Netflix Grabs the Rights to Stream Beloved Studio Ghibli Films Outside North America and Japan -BB
After it was announced that HBO Max would stream the Studio Ghibli library in North America when the service launches in May 2020, fans of the breathtaking anime studio outside of North America was itching to know when they’d be able to stream the beloved films. On January 19, it was announced that Netflix would be streaming the entire library from Studio Ghibli from February 2020 in three stages outside of North America and Japan.
The Australian and New Zealand Twitter account for Netflix laid the roll-out plan out, specifying that all the films will be released over three months, with all 21 films on the streaming service by April 1.
From February 1 you can expect to see:
Castle in the Sky (1986)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
Only Yesterday (1991)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Ocean Waves (1993)
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
— Netflix ANZ (@NetflixANZ) January 20, 2020
From March 1, you’ll be able to stream:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
Spirited Away (2001)
The Cat Returns (2002)
Arrietty (2010)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
— Netflix ANZ (@NetflixANZ) January 20, 2020
And, no joke, from April 1 you’ll be able to catch:
Pom Poko (1994)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Ponyo (2008)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
The Wind Rises (2013)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
— Netflix ANZ (@NetflixANZ) January 20, 2020
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki said in a statement that “In this day and age, there are various great ways a film can reach audiences. We’ve listened to our fans and have made the definitive decision to stream our film catalog. We hope people around the world will discover the world of Studio Ghibli through this experience.”
Hayao Miyazaki is working on the film How Do I Live? at Studio Ghibli, with 15% of the film completed as of December 18. It hasn’t been announced when the film will be released in cinemas or streaming platforms.
Sources: Variety, Netflix ANZ on Twitter
Image copyrights:
© 1988 Studio Ghibli
© 2001 Studio Ghibli – NDDTM
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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs the YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
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