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Spiel Anime

All things anime. Fulfill your anime addiction. On this podcast I will be reviewing anime films and shows by talking the plot & characters. Get updated with anime news as well. New Episodes are bi-weekly!
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Aug 18, 202118 min

One Year Anniversary Episode

September 26th, 2019 when I first upload my first intro episode onto Anchor and the rest was history. I join two other people I met via Instagram that enjoyed making a talk show about anime. The old generation mixed with the next generations of weebs talk about how it was being a weeb in high school and why we like anime. Hope you guys enjoy this one-hour episode and hopefully I will be back on track to make more episodes.

Sep 25, 20201 hr 2 min

The Garden of Words: Review

A short 46-minute anime film about a high schooler and a teacher falling having a similar problem in their life. They are both troubled with life and what is going on and they skip their work/school on rainy days to go to a Japanese garden. The two characters grow a bond for one other as they see each other every rainy morning during the month of June-July when the raining season stops they feel incomplete without one other. Luckily faith is a blessing and curse for these characters as they both...

Jul 13, 202021 minSeason 2Ep. 6

A Whisker Away: Review

Miyo in love with her classmate Hinode and tries repeatedly to get His attention by transform into a cat with a cat mask she got from a mask seller. The mask comes with a price that she gives up her humanity and human mask for her to be a cat forever.

Jun 29, 202027 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Mary and the Witch’s Flower: Review

Ex- Ghibli animator from Studio Ponco with an amazing Ghibli-like film Mary and the witch’s flower. Mary a 11 year old girl has moved into the countryside with her great aunt. Mary is very bored because there is not a lot of kids in the village during summer break and Mary goes explore the woods to find a extremely rare flower that changes her world called the witch’s flower!

Jun 10, 202025 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Ni no Kuni: Review

Ni no Kuni is a similar anime style like Studio Ghibli. The film is on Netflix and a very interesting film based off the video game Ni no Kuni.

May 27, 202028 minSeason 2Ep. 3

No Game No Life Zero: Review

No game no life: zero is a 2017 film that is a pre-sequel to the anime series. The story begins about 6,000 years before Sora and Shiro are introduced. The film is about the apocalypse world where gods and beasts fight to become the old true god. Humanity is the weakest species among the sixteen as humans do not produce magic or have any extreme physical skills. Humans hide in caves as there is in the brink of extinction as they barley survive it is Riku the leader of the last humanity clan that...

Apr 06, 202023 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Dragon Quest Your Story: Review

A 2019 Netflix film based on the hit videogame Dragon Quest 5. The film is started with the hero being born and his mother gets abducted by monsters from the evil mastermind Ladja. Ladja needs a Zenithain to open a portal to release his grandmaster Nizmo who is the demon world. Pankraz who is the hero father tries to find his wife and the Zenithain sword to defeat Ladja. Pankraz believes that his son Luca is the legendary hero who can defeat Ladja as only the legendary hero who is Zenithain can ...

Mar 25, 202022 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Season 2 Trailer

This Trailer episode is about the upcoming information and episodes of the new season 2 that will be on my podcast!

Mar 25, 202047 sec

The wind rises: Review

Pre-World War 2 events in Japan as Jiro is a plane designer for the japans. Jiro first wanted to be pilot but he is near-sighted and can't fly planes because of the vision is bad. Jiro becomes a plane designer as then he can still be with planes. He is a kind and hard-working man who enjoys making planes like his idol Giovanni who is an Italian aircraft designer. We go through Jiro's difficult life as he will eventually get a plane to fly and become the Japanese best aircraft designer. Jiro neve...

Mar 19, 202023 minSeason 1Ep. 17

From Up on Poppy Hill: Review

2011, Ghibli film about a girl who honour her father in the Korean war by waving ship signal flags every day. She is an average 16-year-old school in 1963 in Japan. She gets sucked into saving the school's clubhouse because she is into the journalism club leader Shun. Shun and Umi like each other until Shun realizes they could be siblings. Once they realized they could be brother and sister they grow apart. Umi stays her Shun's side until the end until they completely know if they are true sibli...

Mar 12, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 16

The secret world of Arrietty: Review

The secret world of Arrietty is about this girl who is about 10 centimeters tall who lives under Sho's great aunt's house. Sho arrives at her grand aunt's house because he is sick and needs to get away from the city to be more relaxed but gets stuck into a small adventure around the house with Arrietty. Arrietty and her family can't be seen by humans because they could be taken away or killed. Arrietty gets spotted by Sho and her and her family have trouble by moving out and having to find a new...

