Studio Ghibli: Netflix buys rights to iconic animated films

Next month 21 films from the legendary Studio Ghibli are coming to Netflix. It means new people will be introduced to "The ultimate escapism" of Studio Ghibli's films - up until now they've only been available on DVD or illegally. If you aren't familiar, Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio founded in 1985 by animators Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao. Jake Cunningham is co-host of the Gibliotheque podcast - despite only watching his first Studio Ghibli film only 18 months ago. With the films now accessible to anyone with a Netflix account outside of the US, Canada and Japan, Jake thinks lots of people will see just how ahead of their time the Studio Ghibli catalogue was.

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