Grave Of The Fireflies on FILM4 this Saturday at 1.10am

New anime releases this week:   Bakemonogatari: Part 1 (DVD) (MVM Films) RRP: £24.99 Buy from Amazon for £15.48   Grave of the Fireflies (Blu-Ray and DVD) (Optimum Asia) RRP: £24.99 Buy from Amazon for £13.80   Iria – Zeiram: The Collection (DVD) (MVM Films) RRP: £19.99 Buy from Amazon for £12.68   Kiki’s Delivery … Continued

While the name of Studio Ghibli is famous for its films directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is important to remember that Isao Takahata is another one of the company’s founders and as such has played a large part in its success. Grave of the Fireflies is a film he himself directed, and is very far … Continued

Film4 are going to be screening Studio Ghibli films over March and April starting with Spirited Away on Saturday 28th March. Here’s the line-up and information direct from the site: MARCH Saturday 28th March 1pm – Spirited Away Animated feature from Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki. A young girl finds herself trapped in a mystical realm, … Continued

ADV USA rescues a few CPM titles. Darkside Blues, Grave of the Fireflies, Now and Then, Here and There, The World of Narue, and M.D. Geist are getting reissued by ADV Films in USA. Central Park Media filed for bankruptcy in April after one year without a new anime or manga release. Although this news … 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