Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Thread

[Koby]

How is U.S. fairing on the Studio Ghibli Blu-ray releases versus select countries around the world? As many should know already, we are still quite a bit behind.
 
Ponyo / Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008)

• JP - 12/08/2009 [OOP]
• JP - 11/16/2011 [Repackage]
• FR - 12/18/2009 | [Combo]
• HK - 01/26/2010
• IT - 01/26/2010
• TW - 01/27/2010
• US - 03/02/2010 [Combo]
• UK - 06/07/2010 [Combo]
• AU - 06/30/2010
• DE - 03/18/2011
  

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

• JP - 07/14/2010
• UK - 10/18/2010
• AU - 11/03/2010
• HK - 12/10/2010
• TW - 01/20/2011 [Combo]
• US - 03/08/2011 [Combo]
• DE - 04/15/2011
• FR - 09/28/2011
• IT - ???
  

Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)

• JP - 12/22/2010
• AU - 04/20/2011
• UK - 05/09/2011 [Combo]
• HK - 06/10/2011
• DE - 07/08/2011
• TW - 07/21/2011 [Combo]
• FR - 09/28/2011
• US - 05/22/2012
• IT - 09/26/2012
  

My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

• JP - 12/22/2010
• AU - 04/20/2011 [Combo]
• UK - 05/09/2011
• HK - 07/12/2011
• TW - 07/21/2011 [Combo]
• FR - 09/28/2011
• DE - ???
• IT - ???
• US - ???
  

Arrietty / The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

• JP - 06/17/2011
• JP - 06/20/2012 [Re-release / North American Edition with US & UK English dubs]
• TW - 08/18/2011 [Combo]
• HK - 09/02/2011
• FR - 09/28/2011 | [Combo]
• DE - 11/11/2011
• UK - 01/09/2012 [Combo] | Collector's Edition [Combo]
• IT - 03/07/2012
• US - 05/22/2012
• AU - 05/23/2012
• AU - 11/28/2012 [special Edition]
  

Whisper of the Heart (1995)

• JP - 07/20/2011
• HK - 10/04/2011
• TW - 10/27/2011 [Combo]
• AU - 11/16/2011
• IT - 12/14/2011
• UK - 01/09/2012 [Combo]
• US - 05/22/2012
• DE - 09/27/2013
• FR - ???
  

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

• JP - 06/20/2012 | LE version also available
• FR - 07/04/2012 | [Combo]
• HK - 08/17/2012
• TW - 08/24/2012
• IT - 12/11/2012
• AU - 07/03/2013
• US - 09/03/2013 [Combo]
• DE - ???
• UK - ??? [licensed by STUDIOCANAL Limited; planned for 2013 release]
  

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

• JP - 07/18/2012
• JP - 07/18/2012 (Grave of the Fireflies / My Neighbor Totoro: Collection LE)
• US - 11/20/2012
• FR - 05/07/2013
• UK - 07/01/2013 [Combo]
• DE - Fall 2013
• AU - TBA
• HK - ???
• IT - ???
• TW - ???
  

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

• JP - 11/16/2011
• HK - 02/21/2012
• TW - 04/06/2012 [Combo]
• DE - 05/18/2012
• AU - 05/23/2012
• UK - 06/25/2012 [Combo]
• IT - 09/26/2012
• US - 05/21/2013
• FR - ???
  

Tales From Earthsea / Gedo Senki (2006)

• JP - 11/16/2011
• HK - 01/17/2012
• TW - 04/06/2012 [Combo]
• AU - 05/23/2012
• UK - 06/25/2012
• DE - 11/09/2012
• FR - ???
• IT - ???
• US - ???
  

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

• JP - 07/18/2012
• JP - 07/18/2012 (Grave of the Fireflies / My Neighbor Totoro: Collection LE)
• HK - 09/25/2012
• TW - 10/11/2012
• UK - 11/12/2012 [Combo]
• AU - 11/28/2012
• DE - 03/22/2013 ???
• US - 05/21/2013
• FR - 07/03/2013
• IT - October '13 (planned)
  

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

• JP - 12/04/2012
• HK - 03/06/2013
• TW - 03/08/2013 [Combo]
• AU - 05/22/2013
• UK - 07/01/2013
• FR - 07/03/2013
• DE - 07/05/2013
• IT - October '13 (planned)
• US - ???
  

Only Yesterday (1991)

• JP - 12/04/2012
• HK - 03/06/2013
• TW - 03/08/2013 [Combo]
• FR - 07/03/2013
• AU - ???
• DE - ???
• IT - ???
• UK - ???
• US - ??? [Movie noted as unlicensed in North America for home video by GKids Films]
  

Porco Rosso (1992)

• JP - 07/17/2013
• AU - ???
• DE - ???
• FR - ???
• HK - ???
• IT - ???
• TW - ???
• UK - ???
• US - ???
  

Pom Poko (1994)

• JP - 11/06/2013
• AU - ???
• DE - ???
• FR - ???
• HK - ???
• IT - ???
• TW - ???
• UK - ???
• US - ???
  

No Blu-ray releases in Japan at the moment...

• Ocean Waves (Special) (1993)
• Princess Mononoke (1997)
• Spirited Away (2001)
• The Cat Returns (2002)
  

[Tanis]

What pisses me off is how expensive it is.

 

As soon as Disney took over the distribution, it seems like all the damn prices doubled.

Edited January 26, 2014 by Tanis