“Spirited Away”, “Howl’s Moving Castle” or “Ponyo – The Great Adventure by the Sea”: fans of animated films cannot ignore the work of the legendary Studio Ghibli. ‘The Boy and the Heron’, the animation company’s latest gag, is currently in our cinemas. A special reason for all anime fans to be happy, because the direction was in the hands of the old master Hayao Miyazaki, one of the founders of the studio, who actually announced his intention to retire in 2013. Luckily, he bounced back from this and delivered another fantastic animated adventure.
Anyone who enjoyed a Studio Ghibli film for the first time with “The Boy and the Heron” and is now interested in Ghibli supplies or just wants to delve into the wonderful world of animation again, here we tell you where the films currently available to stream are:
Currently, you can watch 20 of the 22 Ghibli films on Netflix. Only “The Boy and the Heron” and “The Last Fireflies” are missing – a circumstance that is particularly unfortunate since the latter film is one of the studio’s best and most emotional works and even has 5 out of 5 possible stars in our FILMSTARTS review has been considered.
If you still want to watch Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata’s masterpiece, you have no choice but to get it on DVD, Blu-ray or VoD from online providers like Amazon, as there is currently no other streaming option. available by subscription.
Studio Ghibli: More than just the great classics
Still, this absence should be bearable, as there are three other films in the streaming giant’s portfolio, “Princess Mononoke,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “The Castle in the Sky,” which also received top marks from us. You can also stream ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’ on the streaming giant Netflix. Although this is often counted as a Ghibli film because it already has all the hallmarks of the animation company and was also directed by Hayao Miyazaki, this film was strictly speaking produced before the founding of the studio.
But it’s not just worth streaming the great classics. The lesser-known Ghibli films also offer the best entertainment. In ‘Pom Poko’, for example, we enter the world of tanuki. These magically gifted raccoon dogs are able to, among other things, incredibly transform their testicles (!), allowing them to be used as a parachute or picnic blanket.
‘Porco Rosso’, on the other hand, is a wild ride through a fictional Italy: here we guide a human-sized pig as he takes up armed combat against feared sky pirates as an airplane pilot in 1920s Italy – and discovers his softer skills as well. side. So immerse yourself in the beautiful animation world of this unique studio – it’s worth it!