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Michael Leader is a film writer, curator, and co-creator of the animation-focused podcast series Ghibliotheque. He is co-author of the books Ghibliotheque: The Unofficial Guide to the Movies of Studio Ghibli and the Ghibliotheque Anime Movie Guide. His writing has appeared in the pages of Sight and Sound and Little White Lies magazines, and from 2019 to 2022, he was Series Producer and Commissioning Editor of the BBC iPlayer short-form documentary series Inside Cinema and Inside Games. He lives in Sussex with his partner and a small child.

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	Ghibliotheque: An Unofficial Guide to the Movies of Studio Ghibli by Michael Leader (Goodreads Author), Jake Cunningham 4.28 avg rating — 506 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghibliotheque Anime Movie Guide: The Essential Guide to Japanese Animated Cinema (Ghibliotheque Guides, 2) by Jake Cunningham, Michael Leader (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unofficial Guide to the World of Studio Ghibli really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 59 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Film Korea: The Gibliotheque guide to the world of Korean cinema (Ghibliotheque Guides, 3) by Michael Leader (Goodreads Author), Jake Cunningham 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animeteca. La guida completa ai film anime by Michael Leader (Goodreads Author), Jake Cunningham 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghibliotheque: The Unofficial Guide to the Movies of Studio Ghibli by Jake Cunningham, Michael Leader (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghibliverse: Studio Ghibli Beyond the Films by Jake Cunningham, Michael Leader (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guía de películas anime de Ghiblioteca by Jake Cunningham, Michael Leader (Goodreads Author), Daruma Serveis Lingüistics S.L. (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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