the history of Lupin the 3rd franchise, debate what DJ Khaled actually does and more.