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How do you watch Studio Ghibli films?

posted 8 years ago by mammamia1216
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I'm rather new to finding and appreciating the Studio Ghibli films. I remember hearing about SPIRITED AWAY when the English dub came out, but I only just saw it a few weeks ago (...and absolutely love it).

I really want to see more films in the Ghibli collection, since I've heard really good things about Laputa, Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service, etc. But the question is, where can you see them? I notice that they're not available to "rent" on Amazon Prime, Youtube, or Netflix (and those are what I typically use). I just gave up and bought the DVD of Spirited Away, but I don't really want to buy the DVD of a film I haven't actually seen.

Uggh, this is why I miss Blockbuster!

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[–] speccyboy 8 years ago

I watch them in Japanese with subtitles. There are peer-to-peer torrent sites that can help you. :)

[–] rodgers-sa 8 years ago

I recorded loads of them from film 4 about 3 years ago(and yes I still have them) just keep your eyes peeled as they tend to show them annually

[–] HankFinley 8 years ago

DVD lately. Haven't seen any on TV. That is how I saw my first two ghibli, now it is getting a DVD if I can. That is how I saw Princess MOnonoke. And probably how I am going to watch the rest

[–] cooldas 8 years ago

You could always try your local library. A lot of libraries these days carry DVDs.

[–] aliholly-62819 7 years ago

As cooldas said I borrow movies from the library religiously

[–] PreachCaleb 7 years ago

Most of the Studio Ghibli movies I bought were blind buys and I've not been disappointed with any of them.

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[–] Towelie_Towel (1699) 3 years ago

Currently they're all on Netflix.
I watch in Japanese with English subtitles.