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Ponyo Blu-ray US/Canada March Release Date Confirmed
March? Seriously, we have to wait until March 2nd for Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo to show up on Blu-ray here in North America?! That sucks. But it’s now been confirmed by producer Frank Marshall via his Twitter account tonight. Guess I had better sit tight or start saving my pennies for that Japanese import, available December 8th.
Marshall didn’t reveal any details of the Blu-ray release beyond sharing the date and the fact that the disc will have “…great extras…”. He did, however give us a TwitPic sneak-peek at an upcoming 2-disc DVD/Plush gift set hitting store shelves the same day in March:
My take on this whole thing? I think it’s a major misstep not getting these Ponyo discs out before Christmas. Clearly the products are ready. Sounds like all the encoding is done. What are we waiting for? Better be something pretty great. Like, Disney is busy translating that lengthy “making-of Ponyo” doc for inclusion in the Blu-ray set. I would wait an extra year for something as amazing as that!
UPDATE: Marshall has just added,
- “Yes, (the Ponyo Blu-ray/DVD release date) was Dec 8, but we have added a fabulous journey into the World of Ghibli, and it will all come together March 2nd.”
And I’ve just confirmed with him that the Japanese “making-of” doc won’t be showing up on this side of the Pacific in any form. Let’s hope that whatever feature Disney is putting together to give us a look inside the “World of Ghibli” is worth that extra 3-month wait! Could it be possible that they’re busy working on a couple more Ghibli discs for simultaneous release with Ponyo, to ride the wave of its publicity?! Totoro and Spirited Away please!
Previously on The Blu-ray Blog: Studio Ghibli/Disney Ponyo Japanese Blu-ray Bonus Features, Release Date Confirmed
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Ponyo was my 3-year-old’s first movie in a theatre, and she loved it (my wife turned her on to Miyazaki early- she loves Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service).
I was looking forward to getting this disk to give her something to watch on the plane when we travel to Ecuador to spend Christmas with the in-laws. I guess it’ll have to be her birthday present instead.
Yeah, I’ve done the same with my niece and nephew, BIll. Both kids have fallen in love with Totoro and Kiki. I was really looking forward to introducing them to Ponyo over the holidays as well. It’s a shame. Let’s hope the wait is worth it!
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I was hoping to buy this for Xmas for my niece and nephew. Darn.
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this was my 3 year old daughters first movie in the theater too. she still asks when she can see it again. i cannot believe we have to wait until march. my daughter doesn’t care about “the making of” or “world of ghilbi” and neither do i. i’ll have to search around and see if i can get it sooner.
It’s certainly available, Lana, if you look in the right places. Also, Ponyo has been on disc overseas for quite some time (on DVD since July in Japan!) and can be imported and played on a region free player, if you care to go to those lengths.