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Studio Ghibli fans can expand their Blu-ray collection for cheap this week thanks to Amazon’s deals on the popular Limited Edition Steelbooks. Many of the Japanese animated studio’s best films are available for $19 or less. The best part about Studio Ghibli’s Steelbook Editions is that each one has the same design aesthetic, so they look great next to each other regardless of how you choose to display the colorful cases.
At the moment, the cheapest Studio Ghibli Steelbook is Ponyo for $15. The beloved 2008 fantasy film was written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. It was the highest-grossing Ghibli film in North America until The Boy and the Heron nabbed the crown last year. The Boy and the Heron is the only Ghibli film to release on 4K Blu-ray. The 4K Limited Edition Steelbook is discounted from $45 to $30.
Three Limited Edition Steelbooks are up for grabs for $17.89 each: Porco Rosso, From Up on Poppy Hill, and When Marnie Was There. All three are marked as “limited-time deals” by Amazon, so these are likely to disappear at the end of the week.
You can also pick up a handful of Studio Ghibli movies for $18.89 each, including the enduring classic Spirited Away as well as several of the other best-known Ghibli films: Kiki’s Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
A handful of Studio Ghibli hits have been adapted into comics over the years. Up until last year, many individual volumes of the film comics were difficult because they were out of print. Viz Media’s new All-in-One Editions have brought the film comics back to life as budget-friendly hardcover books. Film comic adaptations of Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery Service are available now. Each book is comprised of still images from the movies alongside text that tells the full story in a different medium. Spirited Away’s comic is the largest of the bunch at 856 pages, so it costs five bucks more than the other ones. Kiki’s Delivery Service is the cheapest right now, as Amazon has discounted the 584-page book to only $23.59. The All-in-One Edition of Ponyo’s film comic is available to preorder for $30 ahead of its July 22 publication date.
The film comics aren’t the only exciting new books based on Studio Ghibli movies. Fans of The Boy and the Heron can preorder the official art book for $40 at Amazon. The Art of the Boy and the Heron releases May 27. Later this month, My Neighbor Totoro: The Official Cookbook will be published as a hardcover book for $17.
