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. …Continued…

Studio Ghibli/Disney Ponyo Japanese Blu-ray Bonus Features, Release Date Confirmed

We’ve heard rumours and speculation about both the Japanese and North American release dates for Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo on Blu-ray disc but now we can finally confirm, thanks to the Asian Blu-ray Guide that Gake no ue no Ponyo will be hitting the Japanese market on December 8th! …Continued…

Studio Ghibli/Disney Ponyo US Blu-ray release date revealed?

Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo hasn’t even hit theatres in North America yet and it looks like we have a release date for the Blu-ray and DVD versions of the film. I had surmised in a previously article that because Ponyo was scheduled for a December Blu-ray release in Japan, we would end up seeing it in US and Canadian shops around that time. Well, according to listings in the newest Diamond Distributor catalogue, Ponyo will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on October 28. It looks like there will be a single DVD disc, movie only edition at $19.99, a special edition multi-disc DVD set at $32.99 and a Blu-ray release at $39.99. …Continued…

Ponyo and Studio Ghibli films on Blu-ray

My favourite movie on the planet, I mean the absolute best film ever made, in my eyes is Tonari No Totoro by Hayao Miyazaki. Damn near cinematic perfection. And Miyazaki’s best work, by far. Even compared to his most recent, Ponyo, which has just been released on DVD in Japan.

How can you get Ponyo or Totoro on Blu-ray? Well, you can’t. Not yet anyway. …Continued…