Studio GhibliFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsStudio Ghibli signs its first ever streaming dealIts library of award-winning anime comes to HBO Max in 2020ShareLink copied ✔️October 18, 2019October 18, 2019TextPatrick Benjamin The legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli has signed its first streaming deal, allowing fans to watch its beloved catalogue of quirky anime without reaching for the VHS or DVD player. Following a deal on Thursday with HBO Max – a new streaming service that’s due to launch in the spring of 2020 – the studio’s library will be available to watch online (legitimately) for the first time ever with My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and the 2002 best animated Oscar winner Spirited Away among the films available to stream. HBO Max will initially only launch in the US (sorry the rest of the world) but could be in line for an international roll-out if it’s deemed a success stateside. The platform’s owner, AT&T’s Warner Media, is currently sweeping up content from across the media landscape for the streaming service, gathering shows from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Studio, and US TV networks TNT and TBS. Read our feature on what makes Studio Ghibli so magically immersive here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREAkinola Davies Jr on his BAFTA-winning debut, My Father’s ShadowThe Secret Agent: A must-see thriller about fighting fascism in BrazilPull&BearKaroline Vitto: ‘I just wanted people to start feeling a bit hopeful’Derry Girls creator unpacks her new show and female friendship‘Fucking Dazed’: Aidan Zamiri and Bertie Brandes on making The MomentThe President’s Cake, Iraq’s first Oscar-shortlisted feature filmDazed x MUBI Club’s next film is The Secret Agent“Wuthering Heights” united the Dazed team – because it was so badObsessive, doomed and self-destructive: The most toxic on-screen romances“Wuthering Heights” left me so coldKristen Stewart: ‘Women often operate from a place of shame’100 Nights of Hero: The story behind Julia Jackman’s lo-fi queer fantasyEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy