Studio Ghibli Ultimate Blu-ray Steelbook Guide

extantsrevenge · July 18, 2018

I'm a huge Anime and especially Studio Ghibli Fan, also my favorite media packaging are Steelbooks 😊. So I thought it would be fun to have a complete guide to all Studio Ghibli Movies released as a Steelbook.

I hope some of you like it. Also if you want to share other editions or simply talk about Ghibli Movies please feel free to do so.

Currently 5 countries have released Studio Ghibli Steelbooks: Australia, Germany, Italy, UK & USA.

Australia: 4 of 23 released.

Germany: 5 of 23 released (at the moment no further releases planned 😥).

Italy: 22 of 23 released (Earwig missing).

UK: 22 of 23 released.

USA: 19 of 23 released.

France has started to release the Ghibli Movies, they are only Future Paks, but I decided to include them also.

France: 20 of 23 released as Future Paks, 1 of 23 released as Steelbook.

If you click on the images it will bring you to the Individual release topics. Sadly many Steelbooks from the UK and almost all Miyazaki from Italy are already OOP.

1: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (Made and released before the official founding of Studio Ghibli, I still count it as the starting point.)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

2: Castle in the Sky (1986)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

3: Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

France UK Italy USA

4: My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Australia Germany Italy UK

USA France (Future Pak)

5: Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

Germany Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

6: Only Yesterday (1991)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

7: Porco Rosso (1992)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

8: Ocean Waves (1993 TV Movie)

Italy

9: Pom Poko (1994)

Italy UK France (Future Pak)

10: Whisper of the Heart (1995)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

11: Princess Mononoke (1997)

Australia Germany Italy UK

USA France (Future Pak)

12: My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

Italy UK France (Future Pak)

13: Spirited Away (2001)

Australia Germany Italy UK

USA France (Future Pak)

14: The Cat Returns (2002)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

15: Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Australia Germany Italy UK

USA France (Future Pak)

16: Tales from Earthsea (2006)

Italy UK France (Future Pak)

17: Ponyo (2008)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

18: The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

19: From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

20: The Wind Rises (2013)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

21: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

22: When Marnie Was There (2014)

Italy UK USA France (Future Pak)

23: Earwig and the Witch (2020)

UK USA

nefilim · July 18, 2018

@extantsrevenge Red Turtle ?

extantsrevenge · July 18, 2018

28 minutes ago, nefilim said:

@extantsrevenge Red Turtle ?

No really a Studi Ghibli Film, they only co-produced and it's also from France. So I would not consider it as part of this.

Anyway, since it has a UK Steelbook, which has the same look as the other UK Ghibli, we can give it a Special mention ?

Co-Production: The Red Turtle (2016)

UK

nefilim · July 18, 2018

Thanks. Btw - have you noticed that on UK steelbooks all titles on the side run from up to down except Spirited Away ?!

extantsrevenge · July 18, 2018

6 minutes ago, nefilim said:

Thanks. Btw - have you noticed that on UK steelbooks all titles on the side run from up to down except Spirited Away ?!

What do you mean with Spirited Away, it's exactly like all the others ? On picture and in hand copy, or do you have one with different side?

nefilim · July 18, 2018

@extantsrevenge

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Orion · July 18, 2018

1 hour ago, extantsrevenge said:

I'm a huge Anime and especially Studio Ghibli Fan, also my favorite media packaging are Steelbooks So I thought it would be fun to have a complete guide to all Studio Ghibli Movies released as a Steelbook.

I hope some of you like it. Also if you want to share other editions or simply talk about Ghibli Movies please feel free to do so.

Currently only 4 countries have released Studio Ghibli Steelbooks: Australia, Germany, Italy & UK.

Australia: 4 of 22 released.

Germany: 5 of 22 released (at the moment no further releases planned ).

Italy: 21 of 22 released (only Grave of the Fireflies missing).

UK: 11 of 22 released.

If you click on the images it will bring you to the Individual release topics. Sadly many Steelbooks from the UK and almost all Miyazaki from Italy are already OOP.

Man ! You make my day !

I am fan of Ghibli too and their steelbooks thank you for sharing this ?

miss Totoro and Howls Moving Castle

nefilim · July 18, 2018

@Orion Australian steelbooks are available !

extantsrevenge · July 18, 2018

@nefilim that is an error ? Mine is the correct way, in fact all I had in hand were correct.

Thanks @Orion ? The UK Version of Totoro and Howl's are really hard to find. Do you collect them sealed or open?

nefilim · July 18, 2018

5 minutes ago, extantsrevenge said:

@nefilim that is an error Mine is the correct way, in fact all I had in hand were correct.

Thanks @Orion The UK Version of Totoro and Howl's are really hard to find. Do you collect them sealed or open?

Cool !

deckard99 · July 18, 2018

This is an amazing guide, thanks for putting it together!

Orion · July 18, 2018

Il y a 3 heures, extantsrevenge a dit :

@nefilim that is an error Mine is the correct way, in fact all I had in hand were correct.

Thanks @Orion The UK Version of Totoro and Howl's are really hard to find. Do you collect them sealed or open?

@extantsrevenge i prefer collect them sealed

yup i know that they are really hard to find, it's depending price but not so hard to catch it hahaa ...

and you , get all ?

Edited July 18, 2018 by Orion

extantsrevenge · July 18, 2018

3 hours ago, Orion said:

@extantsrevenge i prefer collect them sealed

yup i know that they are really hard to find, it's depending price but not so hard to catch it hahaa ...

and you , get all ?

