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GKIDS Licenses Studio Ghibli's Catalog for Blu-ray/DVD Release (Updated)
posted on by Karen Ressler
My Neighbors the Yamadas in early 2018.
Ghibli will provide the English subtitles for the Japanese audio on all the releases, and the discs will also have separate French subtitles and English SDH subtitles for the dubs.
GKIDS has handled theatrical rights for Studio Ghibli films since 2010, and most recently began a partnership with When Marnie Was There on home video.
Discotek Media) on its "The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki" Blu-ray box set in 2015.
Source: Variety (Dave McNary)
Update: GKIDS clarified that it has that some Studio Ghibli titles are not included. Grave of the Fireflies will remain with its current distributor, as Ghibli does not represent the film in the United States. The Wind Rises is also excluded because it is new. Furthermore, GKIDS does not plan to re-release the titles it has already released itself.
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