21 Studio Ghibli Anime Films Coming to Netflix (outside Japan, US & Canada)

[NormanicGrav]

With North America getting the films on HBO Max, the rest of the world will be able to watch them over on Netflix.

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[D1tchd1gger]

Grave of the Fireflies has been streamable for a while, but you have to buy or rent it.

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Set in Japan during World War II, the film focuses on Seita and his little sister Setsuko. After their mother is killed in an air raid and with their father serving in the navy, they are forced to fight for survival in the devastated Japanese countryside. Food and shelter are scarce, and even...

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[Demelza]

Really looking forward to watching Whisper of the Heart again and it's nice just to have easy access to these films beyond the Blu-rays.

 

[Tweek]

Even though I have them all on DVD that is good news; hopefully it will introduce more people to the delights of anime

 

[NoSurprises]

Would've expected them to end up on Disney+ since they had a hand in bringing at least a few of them over originally, and Ghibli being their only real 2d competition.

Wonder how much it cost to licence the 21 they got.

 

[thedoctor2016]

Disney has lost them all as seen by GKIDS having them all in America (bar Firefly)

 

[ayase]

Would've expected them to end up on Disney+ since they had a hand in bringing at least a few of them over originally, and Ghibli being their only real 2d competition.

Disney make 2D animation?

 

[NoSurprises]

Disney make 2D animation?

Maybe they're waiting for the live action Pom Poko remake before they jump on Ghibli licences.

 

[Mr L]

With Netflix seemingly being good at making these tricky distribution deals. I'm hoping they may finally be the ones who get get Toei Europe to unlock their vault for streaming.