Ocean Waves release postponed

If you were to discuss ‘Studio Ghibli films’ with any anime fan, several film titles are sure to come up. Examples include the worldwide success ‘Spirited Away’ and the critically acclaimed ‘Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind’, but you’ll have to dig pretty deep before someone brings up ‘Ocean Waves’ – the 1993 TV movie which was considered … Continued

Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo had its theatrical release in the UK pushed again to the 12th of February 2010. No DVD/BD scheduled for it, but it has been hinted before that a mid-June release is planned for Ponyo. In the meantime Ghibli fans will be able to satisfy their needs with the upcoming release of Ocean … Continued

Anime News Network has noticed that two new anime films are set to be released in the UK. Of interest to many will be that 1993’s slice of life drama Umi ga Kikoeru (Ocean Waves), one of the few remaining Studio Ghibli films not yet released in the UK, has been picked up by Optimum … Continued

I think every anime fan goes through a ‘Studio Ghibli’ phase at least once. After the major success of Spirited Away across the globe, the studio and its co-founder Hayao Miyazaki were officially put on the radar of Western movie lovers. Not long after, the back catalogue, as well as all future releases of Studio Ghibli, … Continued

When I was around nine years old, I saw a beautiful and imaginative foreign-looking film which went by the name of ‘Laputa: The Flying Island’ on terrestrial TV. Unaware of the fact that it was anime, the images of the flying machines, mountain villages and stunning scenery stayed in my memory ever since and for … Continued