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Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Releases Thread

Who knows how long Sentai has the license to Grave of the Fireflies?

The fact is that the DVD and Blu ray releases from CPM and Sentai for that film have been EXCELLENT, among the best of the Ghibli films released in the West.

What I'm more disappointed to see is that alternate English dub tracks were NOT included with the Disney releases including the original English dubs for My Neighbor Totoro (which is excellent and should have been re-released by Disney), Kiki's Delivery Service (by most reports NOT so good), Castle in the Sky (pretty sure this was dubbed before Disney did their dub), and the alternate English done for Secret of Arriety done around the same time as the Disney dub.
Apparently, GKids has not optioned the alternate dubs, either.
The original Streamline dub for My Neighbor Totoro is available on the tens of thousands of VHS, DVD, and laserdisc copies distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Video before the Totoro license passed onto Disney.

Disney didn't option Grave of the Fireflies for obvious reasons -- it didn't fit their family-friendly image. There were various reasons for passing on about 5 Ghibli features.
The Ghibli shorts will probably never get released outside of the Ghibli museum anytime soon since they're used as a revenue source to support the museum's operation

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Spirited Away Collector's Edition includes an elegant hard slipcase, 40-page art book with essays by film critic Kenneth Turan (The Los Angeles Times) and famed critic and film historian Leonard Maltin, plus statements by Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki, and the Soundtrack from the film on CD.

Special Features: Feature-Length Storyboards, Behind The Microphone, Original Theatrical Trailer, TV Spots

The Kiki dub by Streamline is mostly done well, although I do have quibbles with it. Tombo's voice is distracting and Jiji sadly isn't as memorable as Phil Hartman. Lisa Michelson does an adequate job as Kiki, but I liked Kirsten Dunst more. It does have the asset of not taking as many liberties, but considering that Disney dialed back on their alterations for their dub (for better or worse -- for me, it's worse, as I liked Hartman's additional commentary and was quite angry about the lines being cut), it no longer bears the distinction of being the only dub not to make any music changes since they were reverted.

Bonus Features: Feature-Length Storyboards, Original Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots, Interview with Diana Wynne Jones, Miyazaki’s Visit to Pixar, Explanation of CG, The Birth Story of the Film Soundtrack, Behind the Microphone, 8-page Booklet with Producer’s Statement and more

Bonus Features: Feature-Length Storyboards, Original Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots, The Five Geniuses Who Created Ponyo, Press Conference: Theme Song Announcement, Behind the Microphone, Opening Event at Hibiya Scala-Za Theatre, Interview with Hayao Miyazaki, Interview with Toshio Suzuki, Theme Song Music Video, Hayao Miyazaki Press Conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, Creating Ponyo, Ponyo & Fujimoto, The Nursery, Scoring Miyazaki, Producer’s Perspective: Telling the Story, The Locations of Ponyo, 8-page Booklet with Producer’s and Director’s Statements and Lyrics

Special Features: Includes Full Color [4-, 6-, 8-] Page Booklet; Ursula's Painting; Original Japanese Storyboards; Original Japanese Trailers; Creating Kiki's Delivery Service; Producer's Perspective: Collaborating with Miyazaki; Scoring Miyazaki; Behind the Microphone; The Locations of Kiki's Delivery Service; Kiki & Jiji; Flying with Kiki & Beyond

Special Features: Includes Full Color [4-, 6-, 8-] Page Booklet; Original Japanese Storyboards; Behind the Studio - Discover the film's fantastic origins in this fascinating documentary, Including interviews with Hayo Miyazaki

Special Features: Exclusive Booklet, Feature-Length Storyboards, 10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki Documentary Episode, Behind The Microphone, Film Completion Press Conference, Original Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots

Special Features: Behind The Microphone, Film Completion Press Conference, Original Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots

Bonus Features: Exclusive Booklet, Feature-Length Storyboards, Behind The Microphone, Creating My Neighbor Totoro, Creating The Characters, The "Totoro" Experience, Producer's Perspective: Creating Ghibli, The Locations Of My Neighbor Totoro, Textless Credits, Original Theatrical Trailers

Bonus Features: Exclusive Booklet, Feature-Length Storyboards, Behind The Microphone, Princess Mononoke In USA, TV Spots, Original Theatrical Trailers

Special Features: Exclusive Booklet, Feature-Length Storyboards, Behind The Microphone, The World Of Laputa, Creating Castle In The Sky, Character Sketches, Producer's Perspective: Meeting Miyazaki, Scoring Miyazaki, Promotional Video, Textless Credits, Original Theatrical Trailers

Special Features: Exclusive Booklet, Feature-Length Storyboards, Behind The Microphone, Nippon Television Special (DVD Only), Original Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots

Special Features: Exclusive Booklet, Feature-Length Storyboards, Behind The Microphone, Interview With Goro Miyazaki, 10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki Documentary Episode, Speech And Press Conference From Hayao Miyazaki, Yokohama Featurette, Music Video, Original Theatrical Trailers

Special Features: Behind The Microphone, Interview With Goro Miyazaki, Yokohama Featurette, Music Video, Original Theatrical Trailers

Bonus Features: Exclusive Booklet, Feature-Length Storyboards, The Making Of The Cat Returns, Behind The Microphone, Original Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots

Bonus Features: Exclusive Booklet, Feature-Length Storyboards, Four Masterpieces Of Naohisa Inoue, Background Art From "The Baron's Story", Behind The Microphone, Original Theatrical Trailers

Bonus features: Feature-Length Storyboards, Behind The Scenes, Interview With Director Goro Miyazaki, Interview With Producer Toshio Suzuki, Theatrical Trailers

Bonus features: Feature-Length Storyboards, Behind The Scenes, Interview With Director Goro Miyazaki, Interview With Producer Toshio Suzuki, Theatrical Trailers

Bonus features: Behind The Scenes, Interview With Director Goro Miyazaki, Interview With Producer Toshio Suzuki, Theatrical Trailers