Hayao Miyazaki
5 episodes touching this theme- PartiallySpirited Away – Haku you leave me
Feb 2020
"You give it half a tick: Oti points to Yubaba flying, but KT says the flight here is more fantastical and spiritual than planes."
- Strongly exploredPorco Rosso – I just wanna Fio real love
Feb 2020
"KT calls flying a strong theme here, tracing it to Miyazaki's father making plane parts and his wonder at flight and innovation, and with a pig in a plane, KT says there is little to discuss."
- Not exploredPrincess Mononoke – Love at forest sight
Feb 2020
"Oti says flying isn't really in this one, and KT reveals it was a trick question: Miyazaki got sick of people pointing out the flying in his films and purposely left it out."
- Strongly exploredNausicaä – On my Ohmu
Feb 2020
"Oti says flying is the main mode of transport in this post-apocalyptic world, seen in droves in his first official film; KT adds Nausicaä's little glider and planes used by good and evil alike."
- Strongly exploredHowl’s Moving Castle – I want to Lettie you in
Feb 2020
"You both call it met through the airships, bomb ships and flying contraptions, though KT says the flying serves destruction and Howl's soldiering rather than escapism; Oti points to Howl's fun first flight with Sophie."
Cross-refLaputa: Castle in the SkySpirited Away