Feb 22, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Ponyo: Review

Ponyo is a fish who gets trap in the trash in the ocean as the boy name Sosuke frees her from the trash. Ponyo's father wants to return her to the sea to revert the balance to the world and stop the ocean from going crazy and overflow the world. It is up to Ponyo and Sosuke if Ponyo wants to stay human and lose her magic powers or stay a fish and have magic. Listen to the full podcast for more details and interesting news in the anime world!

Feb 02, 202020 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Howl's Moving Castle: Review

Hailie and I talk about Howl's Moving Castle as this film is both our favorite ghibli film. The story follows Sophie who is 18 young and quiet has her quiet life turned upside down when he meets the wizard Howl. Howl helps Sophie discover herself and Sophie helps save Howl. Sophie who is 18 turns 90 because of the witch of the waste put a curse on her because she hung out with Howl and she was jealous. She stays 90 until the end as her love for Howl de-ages her and makes her become young girl.

Jan 26, 202023 minSeason 1Ep. 13

The Cat Returns: Review

The baron returns in this film as he gets more of a character development. Haru finds life not interesting and trouble until she saves this cat from being hit by a truck. The cat has human features and thanks Haru. She eventually goes to the cat world and turns into a cat and now she doesn’t want to be a cat or get marry!

Jan 18, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Spirited Away: Review

Chihiro and her parents are transported to the spirit world and are trapped. As chihiro’s parent turned into pigs and the tunnel is turned into a lake as Chihiro can’t go back now. Chihiro is helped by Haku, Kamiji and Lin with the bath house with working there. Chihiro will escape if she can remember her name and memories!

Jan 11, 202024 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Princess Mononoke: Review

Princess Mononoke is an anime film from 1997 about a boy name ashitaka who got cursed from a demon boar and has to figure out to lift the curse before he dies. In order to save himself he has to save the forest and stop the humans from enraging more of the animals by teaming up with San, a girl raised by the wolf god Moro, to save the forest and the forest spirited from utterly chaos and death!

Jan 05, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Whisper of the heart: Review

A drama and romance Ghibli film about a girl name Shizuku who likes to read and write but goofs around school. Seiji a boy creates wooden violins and wants to persuade that as a career and to promise each to get reach their goal!

Dec 27, 201915 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Pom Poko: Review

Pom Poko is about raccoons losing their Forrests to the humans to create an urban area. Raccoons unite to use their illusion magic to trick humans and stop or delay the project to protect their home.

Dec 16, 201914 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Porco Rosso: Review

An underrated Ghibli film. It is a human pig fighting against sky pirates to achieve money and fame until he is defeated by an American and has to rebuild his plane to get his rematch. The wage is made between Marco debt and Fio, a charming and young girl who helps Marco rebuild his plane and reunite the sky gang to be friendly again for honor!

Nov 29, 201920 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Only yesterday: Review

Ghibli studios created Only Yesterday to show people that you control your own world and choosing what is better for you to live your life. Taeko is 27 is trying to figure out what she wants to really do in life as she lives in the city but loves to farm and always wanted to lived in the countryside. I talk a lot about some anime stuff that is coming to North America and new rides in Universal Studios Japan!

Nov 13, 201918 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Kiki’s Delivery Service : Review

Talking about the 5th Ghibli film Kiki’s Delivery Service. How Kiki survives in the world by herself at the age of 13 and how she loses her powers? The next podcast will be about Only Yesterday

Nov 06, 201920 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Grave of the fireflies & My Neighbor Totoro: Review

The first part is of the podcast is a brief summary of grave of the fireflies. The second part I bring a guest which a Ghibli Facebook community page and she and I talk about my neighbor totoro. My neighbor Totoro helps me explain more about japan and how my neighbor Totoro relates to it! The next podcast episode will be Kiki Delivery Service

Oct 28, 201944 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Castle in the Sky: Review

On this episode will talk about the studio Ghibli film Castle in the Sky! We talk about the characters and the summary of the film! I talk about my favorite character, quotes and what I liked most about it. On the next episode will be talking about Grave of the Firefiles and My neighbor Totoro!

Oct 12, 201926 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Nausicaä of the valley of the wind: Review

A review of Nausicaä of the valley of the wind by Studio Ghibli. Talking about the summary and how it is enjoyable to watch. Major key details about the film. Hailie from Animal Kingdom: Animated Series talks about pollution in our environment and how to reduce it and not cause the film to be more like a reality. And the news about anime with fall season starting and other anime shows getting a season two

Oct 07, 201937 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Anime community and Ghibli Studio

A introduction to the Ghibli Studio. How the anime studio got started and Miyazaki’s details. I get my friend on the podcast and we are talking about how the anime community brought us together. Talking about anime films. How it is having anime account on Instagram.

Sep 28, 201940 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Spiel Anime: Welcome introduction

An introduction to my podcast. The podcast will be about anime news, films, shows and characters. More sessions coming soon

Sep 27, 201938 sec
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