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Ghibli Referenced on British Eastenders Soap Opera

The soap opera Eastenders has been running on the BBC since 1985, with more than 6,500 episodes broadcast to date - roughly six-and-a-half One Piece total marathons. So perhaps this moment was inevitable. The following "casual Ghibli references" were spotted by graphic designer Karan Bhardwaj, who posted a video extract of the relevant moment on Twitter.

When we break into the conversation between a man and a woman, they're talking about characters who don't live at Albert Square...

"No way! Yeah, I love Totoro, he's so cute." "What about Ponyo? When she gets her little chicken feet..." "I so wanted a magic fish when I was little!"

The episode was broadcast on Thursday May 27, and can be seen on BBC iPlayer here.