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Old 03-19-2015, 10:51 PM   #4601
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I think the whole yonebayashi quitting is a bit of a red herring. I know terms and words have been translated into "quit" but the real truth of the matter is he's not working at studio Ghibli anymore and the fact is no one really is, so simply he's left. He's also stated he wants to work with ghibli in the future, so the message im taking from it is that when ghibli make films again in the future he will be there and I'm ignoring that it's been reported as an I QUIT angle/story to do just that... Make a story out of it.

True, true.

It seems to me (from everything I've read) that if Ghibli keeps going onwards then it will be on an individual project by project basis, meaning they've scaled back from full-time salary to almost part time contracting. At least that's what I've taken from everything I've read about Ghibli at the moment. So I think there is some truth to that. That's it percieved as a bigger issue than what it may be.

I do hope he does return at some point and makes another film with them though, I think Marnie was a strong effort and definitely showed he has much potential.
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Old 03-19-2015, 11:40 PM   #4602
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Haha... what? Pretending a thing doesn't exist doesn't make it any less real.
And it was a very real part of the VHS collection, the LaserDisc collection, the DVD collection, so it is most definitely missing from the Blu Ray collection.

I could maybe understand the point if it was a short or a series, but it's a full feature length film, just like the others.

So Sin can pretend his collection is complete, but we all know otherwise.
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Old 03-20-2015, 12:02 AM   #4603
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Well, I now know what the hold up was with my DHL shipment of Marnie... both box ends were blown out...




But, the glue was still holding the cardboard shingle to the box...




And everything miraculously survived unscathed...

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Old 03-20-2015, 12:17 AM   #4604
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The art books saved you.
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Old 03-20-2015, 12:20 AM   #4605
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That was the whole idea of ordering them along with the digipak...

Only thing is, those books are incredibly heavy - it's a miracle the digi wasn't just crushed flat!
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Old 03-20-2015, 01:39 AM   #4606
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I'll have to remember the art book tip if I need to order a single movie! Glad it all made it to you in good shape.
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Old 03-20-2015, 01:47 AM   #4607
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I'll have to remember the art book tip if I need to order a single movie! Glad it all made it to you in good shape.
Yes, the advantage is the dimensions of an "art of" book makes sure the digipak isn't anywhere near the sides of the shipping box if it is crushed - but I would recommend only ordering one book along with a Ghibli digipak, - two was just way too heavy, and probably the reason the thin cardboard box got destroyed in shipping. The entire package was listed at 2.68 Kg, or about 6 lbs...
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Old 03-20-2015, 05:49 AM   #4608
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Yes, the advantage is the dimensions of an "art of" book makes sure the digipak isn't anywhere near the sides of the shipping box if it is crushed - but I would recommend only ordering one book along with a Ghibli digipak, - two was just way too heavy, and probably the reason the thin cardboard box got destroyed in shipping. The entire package was listed at 2.68 Kg, or about 6 lbs...
Glad everything arrived in good condition.

I believe somebody earlier mentioned ordering a magazine along with a single BD which might be most ideal considering the weight. Those books you got were so close to the edge, that I'd in turn be very worried about the books arriving in good condition, lol.

But at least they package them with the plastic wrapped to the cardboard... It's outrageous how Amazon in the US just let very nice and expensive books rattle around in an oversized box with virtually no protection. And then they have those little surveys about their packaging, but never bother to change anything.

I should learn not to order books by them, but since they offer the largest selection and lowest prices by far, I always end up ordering from them and then regretting... But I digress... lol
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Old 03-20-2015, 07:00 AM   #4609
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Size comparison Between the Only Yesterday artbook. Newtype on the bottom and Bomb on top. An issue of Newtype is an inch wider than the Only Yesterday artbook. Bomb is an inch and half shorter than the Only Yesterday artbook. New Type and Smile combined weigh less than the artbook.
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Old 03-20-2015, 07:52 AM   #4610
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My copy of Marnie is hopefully turning up today. Bought a few CDs as well, so hopefully it'll arrive in good condition. Really excited to see it, as I really enjoyed the book, and I thought Yonebayashi's Arietty was great.

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What I said was "there's one film left in their catalog." He said "no there isn't." Which is false. Nobody's Japanese Ghibli Blu-ray collection will be complete until that film is released.
One could argue that the museum-exclusive shorts are also, by definition, theatrically-shown films (even if only in one location!), which leaves quite a few..

It's probably fair to say that all of Ghibli's 'feature-length' films designed initially for theatrical showings in cinemas/movie theatres are now on BD though. I still want Ocean Waves though and some kind of importable release of On Your Mark. Would love the museum shorts, but I don't think that is going to happen anytime soon, and maybe never on Blu-ray.
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Old 03-20-2015, 09:25 AM   #4611
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About time for a family photo, don't you think?

Who will do the honors?
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Old 03-20-2015, 09:40 AM   #4612
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Default BDInfo scan for When Marnie Was There

Here's a BDInfo scan for Marnie...

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Old 03-20-2015, 10:15 AM   #4613
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Glad everything arrived in good condition.

I believe somebody earlier mentioned ordering a magazine along with a single BD which might be most ideal considering the weight. Those books you got were so close to the edge, that I'd in turn be very worried about the books arriving in good condition, lol.
Well, yes - but I'm actually collecting "The Art of" Ghibli books - not some useless Japanese magazines, lol...

I've got over 30 JP blu-rays, DVDs and CDs in my Save for Later queue, so I could have ordered a few of those to ship with Marnie instead - but I needed the books.

But, I really don't need to worry about shipping the fragile Ghibli digipaks any longer, since I have all of them now - unless they release Ocean Waves or some of the other pre-Ghibli titles yet, there won't be any more of these for me to order...
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Old 03-20-2015, 03:13 PM   #4614
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Is the packaging for these a custom Ghibli exclusive or has other stuff used it too?
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Old 03-20-2015, 03:57 PM   #4615
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Is the packaging for these a custom Ghibli exclusive or has other stuff used it too?
It's Ghibli exclusive, at least I haven't seen this type of packaging used for anything else.
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Old 03-20-2015, 08:22 PM   #4616
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About time for a family photo, don't you think?

Who will do the honors?
I already posted full spines on Wednesday...you mean like this? Best I can do... a family this large can hardly sit still, as most of you know.


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Old 03-21-2015, 01:18 AM   #4617
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I guess I missed it but this one takes the cake
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Old 03-21-2015, 02:52 AM   #4618
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Well, yes - but I'm actually collecting "The Art of" Ghibli books - not some useless Japanese magazines, lol...
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As a heterosexual male I've found some uses for Bomb magazines.
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Old 03-21-2015, 02:56 AM   #4619
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As a heterosexual male I've found some uses for Bomb magazines.
Lol - I'm too old for that, anymore...
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Old 03-21-2015, 01:37 PM   #4620
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I watched my When Marnie Was There Blu-ray this morning, I loved it. Stunningly beautiful art and animation, great music, and a haunting and touching story, fairly faithfully adapted. As others have said, it wouldn't be a bad film to go out on if it's the last that Ghibli produces, as much as I hope that isn't the case.
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