Deadman Wonderland, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, No Game No Life, Studio Ghibli films and more added to Netflix UK

A new month means a bulk-load of new additions to the ever-expanding catalogue of video-on-demand titles from Netflix; but this month we find that a large selection of back-catalogue anime titles have been added to the subscription based platform.

Kiki’s Delivery Service to Receive 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray in the UK

Those looking to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Kiki’s Delivery Service will be excited to learn that Studio Canal will release a Special Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray release similar to that previous 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray release of My Neighbour Totoro.

Film4 To Host Studio Ghibli Season from 29th July 2018

Film4, the free movie channel available on Freeview, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and many other digital services, have announced that the Studio Ghibli season will return from the 29th July 2018.

Film4 Confirm Additional Showings of Studio Ghibli Films This April

Following on from the Easter Weekend, which saw both My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service broadcast on the TV channel, Film4 have now confirmed additional showings of Studio Ghibli related films; with both My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service being repeated later this week.

Film4 To Broadcast My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service This Easter Bank Holiday

Last month we reported that Film4 had plans to broadcast some Studio Ghibli Film this upcoming Easter Bank Holiday, well the the social media accounts for the free-to-view channel have now confirmed that Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service will be shown during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

Film4 To Broadcast Studio Ghibli Films This Easter

Film4 have announced on social media that during the Easter Holiday, which takes place between the 26th March 2018 to 9th April 2018, a selection of Studio Ghibli films will be broadcast on UK TV.

The Film4 2015 Studio Ghibli Season Starts on 28th March

Film4 have recently confirmed the screening details for this years Studio Ghibli season and unlike previous seasons this one is the biggest, and longest, yet – with 22 films being shown over a two week period.

Starting on the 28th March 2015 with Spirited Away at 1pm, and ending on Sunday 12th April with The Wind Rises, viewers will be able to experience nearly all of the films on one channel, some of which will be presented in High Definition – with the channel itself showing ‘at least’ one film a day. Some films, such as Spirited Away and The Wind Rises, will receive multiple showings across the two week period so that both English and Japanese versions of the film can be shown.

If you’ve yet to experience any of these Studio Ghibli titles then now would be the perfect time to give them a chance; and you can find the full listings on the Film4 website.

The Spirit of Studio Ghibli Season Starts Thursday on Film4

To celebrate the up and coming release of Studio Ghibli’s latest film, From Up On Poppy Hill, Film4 will be hosting a ‘Studio Ghibli’ season whereby a variety of films will be shown across the next two weeks.

The “Spirit of Studio Ghibli” season will begin on the 1st August 2013 with the channel premiere of My Neighbour the Yamadas, with other Ghibli films including Ocean Waves, My Neighbour Totoro, Arietty, Ponyo, Whisper of the Heart, The Cat Returns, Only Yesterday and Kiki’s Delivery Service, being shown daily during the Studio Ghibli season.

The full list of times & dates can be seen below:

Thursday 1st August 2013:

11am – My Neighbours The Yamadas

Friday 2nd August 2013:

11am – Ocean Waves

Saturday 3rd August 2013:

11am – My Neigbour Totoro

Sunday 4th August 2013:

11am – Arrietty

Monday 5th August 2013:

11am – Ponyo

Tuesday 6th August 2013:

11am – Whisper Of The Heart

Wednesday 7th August 2013:

1.45am – My Neighbours The Yamadas

11am – The Cat Returns

Thursday 8th August 2013:

11am – Only Yesterday

Friday 9th August 2013:

11am – Kiki’s Delivery Service

The Spirit of Studio Ghibli season will begin on the 1st August 2013, with My Neighbours Yamadas, and will end on the Friday 9th August 2013 with Kiki’s Delivery Service. Film4 is available on Digital TV (Freeview Channel 15), Sky (Channel 315 & 316), Freesat (channel 300 & 301) as well as Virgin Media (channels 248 – 430).