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Netflix Secures International Rights to Studio Ghibli Animated Films:
The iconic animated features of Japan's Studio Ghibli will be available in territories outside the U.S., Canada and Japan on Netflix starting in February. The move is a further change of position for the studio which has repeatedly resisted the idea that its beloved cartoons would be released on digital platforms.
Netflix, sales agent Wild Bunch, and Studio Ghibli, which counts Hayao Miyazaki as one of its leading lights, will upload 21 Ghibli features including Academy Award-winner "Spirited Away," "Princess Mononoke," "Arrietty," "Kiki's Delivery Service," "My Neighbor Totoro," and "The Tale of The Princess Kaguya."
They will be screened in their native Japanese, with sub-titles, and be available globally on Netflix except in the U.S., Canada, and Japan.
"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 catalogue. We hope people around the world will discover the world of Studio Ghibli through this experience," said producer Toshio Suzuki at Studio Ghibli in a prepared statement.
[...] "This is a dream come true for Netflix and millions of our members. Studio Ghibli's animated films are legendary and have enthralled fans around the world for over 35 years. We're excited to make them available in more languages across Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia – so that more people can enjoy this whimsical and wonderful world of animation," Aram Yacoubian, director of original animation at Netflix, said.
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Thursday January 23 2020, @08:14AM (23 children)
What's your favorite *non*-Ghibli anime 1) series and 2) movie. Even if you haven't watched a lot of anime, let's hear it.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 23 2020, @08:35AM
Fruits Basket
Thanks for asking.
(Score: 3, Informative) by kazzie on Thursday January 23 2020, @09:35AM (1 child)
Ghost in the Shell (particularly the two Standalone Complex series)
(Score: 3, Informative) by Mykl on Thursday January 23 2020, @08:58PM
Double that - GITS Stand-alone Complex is amazing
(Score: 3, Interesting) by jasassin on Thursday January 23 2020, @09:48AM
Fist Of The North Star anime. Fist of the North Star animated movie.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 23 2020, @09:56AM
Simoun 🤔
(Score: 3, Informative) by Rich on Thursday January 23 2020, @10:45AM
1.) Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (But that's about the only series I saw in full, others didn't really catch on with me so far.)
2.) Garden of Words (Top spot for visual expressiveness).
The honorary title for "most ghibliesque" goes to "Mary and the Witch's Flower", which I liked much better than most critics and think it's right up there in the footprints of Arrietty and Marnie (despite effectively being "Ponyo's Delivery Service"). There's a lot of good stuff out there: the whole Shinkai catalog, all the Kon movies, and the older Hosoda stuff, and much of the newer "indie" stuff that gets international releases is great too. Mecha action is a bit under-represented in my watching profile, as is tentacle hentai; I guess I have to catch up with the latter ;)
As far as the Netflix offer is concerned, i'll pass. I was lucky enough to get a full Ghibli Japanese-with-subtitles DVD set from ebay for a two-figure price and also have the german Miyazaki box set.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday January 23 2020, @11:26AM
Naruto two finger jiutsu compilation. ;)
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 23 2020, @01:37PM
Hmm. My favorite anime series is easy, Haibane Renmei.
My favorite Ghibli movie is Porco Rosso.
My favorite non-anime movie is Brazil.
But my favorite non-Ghibli anime movie requires a bit of thought, as I've never really ranked that category. Probably would have to go with either Patlabor 2 or Millennium Actress. Liz and the Blue Bird might also be a candidate, but recency bias prevents it from being a sure thing, I'll have to give that one more time.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Freeman on Thursday January 23 2020, @04:16PM (1 child)
Full Metal Panic: FUMOFU - The regular series is interesting/fun. FUMOFU is stupendously hilarious.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Friday January 24 2020, @06:19PM
I was LOLing 30 seconds into the first episode -- thanks for the pointer :-) .
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 23 2020, @04:43PM (1 child)
series:
1) Ghost in the shell
2) Knights of Sidonia (pluuuuse continue ...)
3) Spacebattleship Yamoto 2199
4) Planetes
5) Freedom
6) duh, Dragonball
7) Cowboy Beebop
8) Kabukicho Sherlock
...
x) Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou ^_^
movies:
no particular order:
Wall-E / Roujin.Z / Patlabor / Redline / Megamind / Patema Inverted / Monster Inc / Toy story / ...
so sry but "Neon Genesis Evangelion" plain and simple suuucks balls!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 23 2020, @04:55PM
I see you like "monster girls". Get in the fucking robot, Shinji!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 23 2020, @04:51PM
Fond memories though a bit dated: neon genesis evangelion
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 23 2020, @07:53PM (1 child)
1) I'd say either FMA Brotherhood or Deathnote
(Score: 2) by jasassin on Thursday January 23 2020, @08:34PM
I forgot about Deathnote! That is awesome!
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 23 2020, @09:08PM
The Rourouni Kenshin OVA
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Thursday January 23 2020, @09:56PM (3 children)
The Last Exile
Blood: The Last Vampire
Favouritist any anime: Porco Rosso
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday January 27 2020, @03:41PM (2 children)
Porco Rosso is Studio Ghibli.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Tuesday January 28 2020, @08:26AM (1 child)
Hence the "any" qualifier :)
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday January 28 2020, @03:26PM
I'd go with: "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" for Studio Ghibli. Though, most Studio Ghibli Anime is really good.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 24 2020, @03:40PM (1 child)
Pokemon
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 27 2020, @04:34AM
Awesome troll!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 25 2020, @05:59PM
Hunter X Hunter (2011), Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Overlord, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Parasyte- The Maxim, Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, Log Horizon, One Punch Man (season 1 only, author runs out of good ideas after that), Ajin (animation and initially the protaganist sucks, but the villain makes up for it).