if you want read Studio Ghibli movies My Neighbor Totoro movie and comic combined version The series is available now. The 584-page hardcover book is on sale for $27 on Amazon (originally $30) and collects all six trade paperback comic books of My Neighbor Totoro, some of which are now hard to find at reasonable prices. Even if you manage to find all six at listed prices ($10 each) through official retailers, you’ll still be spending more than twice as much as the all-in-one My Neighbor Totoro version.
You can also pre-order the comprehensive hardcover edition Kiki’s Delivery Service Movie Comics, Released on October 22, and Hidden Girl Movie Comicsscheduled to be released on January 28, 2025. . “Spirited Away” became the first Japanese animation to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, remaining the only one in the category until Studio Ghibli’s “The Boy and the Heron” won earlier this year Oscar winner.
What makes these graphic novels remarkable is that they are illustrated using original film animation units. They’ve all been rearranged and reformatted to look like comic books and comic panels, and the results are surprisingly effective. “Spirited Away” has a total of 864 pages, while “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Kiki’s Delivery Service” each have 584 pages. Hopefully Howl’s Moving Castle, which also has a movie comic series, will get the integrated treatment next.
For anyone who enjoys the art direction of Studio Ghibli films, this is a great way to “pause” a movie so you can focus on the small details of these beautifully animated stories. Since these comics use original cells and illustrations from the movies, they can indeed be considered affordable art books, too. Recommended reader age ranges vary from book to book. “My Neighbor Totoro” is suitable for children aged 8 to 11, and “Kiki’s Delivery Service” is suitable for children aged 11 to 14. The listing for Spirited Away doesn’t yet list a suggested age range, but the comic was written for kids ages 9 and up when it first launched in 2002.
Studio Ghibli films can be streamed on the Max, but if you’d like to own a physical copy, the limited-edition Blu-ray versions with matching steel cases are definitely worth checking out. We’ve compiled a list of collector’s editions of Ghibli films you can buy at retail or less on Amazon, including Spirited Away for $15, My Neighbor Totoro for $19, and My Neighbor Totoro for $23. Kiki’s Delivery Service”. The 30th Anniversary Edition of “My Neighbor Totoro” comes with a soundtrack CD and a 40-page book for $37.
In July, The Boy and the Heron became the first Studio Ghibli film to be released on 4K Blu-ray. The Steelbook version is discounted to $34 and comes with 4K and standard Blu-ray.
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Many other Studio Ghibli books are already available to add to your home library, including traditional art books for Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery Service. These movies have also been adapted into picture books.
But arguably the most notable book deal on Amazon is Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa manga box set, which is on sale for $53 (originally $80).