I have all UK and all German, all bought at release date ? I have none of the Italian, I normally only like original title or English titel on the Steelbook. With German I can make an exception, since I'm German ? but Italian, is not so interesting for me. But when I did all the Release Topics and and this guide it somehow started to annoy me that they got all Movies in Steelbook, and that we don't have UK Versions yet. So I might get week and buy some, I have not deceided yet. I also prefer sealed only will open when I want to watch, but from most of these I have other editions.

Scary Hair · July 18, 2018

It shows how much you love Studio Ghibli ULTIMATE Guide for sure .

THANK YOU for bringing this thread to us ad I had no idea the catalogue was SO wide .

Also the artwork on each one has a grace and beauty that is so calming just looking at them for YOU @extantsrevenge

hdblueman · July 18, 2018

@extantsrevenge awesome guide. ?

Never watched a Studio Ghibli before, might have to check one out. Do you have any recommendations?

extantsrevenge · July 19, 2018

8 hours ago, hdblueman said:

@extantsrevenge awesome guide.

Never watched a Studio Ghibli before, might have to check one out. Do you have any recommendations?

Never watched a single Ghibli movie ? You have to change that, they are awesome.

I would start with a Miyazaki Movie. Hard to choose which one they are all great. Anyway you can't go wrong with Nausicaä, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away, they all have so much to offer. If you have children My Neighbor Totoro is a must watch, it's so lovely. My favorite childrens Movie of all Time. If you want to watch something sad, try Grave of the Fireflies (not from Miyazaki), but be prepared the movie is so emotional and your eyes will not keep dry. The only Ghibli I don't like that much are Yamadas & Kaguya, somehow Isao Takahata deceided it would be cool to use a completely other art style on these, which I don't like.

hdblueman · July 19, 2018

Thanks @extantsrevenge for the advice, that is a great help. ?

I will try a Miyazaki movie i think, i will let you know how i get on. I have always heard good things about Studio Ghibli, so am excited to see what there like. ?

Orion · July 19, 2018

Il y a 16 heures, extantsrevenge a dit :

I have all UK and all German, all bought at release date I have none of the Italian, I normally only like original title or English titel on the Steelbook. With German I can make an exception, since I'm German ? but Italian, is not so interesting for me. But when I did all the Release Topics and and this guide it somehow started to annoy me that they got all Movies in Steelbook, and that we don't have UK Versions yet. So I might get week and buy some, I have not deceided yet. I also prefer sealed only will open when I want to watch, but from most of these I have other editions.

You are lucky @extantsrevenge ? all bought at the right time hehe ?

me i’m looking for Totoro and Howls Moving Castle ... since Australian edition was released i’m Really interested for that haha , but don’t know if Gb could be created for that ? or get them alone ...

Do you have Grave of Fireflies Zavvi ? This movie is just awesome...! Even if sadness...

But the steelbook is really beautiful and nice for complete the Ghibli ?

extantsrevenge · July 19, 2018

59 minutes ago, Orion said:

You are lucky @extantsrevenge all bought at the right time hehe

me i’m looking for Totoro and Howls Moving Castle ... since Australian edition was released i’m Really interested for that haha , but don’t know if Gb could be created for that or get them alone ...

Do you have Grave of Fireflies Zavvi ? This movie is just awesome...! Even if sadness...

But the steelbook is really beautiful and nice for complete the Ghibli

Since the Australian Company does not combine shipping even if more quatities (for a GB) are ordered it does not make that much sense for us to do one, since you will get them cheaper if you order direct.

Yes of course I have Grave of the Fireflies zavvi, in fact it was the release of the year for me at the moment. Sure it is not a Premium but it is my favorite Anime ever and it had no Steelbook yet, so I'm absolutely happy that they made one. So sad and powerful, but at the same time so beautiful. An absolute Masterpiece ?

nefilim · July 19, 2018

14 hours ago, hdblueman said:

@extantsrevenge awesome guide.

Never watched a Studio Ghibli before, might have to check one out. Do you have any recommendations?

Good advises from @extantsrevenge Do not start with Grave of Fire Flies of your Ghibli fandom ends before it starts. ?

Orion · July 19, 2018

il y a une heure, extantsrevenge a dit :

Since the Australian Company does not combine shipping even if more quatities (for a GB) are ordered it does not make that much sense for us to do one, since you will get them cheaper if you order direct.

Yes of course I have Grave of the Fireflies zavvi, in fact it was the release of the year for me at the moment. Sure it is not a Premium but it is my favorite Anime ever and it had no Steelbook yet, so I'm absolutely happy that they made one. So sad and powerful, but at the same time so beautiful. An absolute Masterpiece

Me too I was so happy to see finally a steelbook version for this movie Grave of the Fireflies, the digibook is really beautiful too !

but have you noticed something on the cover of the digibook...? I will let you discover that ... but more such sadness...

Hope one day a Premium Edition will be release for this Masterpiece as you mentioned it so well mate ?

Princess Monoke is my favorite, hope Premium for this too and Porco Rosso !!

nefilim · July 19, 2018

extantsrevenge · July 22, 2018

@Orion which edition do you mean? Picture please. I'm not that into digibooks, so I'm not sure which release you meant.

Premium releases of the Gibli Movies would be awesome, but I guess it will remain a dream. I really wish the japanese would make a Steelbook line with the original titles and really cool art.

Grendel · August 2, 2018

Wonderful Thread idea @extantsrevenge !

Thanks so much!

I guess you say I sort of "cheated" on the Ghibli stable, as I managed to score the Miyazaki "Collected Works" set for a very nice price ($100 usd).

(See pic)

I do not as yet have any Steels of Ghibli films but that may change in the near future!

?

extantsrevenge · August 2, 2018

@Grendel the most important part is that you have some ? and what better way than to start with the Miyazaki. Also that price is absolutely amazing. What is in the booklet? You should also check out the others as well.

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